Southern Water’s pilot project to prevent high groundwater levels inundating sewer pipes and flooding communities in an area of Hampshire has secured an 85% reduction in the need for emergency tankers.
The Rivers Trust has published its State of Our Rivers 2024 Report – and the NGO is warning that “our rivers are in a desperate state of affairs” and “things haven’t improved" since its last report in 2021.
Chichester District Council (CDC) has reported that Ofwat has pledged to work more closely with local authorities across the south coast to hold Southern Water to account.
The Environment Agency has launched a new consultation on proposed changes to water quality permitting charges - the first time permit charges have been reviewed since 2018.
Thames Water has launched a online tool and new interactive map for members of the public to report and pinpoint locations experiencing operational issues across London and the Thames Valley.
Dŵr Cymru – also known as Welsh Water – will appear before the Welsh Affairs Committee this morning as part of its work on water quality in Wales to discuss illegal untreated wastewater spillages at dozens of sewage plants and other issues.
Multiple popular inland swimming sites in England are unsafe for water users, according to a new report published today by Surfers Against Sewage.
Southern Water has completed a £4.3 million programme of works to tackle unpleasant smells in the vicinity of Ashford Wastewater Treatment Works.
The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with a contract for the monitoring of radioactivity in in airborne particulates, total deposition and rainwater worth an estimated £640,000.
Scottish Water has adopted new digital technology with an enhanced focus on data which is giving its wastewater site operators a new insight into running critical infrastructure.

Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres.
Tackling leakage is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways for utilities to bolster water security, writes Ben Crabtree, Product Line Director, Ovarro, revealing how the potential of smart technologies is being demonstrated around the world.
UK-headquartered South Staffordshire Plc, the integrated services group operating within the UK critical infrastructure and essential services markets, has received a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award for global health and safety excellence.
Balfour Beatty, the UK’s largest construction and infrastructure provider, has delivered exceptional environmental results on the Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 (TEAM2100) framework, one of the nation’s most ambitious flood defence initiatives.