The EFRA Committee will continue its ‘reforming the water sector’ inquiry this week – four more water companies are due to appear before the Committee during two evidence sessions on the mornings of 25 and 26 February.

Severn Trent Water has reported that the current rain and storms mean its teams have had to deal with 30 per cent more flooding incidents than normal.

Amey has won two major extensions on existing AMP5 contracts into AMP6 with United Utilities and Severn Trent Water with a combined value of £415 million.

Severn Trent Water has called for Ministers to set "clear priorities for future investment" in a new report which looks at how environmental legislation like the EU Water Framework Directive can be implemented in a way that delivers environmental improvements whilst keeping water bills affordable.

Walsall based JP Metal Treatments Limited has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for making illegal discharges into the Severn Trent Water sewer network.

Severn Trent Water Ltd has awarded international infrastructure and business services Group Mouchel a contract extension worth in excess of £600k to provide specialist services under its AMP5 SynerGEE modelling framework, a 50 percent increase on previous years and over one-third of the overall framework spend.

Wastewater treatment specialist Suprafilt has won a £608,000 contract with Severn Trent Water to install its equipment at a sewage plant.

Hyder Consulting UK’s Rivers and Coastal Team has secured a contract with Devon County Council to provide flood risk management services.

Costain is among a group of organisations that includes De Montfort University, Bluefrog Design, M Wright and Sons, Virtalis and Loxcius that has secured co-funding from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board for a project aimed at improving the company’s operational performance and service delivery at Severn Trent Water.

Contractor Costain has begun work on a major scheme to replace Ambergate reservoir for Severn Trent Water.