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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...

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...

Severn Trent completes improvements to 1,500 storm overflows – and is now set to deliver a further 600 by autumn

Severn Trent has confirmed it has completed 1,500 engineering projects ahead of schedule and has now unveiled further plans to fast-track the delivery of...

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...

£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...

StormHarvester receives £8.4M investment to expand business

Belfast based software company, StormHarvester, has announced an investment of £8.4M, which will situate the company for growth and see its workforce double 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,...

£1.9m investment to reduce discharges from Leeds storm overflow underway

Yorkshire Water is investing £1.9m at a storm overflow in Gildersome to reduce the number of discharges into Farnley Wood Beck, improving the health...

Thames Water installs brand new storm tank at Bentley Sewage Treatment Works as part of £6 million investment 

Thames Water has announced the installation of a new storm tank as part of a £6 million upgrade taking place at Bentley STW, to...

Environmental project underway to protect the North Tyne

Work has started to install a storm water storage tank in a Northumberland sewage treatment works to help to protect and improve water quality...

Severn Trent improves stormwater infrastructure with Evenproducts auxiliary tank programme

Severn Trent manages the largest network of storm overflows in the UK, with around 2,472 systems. As part of an industry-leading programme to tackle...

Floods Minister Emma Hardy meets with Environment Agency and urges caution following rain over New Year

Floods Minister Emma Hardy has met with staff from the Environment Agency to discuss the response to the New Year downpour, as heavy rain...

River levels begin to ease as Scotland recovers from heavy Hogmanay rainfall

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has begun to remove regional Flood Alerts and localised Flood Warnings, which had been issued after widespread river...

Hampshire community to get giant storm tank in time for Christmas

A new concrete tank which can hold 600,000 litres of storm water is almost ready – doubling the capacity of a Hampshire wastewater treatment...

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...

Environment Agency publishes major update to national flood and coastal erosion risk assessment

The Environment Agency has published new data showing 6.3 million properties across England are based in areas at risk of flooding from one or...

Xylem pumps bolster Rotherham flood resilience

The centre of the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire suffered significant flooding following extreme rainfall in June 2007 and November 2019, affecting hundreds...

Storm Bert exposes urgent need for flood resilience and coastal adaptation, says CIWEM

More heavy rain is set to fall in southern England and south Wales this week, adding to the chaos caused by Storm Bert, which...

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...

Storm Bert causes significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England

Storm Bert has caused significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England over the weekend, especially in the South West, the West...

Shallow thinking – attenuation goes super thin

Shifting weather patterns and new planning regulations are challenging thinking on SuDS design. It’s time to get attenuation out of a hole, argues Jack...

Water industry launches world-first interactive storm overflows map

In a world first Water UK has launched an interactive map showing the operation of every single storm overflow in England. From today anglers, kayakers...

Wavin wins gold at the ESG & Sustainability Awards 2024 with its ‘See Water Differently’ campaign

Drainage and surface water solutions manufacturer Wavin has won gold at the ESG & Sustainability Awards 2024 with its ‘See Water Differently’ campaign. Run by PRMoment,...

United Utilities announces new programme of activity to accelerate spill reductions at a further 700 sites across the North West

United Utilities has announced a new programme of activity to accelerate spill reductions at a further 700 sites across the North West. A dedicated team...

SuDS Tips: Stuart Crisp and Jo Bradley explore how SuDS can help meet water management requirements – Part 1

In the first of a two-part article, Stuart Crisp, Advanced Drainage Systems and Jo Bradley, Stormwater Shepherds, consider the role of SuDS in managing...

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...

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...

SuDS Tips: When grey is good

Under the new Government, cleaning up our water courses is a priority. That means that more robust approaches to treating polluted surface water, says...

Severn Trent launches global competition to find the best innovation to help reduce storm overflow spills

Midlands water company Severn Trent is going international, as it’s launched a competition to seek innovation from across the globe to help reduce storm...

Severn Trent progressing with £450m spills programme

Severn Trent’s £450m programme to cut spills from storm overflows is progressing at pace right across the Midlands. The company announced the plan in May...

WSP appointed by National Highways to support the delivery of its Water Quality Plan

Multi-disciplinary professional services consultancy WSP has been appointed to National Highway’s Water Quality Plan, which commits to addressing the 1,200 highest-risk outfalls by 2030. The...

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...

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...

Paris’s triathlon troubles should be a warning sign for all cities

When hosting any major event, host cities and their infrastructure are under immense strain as the international spotlight is placed upon them. An iconic...

Government launches rapid review to meet Environment Act targets

The Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) to be completed by the end of the year. The Government has...

“Simply not good enough” says EA Chair Alan Lovell, after 2023 environmental performance report shows lack of improvement

The Environment Agency has published its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies during 2023.  The report shows an improvement...

Further decline in Dŵr Cymru performance outlined in NRW annual review

Natural Resources Wales has published its 2023 performance reports for the two water companies operating in Wales, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and Hafren Dyfrdwy. It...

Yorkshire Water reducing storm overflows at Old Ellerby treatment works with £380k investment

Yorkshire Water is investing £380,000 at Old Ellerby wastewater treatment works to reduce storm overflow discharges into a tributary of Kelwell Drain by 70%.  The...

Environment Agency responds to BBC investigation into potential dry spills

The Environment Agency has responded to the BBC's investigation into England’s water companies discharging sewage when the weather is dry. The investigation suggests 6000...

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