Southern Water has announced that work to innovate as part of its wider goal of driving down use of storm overflows has been recognised with two projects awarded a share of Ofwat’s Innovation Fund.

Uisce Éireann has confirmed that the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Ballyvaughan will get underway in the coming weeks.

Severn Trent is preparing to start work on the next phase of its £18 million programme of upgrades at its Yaddlesthorpe Sewage Treatment Works in Lincolnshire.

NI Water has marked the halfway mark in its Price Control (PC) 21 programme of base maintenance work with the completion of a £16 million investment in its portfolio of wastewater pumping stations (WwPS).

A project by United Utilities to construct a network of storm water storage tunnels under Bolton Arboretum and Longsight Park has taken a big step forward with the launch of a micro-tunnelling machine. 

Affinity Water is nearing completion of the construction of a new £15 million new water treatment facility in Sundon, Bedfordshire which will play a crucial role in the company's efforts to decrease unsustainable abstraction by up to 36 million litres per day by 2025.

Sky News is reporting that Ofwat has informed Thames Water it is minded to fine the company £40 million-plus for paying £37.5 million to shareholders in breach of rules governing dividend payments.