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West Sussex wastewater works gets £21m upgrade to support new homes

A multi-million pound upgrade of a West Sussex wastewater treatment works to support the local environment and new homes has been completed. The £21 million...

Affinity Water launches market engagement on the Grand Union Canal Transfer scheme

Affinity Water has issued a Preliminary Market Engagement notice (PME notice) UK2 to inform potential suppliers and investors about the next stage of its...

United Utilities investing £380m to upgrade water mains across the region 

As part of its largest investment in water and wastewater services in the North West, United Utilities is set to upgrade more than 925km...

Thames Water publishes annual results showing a loss before tax of £1.647bn

Thames Water Utilities Limited has published its annual results for the year to 31 March 2025 showing a pre-tax loss of £1,647 million. The company...

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban across Swindon, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire

Thames Water has confirmed that a Temporary Use Ban (TUB) will come into effect across a large part of the Thames Valley at 00.01...

Uisce Eireann’s Greater Dublin Drainage Project gets the green light to proceed to construction

Uisce Éireann has welcomed the planning approval of the Greater Dublin Drainage (GDD) Project by An Coimisiún Pleanála. The project, servicing north Dublin and parts...

Thames Water begins supplier engagement to start delivering £840million worth of vital projects as part of its AMP 8 (2025-2030) investment plans 

Thames Water has taken a major step forward in its ambitious £840 million project to improve nine water and sewage sites as part of...

Top 100 apprenticeship employers 2025 recognition for United Utilities

United Utilities has been recognised as one of the UK’s best employers for apprentices. The North West water and wastewater company ranked 88th in the...

Hosepipe restrictions for South East Water’s Kent and Sussex customers after “record-breaking demand”

South East Water has initiated hosepipe restrictions for customers in Kent and Sussex, following what it calls "record-breaking demand" for drinking water. The increased demand...

Multi-million pound enhancement a boost for Bournemouth

A £30 million investment to help further protect the Blue Flag beaches in and around Bournemouth is nearing the finishing line. Work on a major...

Ofwat approves funding for London Water Recycling scheme

Ofwat has approved funding for the London Water Recycling scheme to continue and progress to gate four as a single solution, with Teddington Direct...

£100 million water pipeline project in Southampton

Southern Water has announced that work is now underway on a new 17km drinking water pipeline across Hampshire. The major project, known as the Southampton...

Thames Water appoints Technical Partner to develop water transfer project

Thames Water is progressing designs for a water transfer project designed to protect water supply during periods of drought. The Severn to Thames Transfer project...

South West Water to increase work to tackle sewer misuse and misconnections

South West Water has announced the creation of a new fund dedicated to preventing sewer misuse and fixing faulty connections, with £2million being made...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Severn Trent rolls out SewerBall® trial to spot network problems three times faster

Engineers at Severn Trent have been rolling out an innovative new technology to help detect potential problems in its network of sewer pipes up...

Thames Water seeks creditor approval to draw down an additional £157 million from a £1.5 billion emergency loan facility

Thames Water is seeking creditor approval to draw down an additional £157 million from a £1.5 billion emergency loan facility in July 2025. Britain's largest...

Southern Water secures offer of equity support package totalling up to £1.2 billion

Southern Water has received a commitment from its majority shareholder to invest £655 million in additional new equity, via a consortium led by funds...

Uisce Éireann publishes 2024 Annual Report highlighting a record €1.372 billion investment

Uisce Éireann has published its 2024 Annual Report, which details its comprehensive programme of work to deliver water services across Ireland. The utility invested a...

Yorkshire Water invests £406m to renew the region’s mains network

Yorkshire Water is about to embark on its largest infrastructure investment of the last 20 years, tackling poor performing assets, as it starts a...

South East Water doubles water quality testing for commercial operations

South East Water has secured a new contract with Southern Water to provide drinking water testing services for Southern Water customers. The new partnership will...

Severn Trent partners with Leicester Job Centre to help people ‘LEAP’ to success

Severn Trent has announced the success of its brand-new LEAP (Learning, Employability and Preparation) Programme, launched in partnership with Leicester Job Centre Plus. The programme,...

Printing the future – United Utilities leads the charge on 3D printing in the water sector

United Utilities is forging ahead with its plans to adopt 3D printing methods across its AMP8 delivery and daily operations. The move comes as the...

Pennon recognised as one of Europe’s climate leaders

Pennon, a UK environmental infrastructure company, has been recognised for its continued progress on climate action and sustainability, achieving its highest ever ratings from...

Calling time on Chesil Beach discharges

A £1 million project to help safeguard one of Dorset’s most iconic landmarks has been completed. The 12-week scheme, which will prevent diluted untreated wastewater...

Thames Water highlights the work of Dina Gillespie, who runs the company’s largest wastewater pumping station

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day yesterday (June 23), Thames Water highlighted the work of Dina Gillespie – who runs the company's largest...

On International Women in Engineering Day, South West Water shines a spotlight on two inspiring women

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, South West Water is shining a spotlight on two inspiring women who are making waves in the...

Uisce Éireann marks the start of construction on a €20 million upgrade to Trim Water Treatment Plant

Uisce Éireann has marked the start of construction on a €20 million upgrade to Trim Water Treatment Plant in County Meath, Ireland. The project, which...

Historic Hampshire waterworks celebrates 125th anniversary alongside a £2.3m upgrade

An historic Hampshire waterworks celebrated its 125th anniversary alongside a £2.3m upgrade.  Queen Victoria was on the throne, Britain was fighting the Boer War and...

Taking to the skies to detect water leaks 

As the dry weather continues, United Utilities is using satellite technology that has been used to detect water on mars to help it track...

‘Energy park’ to provide 8% of Welsh Water’s energy needs

A new solar project at Welsh Water’s Five Fords wastewater treatment works in Wrexham, north-east Wales will see a five-fold increase in solar energy...

South West Water reduces storm overflows by 40% at Cornwall treatment works

South West Water has reduced storm overflow spills by 40% at one of its wastewater treatment works in Cornwall which had the third highest...

North Yorkshire councillors visit £4m storm overflow project

North Yorkshire councillors from different political parties visited a £4m Yorkshire Water project to reduce discharges into the river Seven from a storm overflow...

Thames Water launches consultation on proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction project

Thames Water has today (Tuesday 17 June 2025) launched a 10- week statutory public consultation on its proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) project. The...

130 year-old fire hydrant cover saved from skip

One of the oldest dated fire hydrant covers in the UK has been rescued from the scrap heap – and given pride of place...

Protecting a precious species: South West Water installs state-of-the-art eel screens at Lopwell Dam

South West Water is protecting one of nature’s most remarkable yet endangered creatures – the European eel – at Lopwell Dam on the River...

Scottish Water completes first phase of major peatland restoration project at Loch Katrine

Scottish Water has completed work on the first phase of a major 400-hectare peat restoration project at Loch Katrine, aimed at protecting the water...

Uisce Éireann breaks ground on €6.5 million Macroom Water Treatment Plant upgrade

A new chapter begins for Macroom’s water infrastructure as Uisce Éireann breaks ground on a €6.5 million upgrade to the Water Treatment Plant which...

Welsh Water declares ‘Developing Drought’ status for Mid and South Ceredigion

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has declared ‘Developing Drought’ status for the area served by the Mid and South Ceredigion water network, due to the...

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