Energy & Utility Skills invites reviews to help shape national standards for sewerage and drainage maintenance
Energy & Utility Skills is inviting employers, training providers and professional bodies to review the revised Sewerage & Drainage Maintenance National Occupational Standards (NOS).
NOS...
Sewer sealing work underway to protect West Sussex village from flooding
Southern Water is continuing its major programme of works to protect homes from flooding and protect their network from the impacts of groundwater entering...
South West Water prevents over 370,000 litres of fats, oils and grease from entering the region’s sewers
South West Water is working to keep the region’s sewers free from unwanted fats, oils and greases in a bid to reduce blockages.
It’s estimated...
Gates open on London’s new super sewer
London’s super sewer, designed to protect the River Thames from sewage pollution well into the future, has now been turned on.
Valves, which operate like...
Isle of Wight homeowners paid to swap paved for porous in driveway upgrade pilot
Southern Water is paying for new driveways in an Isle of Wight village so homes and local drains and sewers are protected from deluges...
EcoClarity and Yorkshire Water join forces in fight against fatbergs
Trials of a cutting-edge fats, oils and grease (FOG) Recovery Hub at Yorkshire Water’s wastewater treatment works in Hull, UK, are helping the utility...
When wastewater supply outstrips capacity
In countries operating a combined sewage system, there’s typically a pipeline network of sewers spanning thousands of kilometres. These pipelines are designed to transport...
Southern Water awards contracts for front line sewer services to three companies ahead of AMP8
In preparation for the upcoming 2025-30 industry spending period, Southern Water has awarded contracts to three companies across four new contracts to boost their...
New senior appointments at South Staffordshire Plc
South Staffordshire Plc, the UK integrated services group that operates two regulated water companies and also offers a range of services and products to...
Streamlining and mitigating risk in sewer access and retrieval operations
Traditional sewer system access and retrieval methods are often fraught with complexity and significant time investment. In the ever-evolving field of drainage maintenance and...
UKWIR’s innovative research programme transforms sewerage management
Sewage pollution in surface waters in the UK and Ireland is one of the most high-profile environmental issues in the country. Water industry research...
Naylor Industries plc reports continued progress in a “transformational year”
Naylor Industries plc, the construction materials manufacturer, has reported continued progress in a “transformational year” with a £10m investment programme and reshaping at the...
A new report by Environmental Standards Scotland finds action needs to be taken to improve Scotland’s storm overflows
A new report published by Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) has founds that action needs to be taken to improve monitoring, regulatory guidance and the...
Broadstairs Bistro bucks blockage trend as Southern Water Day of Action reaches Kent
A Broadstairs Bistro is leading the way in the fight against fatbergs by installing a special system that gets rid of fat, oil and...
Bucher Municipal’s GullyFlex C80 now available for immediate delivery
The GullyFlex C80, from Bucher Municipal, is the latest edition to their sewer and drainage range, which the company says sets a new standard...
Investment project to reduce storm overflow spills is the first of its kind in the UK
Northumbrian Water has started a ground-breaking £20m project which is set to significantly reduce spills from storm overflows across Tyneside.
The project, which is set...
Clancy secures appointment to help deliver Southern Water’s AMP8 investment
Clancy has been appointed to Lot 1 & Lot 2 of Southern Water’s Low Complexity Delivery Route (LCDR) Capital Infrastructure Framework to support the...
Tunnelling works complete on NI Water’s £7.8m wastewater upgrade at Meadow Lane
NI Water’s contractor, BSG has completed the tunnelling element of work associated with laying 620m of new large diameter sewer pipes.
The 25-tonne Tunnel Boring...
Cutting edge technology to be piloted to help reduce storm overflows and flooding in Kent and the Isle of Wight
New AI technology will be installed for the first time this month as part of Southern Water's ongoing efforts to reduce storm overflows.
Southern Water's...
£36M Manor Road bridge remediation to extend the design life of key East London sewer
An innovative £36M relining will remediate an essential gravity sewer as it passes above the Jubilee Line, Docklands Light Railway and Manor Road in...
Secretary of State welcomes Ofwat’s actions following sewage investigation, but some raise concerns about effectiveness of fines
Secretary of State, Steve Reed, has welcomed Ofwat's proposal to fine Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water a total of £168m for failing to manage...
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