Sewer work helps seal the deal for Dorset coast protection
A new phase of the mission to protect the environment on and around Dorset’s iconic Chesil Beach is under way in West Bexington.
More than...
New Met Office stats reveal Britain experienced an unusually wet 2023
The Met Office recently revealed how rainfall was up 11 per cent compared with the average, while March, July and October were the sixth-wettest...
Yorkshire Water to reduce storm overflows in Scarborough with £2.8m investment
Yorkshire Water is set to invest £2.8 million in its network in Scarborough to reduce the number of discharges into the sea.
This work will...
Job done as tank rolls into operation to protect Bath’s river
A £1.3 million project to help protect the River Avon running through Bath by dramatically reducing the automatic release of untreated wastewater has been...
Wavin appoints new Vice President for Northern Europe
Leading plumbing and drainage specialist Wavin, part of the Orbia group, has announced the appointment of a new Vice President for its Northern Europe...
Wetland planned for South Elmsall Wastewater Treatment Works
Yorkshire Water is planning to build an integrated wetland at its South Elmsall wastewater treatment works to help reduce storm overflow discharges into Frickley...
SPIRAC’s CSO screen reduces unsightly pollution-causing solids
As water companies look to combat the impact from the increasing occurrence of stormwater events that trigger harmful outfalls from CSOs, SPIRAC has completed...
Storm overflows monitoring hits 100% target, says Government
The Government has announced that 100% of storm overflows across the water network in England have now been fitted with Event Duration Monitors (EDMs),...
Regular columnist Stuart Crisp explores Defra’s ‘Plan for Water’
In April 2023, Defra published its so-called ‘Plan for Water’ (fully titled Our integrated plan for delivering clean and plentiful water).
The aim of...
New £1m storm tank at Kent wastewater treatment works will help reduce storm overflows
The installation of a new storm tank at a wastewater treatment works near a Kent town will help to cut storm overflows into its...
£3.5m investment to protect the Tyne in Northumberland
The risk of sewage spills from a treatment works in a Northumberland village will be significantly reduced, thanks to a multi-million pound investment to...
South West Water announces new strategic partnership to support multi-billion-pound investment programme
South West Water has announced the partners who will support its ambitious new investment programme worth almost £3 billion.
The company has appointed a number...
Enhanced river health in the pipeline in Bristol
The mission to protect the River Avon is stepping up a further gear this autumn as a £800,000 project to reduce the pressure on...
Southern Water unveils £1.5bn investment in Clean Rivers and Seas Plan to cut spills by 8,000 a year by 2035
Southern Water has published its Clean Rivers and Seas Plan outlining proposals, underpinned by £1.5 billion investment between 2025-2035, to get to the root...
The role of clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters in event duration monitoring
With UK water companies facing unprecedented challenges in terms of aging infrastructure, leakage, pollution, drought-related issues and financial constraints, the need to adopt cost-effective...
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