Thames Water’s wastewater maintenance and repair partner Lanes Utilities is removing a 10-tonne fatberg and the section of sewer it is blocking under streets in West London.

• IFC invests $286 million in 14 projects in China’s waste and water sectors since 2005

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has invested $4 million in MTI Environment Group Ltd., a leading player in China’s sludge composting and odour control market, to support  the company’s expansion in China.

The Environment Agency, in partnership with Anglian Water and the Wild Trout Trust, are proposing to trial a lower minimum required river flow downstream of Rutland Water reservoir during operation of the River Gwash to River Glen transfer.

The European Commission has found a Portuguese scheme aimed at promoting renewable energy technologies to support demonstration projects producing renewable energy from the ocean (wave energy, tidal energy) and innovative offshore wind technologies to be in line with EU state aid rules.

Affinity Water has just completed an upgrade to their core work and asset management system, making it the first company in Europe to implement the Ellipse 8 system.

Anglian Water has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s highest accolade to celebrate business success – in recognition of the significant contribution the company has made in setting new national standards for sustainability, and for embedding sustainability throughout its operations.

The Institution of Civil Engineers upcoming keynote conference ICE Flooding 2015 will take an in-depth look at at how far the UK has come in terms of sustainable flood risk management and what is being done to ensure long term planning to protect business, infrastructure and residents.

Northumbrian Water Group has achieved a score of 96% in the Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index) and been awarded four out of five stars.

Sutton and East Surrey Water (SESW) is launching its new Water Support Scheme with the aim of signing up  5000 customers by March 2016 – nearly double the 2,500-plus customers who signed up to last year’s pilot scheme.