OEP investigation concludes Defra, EA and Ofwat failed to comply with environmental law in relation to sewage discharges
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded that there have been failures to comply with environmental law by the Department for Environment, Food...
Key milestone for £3m green hydro energy scheme at East Lothian reservoir
Scottish Water has completed construction on a pioneering new type of hydro energy generation scheme at a reservoir in East Lothian, believed to be...
More than £30 million upgrade at Bewl Reservoir
Southern Water is currently undertaking a £30 million project that involves the installation of three large hydraulic syphons, as part of an upgrade at...
Judicial Review call launched against approved Abingdon reservoir
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and SAFERwaterS, formerly GARD, have issued a call for a Judicial Review (JR) of the Government’s decision...
Company prosecuted for failing to complete reservoir safety works
The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Midlands company which failed to safely maintain Ward’s Reservoir in Lancashire, putting residents in nearby Belmont at risk.
At...
Lisvane & Llanishen Reservoirs honoured with RICS UK award for sustainable development
Welsh Water’s Llanishen & Lisvane Reservoirs has won a RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) UK Award, where the UK’s most outstanding recent building...
Suppliers identified to find possible solutions to Blue Green Algae
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has awarded £450,000 to five suppliers to develop proof of concepts on potential solutions to...
Thames Water publishes its Water Resources Management Plan including proposals for a new reservoir and a water recycling project
Thames Water has published its Water Resources Management Plan 24 (WRMP), setting out its commitment to deliver a safe and sustainable water supply for...
Multi-billion-pound plans by South East Water include new reservoirs and a desalination plant
A £2.3 billion package of work to secure future drinking water supplies in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire has been published by South...
Work complete at iconic Weardale landmark
Investment at a County Durham reservoir has helped to enhance safety at one of Weardale’s most iconic visitor attractions.
The £3m project at Tunstall Reservoir,...
£2 million improvement scheme progressing well at Lough Island Reavy
NI Water has announced that a £2million investment at Lough Island Reavy Reservoir, Kilcoo, County Down is progressing well.
This major programme of improvements involves...
Ground-breaking milestone for UK’s first major reservoir in over 30 years
Ground has officially been broken on the UK’s first new reservoir to be constructed in over 30 years – the Havant Thicket Reservoir.
More than...
Water upgrades go the extra mile to protect Essex habitat
Work on a £700,000 project to upgrade the water network on the banks of Essex’s Hanningfield Reservoir have been completed.
Around 3.5km of large water...
Thames Water publishes series of design changes to proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction project following feedback from over 2,000 people
The UK’s largest water and wastewater company has announced it will make further changes to its proposed London drought resilience project in response to...
Anglian Water plan outlines £1.5bn investment to keep taps running two years after hottest summer on record
It's been two years since the hottest summer on record in the UK, where temperatures reached record-breaking highs of over 40 degrees in parts...
Costain to support design of new Oxfordshire reservoir securing water supply for 15 million people across the South East
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded a contract with Thames Water to support the design of a new reservoir in Oxfordshire.
Known as...
The water investment narrative is muddied, it’s time to clear things up, says Costain’s Alex Vaughan
The publication of Ofwat’s draft determinations around future investment in the water industry, and how much that will cost consumers, caused a wave of...
LDA Design and Fereday Pollard release designs for East of England reservoirs
Emerging designs by LDA Design and Fereday Pollard for new reservoirs in north Cambridgeshire and in south Lincolnshire have been released by Anglian Water...
Habitat enhancement is taking root at Durleigh
Nature is getting a helping hand in Somerset as the mission to boost biodiversity just outside Bridgwater picks up pace later this year.
An ambitious...
Thames Water begins the search for earthworks specialists to support construction of the South East’s new reservoir
Companies interested in delivering the major earthworks programme for Thames Water’s proposed new reservoir in Oxfordshire are invited to take part in a supplier...
How Severn Trent created ‘hidden treasure’ reservoir 60 years ago
Trimpley Reservoir is sited near Bewdley, Worcestershire, and was built by an army of dedicated workers over four years from 1964 on former farmland...
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