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Lords Committee warns failures by Government to give clear guidance to regulators on economic growth could drive new investment away from UK
The cross-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee is warning that failures by Government to give clear guidance to regulators on economic growth could drive new investment away from the UK.
Thames Water awards contract to complete £17m Greenwich Trunk Main programme to Barhale
Thames Water has awarded Barhale the contract to complete the final leg of the £17 million Greenwich Trunk Main scheme, securing water supply and improving network resilience for Southeast London.
Haskoning takes Anglian Water-developed Helea® technology to one of world's largest treatment plants in Brazil
Wastewater digestion technology originally developed by Anglian Water in the UK is set to play a central role in one of the largest wastewater treatment upgrades in the world, following its selection by Sabesp for major treatment plants in São Paulo, Brazil.
Thames Water tenders £139.8 million AMP8 contract for clean water network data logging & leak detection products
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a major AMP8 contract for Clean Water Network Data Logging & Leak Detection Products with an estimated total value of £139.8 million inc VAT.
Information Commissioner fines South Staffs Plc and South Staffs Water Plc nearly £1m following major cyber attack and data breach
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined South Staffordshire Plc and South Staffordshire Water Plc (together South Staffordshire) £963,900 following a serious cyber attack that resulted in the personal information of 633,887 people being extracted and published on the dark web.
Internal Drainage Boards award £11 million-plus contract for Upper Thurne Construction Works to Bam Nuttall
The King's Lynn Internal Drainage Board, on behalf of the Water Management Alliance (WMA ), an unincorporated consortium of Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs), has awarded a contract for the Upper Thurne Construction Works - Package 2 with an estimated value of £11.359 million including VAT.
Severn Trent seeks supply chain input ahead of tendering AMP8 contract for Computer Aided Digital Design and Authoring Software
Severn Trent Water is seeking supply chain input ahead of going out to tender with an AMP8 contract for Computer Aided Digital Design and Authoring Software - the preliminary market engagement is intended to understand market capability across digital design and authoring disciplines.
University of Birmingham researchers way to remove toxic chemicals in wastewater using sunlight and molecular-thin catalysts
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have demonstrated a new method to break down toxic pollutants in wastewater, using sunlight and molecular-thin catalysts created using an innovative ‘mechanical’ approach - with confidence that the method could be used to produce photocatalysts at an industrial scale.
EFRA Committee asks South East Water investors to comment on board and executive leadership and explain steps they will take to address water company failures
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has written to South East Water investors asking them to comment on board and executive leadership and explain the steps they will take to address water company failures raised in the Committee’s report on Failures at South East Water published on 1 May.
Environment Agency updates Water Resources and Environmental Destination for Water Resources planning guidance
The Environment Agency has updated its Water resources planning guidance and Environmental Destination for Water Resources planning guidance following a consultation which ran from 13 October 2025 to 5 December 2025.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
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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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