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Unique nozzles unlock the full potential of recycled water trucks

Recycled water particulates can clog standard nozzles, causing substantial downtime for maintenance. Specially designed nozzles eliminate this production bottleneck, enabling jetting of 10,000+ feet...

More West Sussex villages set for sewer sealing

A major £3m upgrade of the sewer network in two West Sussex villages will better protect households from flooding and prevent storm overflows. Southern Water...

Latest EDM data reveals significant reduction in storm overflow spills for United Utilities

Official event duration monitoring (EDM) figures released by the Environment Agency last week has revealed a 31% reduction in spill duration for United Utilities, with the...

Storm overflow spills reduced across the North East 

Northumbrian Water has said that spills from storm overflows have reduced across the North East due to investment projects and innovative steps taken by...

What makes Bucher Municipal’s Recyclers the top choice for water companies and contractors?

One of the world’s leading suppliers of municipal vehicles, Bucher Municipal, has said the company’s range of recyclers has established itself as the recycler...

Yorkshire Water reduces number of discharges from storm overflows by 12% in 2024

According to the Environment Agency's latest event duration monitoring (EDM) figures, Yorkshire Water has reduced the number of discharges from storm overflows to the region’s...

Environment Secretary describes the number of spills from storm overflows as “disgraceful” after new figures released

The Environment Secretary has described the number of spills from storm overflows as “disgraceful” as new figures were released by the Environment Agency yesterday...

£2.7m investment to reduce storm overflows in Chesterfield

Work is set to start on site as Yorkshire Water invests £2.7m to create storm water storage capacity at a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO)...

Work underway on Bishop Auckland environmental protection scheme

Investment to protect the environment in Bishop Auckland by reducing spills from the sewer network is underway. Northumbrian Water is working to separate parts of...

Environment Agency says spill count and duration remains unacceptably high across England following publication of latest Event Duration Monitoring

The Environment Agency has today published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm...

REHAU launches first 100% climate neutral plastic sewer system

To help support the wastewater industry reduce emissions, REHAU has launched its first 100% climate neutral plastic sewer system, nevoPP, which it says has...

Yorkshire Water invests £445k in Northallerton storm overflow

Yorkshire Water is investing £445k in a Northallerton storm overflow to reduce the number of discharges into Terry Gutter during periods of heavy or...

Failed legal challenge for South West Water after battle to get 12 sewage spill charge dropped

The Environment Agency has won a case against South West Water, after the water company attempted to prevent 12 charges relating to sewage discharges...

Residents across the North East of England to benefit from investment in “smart sewers” that reduce sewage spills

Residents across the North East of England are benefiting from investment in “smart sewers” that use cutting-edge technology to reduce sewage spills and clean...

London’s super sewer now fully connected – promising a greener, healthier River Thames

Tideway has announced the successful activation of the new super sewer, ushering in a healthier future for London’s iconic river. After ten years of construction...

£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...

In real-time sewer control, we trust

The importance of building trust in real-time controls systems for sewer networks was recently explored in a roundtable at World Water-Tech, hosted by Chengzi...

Emerald backs StormHarvester with $10.2M Series A to innovate AI-infused smart water management

Cleantech venture capital pioneer Emerald Technology Ventures has invested into StormHarvester, a SaaS machine-learning and analytics company that helps wastewater utilities optimize the management...

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...

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...

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,...

Into the unknown: Transforming sewer management with digital mapping

Across England and Wales there is a vast area within our sewer network that is unknown to us. Unmapped, the condition and location of...

£1.3M investment to protect against sewer flooding in Middlesbrough

Northumbrian Water is investing £1.3M to increase the capacity of the sewers in Middlesbrough, where it will be upgrading 165 metres of its network. Work...

Thames Water installs glass reinforced plastic lining into Stratford sewer as part of £70 million upgrade

Thames Water has announced the first section of GRP lining has successfully been installed in the NOS at Stratford High Street, marking a pivotal...

SEPA’s online service simplifies registration process for small sewage discharges

Registering a septic tank or small sewage discharge in Scotland just got easier thanks to changes to the authorisation process implemented by the Scottish...

Southern Water awards four new contracts valued at £540 million

Southern Water has awarded contracts to three companies across four new contracts to boost wastewater network performance across the South East region. The total value...

Thames Tideway takes top prize at the ITA Tunnelling Awards 2024

At the recent ITA Tunnelling Awards, held in Genoa, London's Thames Tideway took the top prize in the Major Projects category. The 25km long...

Water companies to be forced to double compensation for failures

The Government has confirmed that water customers around the country will benefit from significantly higher payments to compensate them for water company service failures. Following public...

Scottish Water launches first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows

Scottish Water’s first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows across the country, has been launched and is now live...

Food companies ordered to pay over £265,000 for severe sewer abuse offences

Thames Water has been cracking down on sewer abuse in the food industry, with two companies ordered to pay a combined total of £262,500...

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...

ICO calls for all water companies to publish sewage discharge data

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on all water companies to proactively publish information relating to sewage discharges each month.   Water companies have a...

Super sewer progress: 850,000 tonnes of sewage captured after heavy rain, latest data shows

New data recently published shows the impact of London’s new super sewer on the River Thames. The new tunnel network, which combines the 25km Thames...

Lining up more protection of precious Exmoor

More than £450,000 is being invested to boost the protection of one of the south west’s most precious landscapes this winter. Sewers will be revitalised...

Anglian Water to install new equipment to prevent flooding in Suffolk

Anglian Water’s @one Alliance is due to begin work in the Suffolk village of Holywell Row to increase the capacity of the sewer network,...

Scottish Water installs 1000 new sewer monitors 

Scottish Water has installed more than 1000 new sewer monitors across its waste water system as part of a £500m programme of investment to...

Anglian Water teams find 28,000 tonnes of unflushables in the sewers this year

Data collected by Anglian Water shows that people across the East of England wrongly disposed of 2,800 tonnes of unflushable items last year creating...

Scottish Water served £6,000 civil penalty for polluting Dunfermline burn

Scottish Water has been served a civil penalty of £6,000 by Scotland’s environmental regulator for breaching a condition of its licence after a discharge...

Ofwat and CCW issue warning after customers whose homes were hit by sewer flooding feel let down and abandoned

New research by Ofwat and the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), that questioned customers whose homes were flooded with sewage, shows wastewater companies must...

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