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UNITED UTILITIES LOGOUnited Utilities has completed a major £50 million project at its wastewater treatment works in Bury that will help improve water quality in the River Irwell.

Christchurch HarbourWessex Water is introducing additional water sampling in Christchurch Harbour following reports of high E.coli levels and wider pollution concerns.

WELSH WATER DRAFT 25 YEAR  STRATEGY OCT 2026Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is inviting customers and stakeholders to help shape its long-term strategy, setting out the outcomes it aims to deliver for customers, communities and the environment over the next 25 years.

An innovative pipe-pushing machine is playing a key role in the latest phase of United Utilities' £260 million programme to modernise the Vyrnwy Aqueduct.

UISCE EIREANN LOGOUisce Éireann says the completion of the €13.5 million upgrade to Castlemartyr Wastewater Treatment Plant means Castlemartyr now has the wastewater infrastructure needed to support housing and future growth, while delivering improvements to the water quality in the River Kiltha.

FRONTIERS IN ENGINEERING EXHINBITION SCOTLAND PARTNERSHIPA new partnership has been announced between Scottish Water, Glasgow Science Centre and two of the utility’s key engineering partners to work together on a proposed major new exhibition designed to help young people explore how engineering can respond to climate and infrastructure challenges.

WELSH WATER NATURE BASED 13M DTORM OVERFLOW SCHEME PontyfelinWelsh Water’s pioneering £13 million nature-based storm overflow scheme at Pont-y-felin Lane, Torfaen, has delivered a 93% reduction in spills into the Afon Lwyd during its first year of operation.

SOUTHERN WATER BUDDS FARM WWTWHavant Borough Council members unanimously passed a motion of no confidence in Southern Water at a Full Council meeting last week – the motion was proposed by Councillor Jonathan Hulls on 20 August 2026.

THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL FIRST ANNUAL BENEFITS REPORT OCT 26The first annual Tideway Benefits Report shows storm overflows to the tidal Thames reduced by 86% ( based on modelled volumes) after its first year of operation compared to the pre-Tideway period.

SW WATER Taw Torridge Estuary North DevonSouth West Water is set to begin work on a major programme of improvements in North Devon to reduce storm overflow spills into the Taw Torridge Estuary and help to protect water quality.

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