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...
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...
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