South East Water Chair resigns after MPs declare “no confidence" in leadership team to turn failing company around
Chair of South East Water Chris Train,has resigned after MPs on the EFRA Committee have today declared it has no confidence in the Chief Executive or Board of South East Water (SEW) to address the company’s multiple and ongoing failures and protect residents from disruption, highlighted by the major recent water outage in Tunbridge Wells.
Plymouth City Council announces Development Partner for £4.2 billion heat network based on waste heat source from South West Water Central Plant
Plymouth City Council has announced the appointment of a Development Partner for its proposed £4.2 billion (inc VAT) heat network based on a waste heat source from South West Water Central Plant.
United Utilities announces equity issue to raise gross proceeds of c. £800 million for AMP8 investment
United Utilities has today announced an equity issue to raise gross proceeds of c. £800 million to fully fund the equity element of c. £2.5 billion of its incremental investment for the AMP8 period 2025-30.
Environment Agency imposes £76,000 penalty on South East Water for water supply breach
South East Water has been given a £76,000 penalty for a water supply breach - human error was blamed as enough water to fill 300,000 baths was taken without an Environment Agency licence.
Northumbrian Water - County Durham trial could boost river protection work
Northumbrian Water engineers working on an £18 million project in a County Durham village are trialling an innovative solution to help protect and improve the region’s rivers, streams and coast.
Yorkshire Water to begin drilling at second Brayton Barff borehole
Yorkshire Water is due to start srilling a new test borehole at Brayton Barff is due to start in May to check its viability as a source of clean water, as part of its long-term water resource management plan.
UKWIR launches landmark framework to standardise asset health
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released a landmark report aimed at tackling the lack of a unified approach to quantifying and valuing asset health across the sector.
Thames Water tenders £30 million AMP8 contract for fire alarm installation and associated works
Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for fire alarm installation and associated works worth an estimated £30 million including VAT in total.
Uisce Éireann warns over operational challenges at Poulavanogue Water Treatment Plant
Uisce Éireann is warning over operational challenges at Poulavanogue Water Treatment Plant - customers in the Clonmel area supplied by the plant have been subject to a number of outages in recent days.
MPs endorse next Chair of Office for Environmental Protection but insist she must improve relations with farmers and environmentalists
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee and Environmental Audit (eac) committees have endorsed the Government’s chosen candidate to become the next Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).
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Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
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