Southern Water has optimised its Swalecliffe Wastewater Treatment Works to increase available storage, reducing storm overflows by 36%. The optimisation cost around 90% less than building a new storm tank and was much less carbon intensive.

NI Water is using innovative FOG technology to identify properties where foul drains, which include drainage from bathrooms and washing machines, are misconnected to the stormwater drains/sewers.

South West Water is helping to improve water quality in Combe Martin and reduce the use of storm overflows.

Southern Water is progressing work on more than £8 million of improvements to a Southampton wastewater treatment works which are helping to protect the River Itchen and its salmon population.

Northumbrian Water has recently published its latest Water Resources Management Plan for 2025-30 (WRMP24) which confirms resilient water supplies for the North East for the next 25 years.

Yorkshire Water is three quarters of the way through a £27.8 million programme that will reduce the frequency and volume of storm overflow discharges at 41 of its wastewater treatment sites across the region.

Southern Water says that Ofwat’s Final Determination in December should help to alleviate much of the uncertainty around the sector, following ratings agency Moody’s downgrade of the UK water sector on Wednesday.