A partnership between Anglian Water and North Northamptonshire Council’s Highways team has helped protect the environment in Thorpe Malsor by reducing the risk of pollution after legacy connections were discovered within the local wastewater network.

New research by Thames Water reveals 15.5 million (44 per cent) wet wipe users flush them down the toilet, with more than one in six (16 per cent) doing so daily and a further 16 per cent of users doing it at least once a week.

Trials are continuing in Seaham, County Durham for Pipebot Patrol, a £1.8 million innovation project led by Northumbrian Water. A blockage-detecting robot is sending back its first signals from inside the sewer network, helping engineers to spot early build-ups before they cause flooding.

Southern Water is set to start work on a major new scheme designed to improve the sewer network and help reduce the use of storm overflows.

Local councillors and the Mayor of Knutsford have seen first‑hand the progress being made on United Utilities’ £48 million scheme to upgrade the sewer network across Cheshire and improve water quality in Knutsford.

Uisce Éireann is starting work  on a new wastewater treatment plant in Castlemagner, County Cork - a milestone project for the village and wider North Cork area, backed by a €13.4 million investment.

United Utilities has started work on a £48 million scheme to upgrade the sewer network in Cheshire and improve water quality in Knutsford.

The Environment Agency has published guidance on unpermitted discharges by water and sewerage companies (WaSCs) to prevent sewer flooding and surcharging from groundwater infiltration into sewers.

United Utilities is progressing its plans to construct a £30 million underground stormwater storage tank at Wavertree Park in Liverpool and help reduce flooding in the local area.

Ofwat has rejected an appeal by Amazon against Severn Trent’s decision to refuse its application to discharge trade effluent from its distribution site to Branton Wastewater Treatment Works.