Yorkshire Water began work yesterday on a nature-based wetland in Ilkley, marking the next step of a £60 million investment to improve water treatment and the water quality of the river Wharfe.

Southern Water has completed multi-million pound wastewater treatment works upgrades to improve water quality at three West Sussex wastewater treatment works - more than £13 million of improvements have been completed at its Forest Green, Balcombe and Ashington wastewater treatment works.

NI Water’s recently completed Foyle Street Network Upgrades recently received a BREEAM Infrastructure rating of ‘Very Good’, recognising the sustainability-led approach taken throughout the delivery of the essential £4.2 milion water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades on Foyle Street, followed by the reinstatement of the Foyle Street Car Park in Derry/Londonderry last year.

The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) has gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of consolidated IT services with an estimated total value of £144,000.

Northumbrian Water has awarded the final Lot in a contract for the supply of energy and gas across around 1,853 operational sites which went out to tender with a total estimated value of £780 million (inc VAT).