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A new documentary, Thames Water: Inside the Crisis, set to air on BBC Two

A new documentary, Thames Water: Inside the Crisis, is set to air on BBC Two next week, featuring exclusive behind-the-headlines access to Britain’s largest...

£4.2m River Nidd water quality investment completed at Shaw Mills wastewater treatment works

A £4.2m Yorkshire Water project at the Shaw Mills wastewater treatment works near Harrogate, which will improve water quality in Thornley Beck and the...

£29m upgrade at Leyland Wastewater Treatment Works is almost complete

A three-year project to upgrade Leyland’s Wastewater Treatment Works is nearing completion. As part of its commitment to improving river quality, United Utilities has carried...

Scottish Water completes £675,000 solar scheme in Bathgate

Scottish Water has completed a £675,000 solar scheme at its waste water treatment works in Bathgate, as part of its drive to reach net...

£835k investment to reduce discharges from Marton storm overflow underway

Yorkshire Water is investing £835k at a storm overflow in Marton, near Pickering, to reduce the number of discharges into the river Seven, improving...

£250,000 investment in Essex water supply

Work has started on a £250,000 project to protect the quality and resilience of drinking water for people in Essex. Essex & Suffolk Water is...

South West Water invests £260,000 to reduce storm overflow spills in North Devon

South West Water has invested £260,000 in North Devon as part of its continued focus on reducing the use of storm overflows across the...

More than £14m spent to help improve water quality near Chichester

Two of Southern Water's treatment works near Chichester have had major work carried out to improve water quality and reduce storm overflows. Lavant Wastewater Treatment...

Innovative timber kiosks helping Scottish Water cut carbon on site

Scottish Water has teamed up with RSE to trial an award-winning low carbon approach to housing equipment on site, by replacing traditional kiosks with...

Moody’s Ratings deems Thames Water’s restructuring to be a distressed exchange

Moody's Ratings has downgraded Thames Water Utilities Ltd.'s Probability of Default (PDR) rating to D-PD from Ca-PD. The rating action follows Thames Water's restructuring...

Major £8m upgrades to Southampton wastewater site take shape 

More than £8m of improvements to a Southampton wastewater treatment works are helping to protect the River Itchen and its salmon population. Work began last...

Northern Ireland Water cleared after independent fraud investigation

Following allegations of contractor fraud at NI Water, an independent investigation carried out by a Deloitte forensic team has found no evidence of fraud...

Wessex Water prosecutes major Wiltshire egg producer for trade effluent violations

Wessex Water has prosecuted Stonegate Farmers Ltd (SFL) for serious breaches of trade effluent consent, resulting in a £90,000 fine plus costs at Swindon...

Two wastewater treatment works in Sussex and Hampshire benefit from £6.7m investment 

Wastewater treatment works at Handcross in West Sussex and East Boldre Wastewater Treatment Works in the New Forest will make a difference in improving...

Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling scheme takes further step towards securing future water supply for Hampshire and wider region

RAPID has released its final decision confirming that the Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling (HWTWR) scheme has completed Gate Three, as part of...

Severn Trent begins training new recruits in preparation for £415 million pipe renewal project

The first new recruits for Severn Trent’s multi-million pound project to install 870 miles of new water pipes have officially started.  The water company is...

Anglian Water’s @one Alliance completes work in Wragby to secure water supplies for years to come

Anglian Water’s @one Alliance has recently finished upgrades from Wragby to South Willingham which will secure resilient water supplies for residents and businesses in...

Matrix Water teams up with South East Water

Matrix, a company supplying drinking water services for new build residential developments, has appointed South East Water as its billing agent. Matrix Water, a New...

Thames Water wins court approval for emergency debt package worth £3bn

Thames Water has won approval to secure a £3bn emergency rescue package, after the High Court ruled on Tuesday 18th February that the water...

Environmental project team working to protect historic rail line and transport routes

As the world’s first passenger railway celebrates its 200th anniversary, a team of engineers are helping to protect the line of the historic site...

South East Water requests referral of its Final Determination to the CMA

South East Water has announced that it has asked Ofwat to refer its PR24 Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for...

Thames Water requests referral of Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority for redetermination

Thames Water Utilities Limited has asked Ofwat to refer its Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for a redetermination. The Board of...

Northumbrian Water installs new storm tank to protect water quality in the Cassop Vale

A new storm tank has been installed at a County Durham sewage treatment works (STW) to help protect water quality in the Cassop Vale. Northumbrian...

5 million litres of fats, oil & grease saved from Anglian Water’s sewers

Anglian Water and Environmental Compliance and Services (ECAS) save East of England’s sewers from five million litres of fat helping to prevent flooding in...

Scottish Water invests £485,000 in West Dunbartonshire solar project

A Scottish Water drinking water tank which helps distribute clean water to residents across West Dunbartonshire is now significantly greener thanks to 548 solar...

Avove appointed to deliver Yorkshire Water’s Developer Services AMP8 Framework

Infrastructure and engineering company Avove has been appointed to deliver Yorkshire Water's Developer Services during the AMP8 period 2025-2029.  After a robust procurement process, Avove...

Southern Water awards £550m in wastewater removal contracts

Southern Water awarded contracts to nine companies across thirteen new contracts to boost its wastewater removal performance and operational resilience across its region. The framework...

United Utilities announces partner to help deliver smart meter programme

United Utilities has selected Arqiva as their smart partner to deliver more than a million smart meters across the North West before 2030. Following a...

Northumbrian Water opens recruitment for apprentices

Northumbrian Water is celebrating the launch of National Apprenticeship Week 2025 by opening recruitment for 24 new apprentices. There is a wide variety of apprenticeships...

South West Water tackles storm overflows head on in North Devon

South West Water has invested £180,000 to reduce storm overflow spills at one of its highest spilling sites in North Devon. Bratton Fleming, near Barnstaple,...

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