Thames Water fined for two pollution incidents in same river
Thames Water Utilities Ltd was ordered to pay £12,323 by Bracknell Magistrates Court on Wednesday for causing the pollution of a tributary of the River Thames twice within the space of two years.
United Utilities hosepipe ban remains in place
United Utilities has said that in the month since a hosepipe ban was introduced, customers in the North West have saved a staggering 3.3 billion litres - the equivalent of 16 baths worth per household.
Wessex Water invests £20M+ in biogas generation
Wessex Water has announced plans to invest more than £20m to increase renewable energy generation from biogas at its Taunton sewage treatment works.
Wessex Water reaches flood relief investment milestone
Almost 200 homes in Dorset have been safeguarded from flooding thanks to a programme of works to improve the county’s sewerage system.
Monsal secures £14 million of expansion capital investment
Monsal, the UK’s leading advanced digestion technology business that turns waste into renewable energy, has secured £14 million of expansion capital from Waste Resources Fund L.P (WRF), managed by FourWinds Capital Management, an investment management firm that specialises in natural resources and commodities.
Morrison Utility Services reports £1.5 billion order book
Morrison Utility Services, the leading service provider in the UK and Ireland utilities sector, has published its end-of-year accounts for the year ended 31 March 2010 revealing a confirmed order book value of £1.5 billion, and up to £2.9 billion if existing contracts are extended.
Whitby Harbour pipe repairs underway
Yorkshire Water and its contract partners Mott MacDonald Bentley have confirmed work is progressing well on the £750,000 project to repair a stretch of sewage pipe which runs along Whitby Harbour.
Balfour Beatty results – strong performance and confident outlook
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure Group, has published its latest financial results for the half-year ended 26 June 2010.
£2.2M Exeter flood defence scheme gets under way
South West Water has started work on a £2.2 million flood defence scheme to protect Exeter's water supply.
Successful prosecution by Severn Trent Water
Jersey Colours Ltd has been fined nearly £10,000 for exceeding the colour limit in its trade effluent consent with Severn Trent Water.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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