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Chase Brook pollution costs Thames Water £250K+ in court
Thames Water has been fined £250,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £7,000 at Reading Crown Court for polluting Chase Brook in Newbury, Berkshire.
Five firms win place on Thames Water AMP6 filter beds contract
Thames Water has awarded contracts to five firms to work on its slow sand filters, bed rebuild and bed refurbishment programme during AMP6.
Environment Agency investigates Southern Water wastewater release to sea
Southern Water is working with the Environment Agency on its investigation of the problems at the firm’s Sea Road pumping station in West Sussex which led to the release of waste water into the sea last week.
Welsh Water to start work on £1.4m flood prevention scheme
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is to invest £1.4million in a major investment project which will help alleviate the risk of residential flooding in the villages of Mancot and Pentre in Deeside.
Fitch revises UK utilities' sector outlook to negative
Fitch Ratings has revised its sector Outlook for UK utilities to negative from stable as a result of weakened fundamentals, growing political pressure and challenging regulatory determinations.
Yorkshire Water £9m catchment restoration scheme yields results
Over 2,000 hectares of damaged peat in West Yorkshire has been restored since last year as part of a £9m project by Yorkshire Water to improve drinking water quality.
Kier wins £150m Canal & River Trust contract
Kier has agreed a new £25m per annum contract with the Canal & River Trust to carry out important engineering and construction works on the nation’s 200-year-old canal network.
Ground-breaking UK study points to future of water management worldwide
As World Water Week 2014 convenes in Stockholm today, the Environment Agency and international, non-profit foundation Water Footprint Network have launched the results of a pioneering new study of water use in a densely populated region of the UK.
Faster, more accurate flood warnings through EU research
Three EU-funded research projects - Imprints, WeSenseIt and UrbanFlood - have developed unique forecasting and alert systems to provide faster, more accurate flood warnings to notify communities of impending floods.
Environment Agency publishes annual report on reservoir incidents
The Environment Agency has published its annual report on reservoir incidents during 2013.
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ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
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.
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- United Utilities - trading update and response to Ofwat’s 2026 Cost Change Draft Decision
- Scottish Water marks major milestone with 100th solar scheme
- Thames Water - 90k+ smart meters now installed across non-household network for over 50% of 170k business customers
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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