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Ofwat proposes £24 million enforcement package on South West Water for failures in managing its wastewater treatment works and network

Ofwat has today (10 July 2025) proposed a £24m enforcement package following its findings that South West Water has failed to meet it legal obligations in managing its wastewater treatment works and network. The regulator said these failures resulted in...

Thames Water has several alternative options for a bidder, including a possible rescue bid backed by ex-Lib Dem peer

Thames Water has confirmed it has several alternative options for a possible rescue, following the withdrawal of KKR as preferred bidder last month. KKR had agreed to inject £4 billion into Thames Water, but the New York based equity firm...

Veolia announces the appointment of Nicole Springer to lead strategic Mobile Water & Integrated Services business

Veolia has announced the appointment of Nicole Springer as CEO of Mobile Water and Integrated Services for its water technologies activities. In this role, Nicole will lead the global business line dedicated to services and mobile units, accelerating the...

River Deep Mountain AI releases first open-source models

Collaborative innovation project River Deep Mountain AI (RDMAI) has announced the open-source release of a suite of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models set to transform the way water quality data is collected and used.   Funded by Ofwat’s Water...

James Hutton scientists respond to the drought facing the UK

As UK agriculture copes with its driest spring in decades, researchers from The James Hutton Institute have written a report for the British Ecological Society (BES) detailing how their science is playing a pivotal role in helping the UK...

Innovative drop in the ocean brings boost to the Tees

A new project to install three floating islands in the River Tees Estuary is complete, creating new habitat and bringing a boost for wildlife. The Tees Rivers Trust (TeRT) joined forces with the Environment Agency, Middlesbrough Development Corporation, Middlesbrough Council...

How the UK’s Solar Roadmap can drive floating solar opportunities for the water sector

June 2025 heralded the release of the UK government’s long-awaited Solar Roadmap. AquaGen365 Director Mike Kelly says the inclusion of floating solar in the Solar Roadmap opens up the opportunity for the technology to be rolled out at scale...

Yorkshire schools SuDS partnership boosts flood resilience 

Schools are ideal locations for sustainable drainage systems as part of flood and storm overflow reduction strategies, says Lorna Davis, director, SuDSPlanter Ltd, who details a recent community partnership with Yorkshire Water.  Yorkshire Water has partnered with sustainable drainage and...

Thames Water recalled to EFRA Committee following disclosures and new financial concerns

Thames Water bosses have been recalled by the EFRA Committee to answer additional questions following recent disclosures and new financial concerns. The EFRA Committee will question Thames Water’s Sir Adrian Montague, Chris Weston, and Ian Pearson on Tuesday 15 July. The...

Water Minister & Environment Agency to face Committee questions on flood risk

The Environmental Audit Committee will wrap up its inquiry into flood resilience in England on Wednesday 9 July, by hearing from the Environment Agency (EA) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Wednesday’s session will see MPs...

Fitch Ratings analytical team breaks down Southern Water’s latest equity support

Fitch Ratings has said that Southern Water’s receipt of a GBP1.2 billion equity support offer, led by funds managed by shareholder Macquarie Asset Management, has reinforced the rating agency's expectation of shareholder support, as stated in the 3 March...

Water Minister Emma Hardy MP visits first major new UK reservoir in over three decades

Water Minister, Emma Hardy MP, visited Portsmouth Water last week to see the latest progress on the flagship Havant Thicket Reservoir, the first major new UK reservoir in more than three decades. The project will play a critical role in...

Sarah McMath appointed as incoming President of the Institute of Water

The Institute of Water (IWater) has announced the appointment of Sarah McMath, Chief Executive of MOSL, to its Board of Directors. Sarah will formally take up the role of President at the end of September 2025. Sarah has been a...

Dig Once, disrupt Less: Thames Water helps cut over 400 days of disruption in London as part of the ‘Dig Once’ approach

Thames Water says it has successfully completed 23 joint working projects sinch April 2024, which has equated to over 400 days of disruption being removed from London roads, as part of the London Authority’s Infrastructure Coordination Service. The partnership...

RSE and Siemens collaborate to accelerate decarbonisation of water treatment

Water technology partner RSE has collaborated with technology company Siemens to explore how digitalisation can deliver decarbonisation of the water treatment process.  The two businesses have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), outlining an ambition to integrate Siemens’ digital, automation...

Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins welcomes the reopening of Newry for new development

Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins, has welcomed the reopening of Newry for new development, following a visit and briefing at the Newry Wastewater Treatment Facility. The Minister praised NI Water’s innovative and collaborative approach, which will deliver a faster,...

New study “busts myths” around risks of drilling into abandoned coal mines for mine water heat schemes

The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) has said its new study "busts myths" around the risks of drilling into abandoned coal mines for mine water heat schemes. The MRA said the research provides the strongest evidence yet that this low-carbon...

Engineering firm receives funding boost to support pioneering green research

Northern Engineering Solutions has received a funding boost to continue its pioneering research into the treatment of mine water using microalgae. The process engineering firm based in North Shields was recently awarded grant funding by SynbiCITE - the UK’s national...

Largest ever budget for tackling water pollution handed to the Environment Agency

The largest ever budget for tackling water pollution has been handed to the country’s water watchdog, as part of the government’s plan to deliver the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade. The Environment Agency will receive a...

Environment Agency sets out strategy for next 5 years and beyond following £189m boost to funding

The Environment Agency (EA) has today (8 July 2025) set out its strategy for the next five years and beyond. The strategy 'EA2030 change for a better environment' explains how the EA aims to deliver healthier water, so that by...

Yorkshire Water announces hosepipe restrictions to protect water supplies

Yorkshire Water has announced it is necessary for the company to move into the next stage of its drought plan, which means introducing temporary restrictions on the use of hosepipes from 11 July. Yorkshire has experienced both the driest and...

Kimmins welcomes additional funding which will unlock over 3000 new wastewater connections in Derry, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins, has secured £11million in additional funding to help unlock wastewater capacity across the north of Northern Ireland. Over 3000 properties will be connected to the sewage system from the additional funds, to include Derry...

MARCH acquires Quantum to expand critical engineering services offering

MARCH (formerly the Edwin James Group) has acquired Quantum Controls Limited (QC) and Q Electrical Industrial Services Limited (QE), collectively known as Quantum. The company said the move will strengthen its ability to deliver critical asset care and maintenance services...

Monitoring underpins investment in Riverlands NFM Project

OTT Hydromet is working with the National Trust to implement a monitoring programme to provide robust data on the efficacy of Natural Flood Management (NFM) projects in the UK’s Lake District. Working with partners, the National Trust has established the...

PJA expands footprint with new offices in Edinburgh and Leeds and two new Directors

PJA, the place-led transport planning, engineering and environmental consultancy has opened new offices in Edinburgh and Leeds and welcomed two new directors to the team. Newly appointed directors Neil McAlpine and Richard Ellam will lead the Edinburgh and Leeds offices...

Underground breakthrough marks a major step in €114m project in Athlone

The multimillion-euro Athlone Main Drainage Scheme, in Athlone, Ireland, has hit another key milestone with the completion of a second underwater tunnel beneath the River Shannon, linking the town’s sewer network from east to west. Guided by expert diving and...

South East Water still tackling airlocks affecting water supply in Kent

South East Water is now in its sixth day of dealing with supply disruption across parts of Kent, after soaring temperatures and increased water demand created issues within its network. South East Water said that on Monday 30 June, daily...

New research reveals concern from the safe digging industry’s leaders about who will be able to access the Government’s National Underground Asset Register

New research has revealed the most pressing concerns from the safe digging community regarding the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) ahead of National Safe Digging Week (7-13 July 2025). With the Government’s NUAR having successfully passed through Parliament as part...

South Staffs Water successfully prosecutes a company for unauthorised use of a standpipe

South Staffs Water has successfully prosecuted a company for unauthorised use of a standpipe, thereby illegally taking water from a hydrant. Rugby-based J M Morris Plant Hire Ltd pleaded guilty to the offence which occurred in the village of Fradley...

Consultations launched by DAERA on new Fisheries and Water Environment Bill as well as Fourth Cycle River Basin Management Plan

Public consultations have been launched by Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) on the new Fisheries and Water Environment Bill as well as on the timetable and work programme for the Fourth Cycle River Basin...

Qdos pumps cut maintenance downtime for dosing corrosive ferric chloride at Saur’s water treatment plant

Saur has replaced faulty diaphragm pumps with cost-saving Qdos chemical metering and dosing pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) for dosing ferric chloride at one of its water treatment plants in Normandy, France. Ferric chloride, used for coagulation in...

Severn Trent launches UK first Ozone treatment to improve river quality

Severn Trent has officially opened a cutting-edge ozone treatment facility in Ludlow, marking a major milestone in its Bathing Waters programme. The event that had Stuart Anderson, MP for South Shropshire, and former MP for Ludlow, Phillip Dunne, in attendance...

Nominations now open for the 2026 Pump Industry Awards

The British Pump Manufacturers Association has announced that the nomination process for the 2026 Pump Industry Awards is now underway. This year's Gala Dinner will take place on Thursday 19th March at The Hilton, St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent....

Rivers, Streams and Lakes (Protected Status) Bill scheduled for second reading in Parliament today

A Bill to make provision for the designation of rivers, streams and lakes as having protected status is scheduled for a second reading in Parliament today (4 July 2025). In the UK Parliament, the second reading is the first opportunity...

Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins says NI Water must operate within its budget allocation

Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins, has said NI Water must operate within its budget allocation and do the best it can with available resources. The Minister was speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly as she provided an update on...

Headliners announced for Innovation Festival 2025

Inspiring environmentalists George Clarke and Simon Reeve are set to headline Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival next week. The ninth annual event, which has the theme of “Regeneration”, will see the well-known TV personalities joining festival attendees for a series of...

Ingersoll Rand appoints new Director for Low Pressure Business

Ingersoll Rand has announced the appointment of Francisco Gomez as the Director for Low Pressure Business in the EMEA Region. With over 20 years of experience at Ingersoll Rand across Europe and Africa, the company says Francisco has excelled in...

Hiller DP45 DecaPress centrifuge increases reliability of dewatering at Cranswick Poultry’s Yaxley site

When Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry were looking for a new centrifuge to increase capacity and processing efficiency on the waste water treatment plant at their Yaxley production plant, they turned to the Hiller model DP45-422VAHYAC centrifuge from MSE...

Investment of £2.6m at Alport to reduce storm overflows into Shire Brook

Yorkshire Water is investing £2.6m to instal a new surface water separation system at Alport Road Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) to reduce storm discharges into Shire Brook during periods of heavy or prolonged rain. Work will be carried out in...

EPA publishes full monitoring network results of nitrogen and phosphorus levels in Irish waters for 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the full monitoring network results of the levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in Irish waters in 2024. The Water Quality Monitoring Report on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations in Irish Waters 2024 is an annual report...

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