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Affinity Water’s pioneering testing method recognised by UK experts

Water Company News
Affinity Water has become the first water laboratory in the UK to develop and establish an advanced method for detecting total cyanide in drinking...
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Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales

Case Studies
Previously untapped heat from a mine water treatment scheme in Wales is now being harnessed to provide low-carbon heating for a nearby business. Wales, with...
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ERG Group acquires Hygrade Plastics to expand fabrication capability

Mergers & Acquisitions
ERG Process Technologies, owner of ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd and ERG Plastic Fabrications Ltd, has announced the acquisition of Hygrade Industrial Plastics Ltd,...
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TECH TALKS: P-removal in AMP8 – are you ready?

Insight & Opinion
The water sector has entered a pivotal phase. The public is demanding, rightly, both significantly improved services and environmental protection, and now it's time...
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Record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies under Government crackdown

Government, Policy & Regulation
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed a record total of 81 criminal investigations into water companies have been launched...
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Welsh Parliament’s Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee raises concerns over the ability of Natural Resources Wales to do its job

Government, Policy & Regulation
The Welsh Parliament's Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee has raised concerns over the ability of Natural Resources Wales to do its job effectively. NRW...
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Landmark case sees Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water fined £1.35m for over 800 breaches to sewage discharge permits

Government, Policy & Regulation
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been fined £1,350,000 and ordered to pay £70,237.70 costs after pleading guilty to over 800 breaches of its environmental...
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New pilot study detects crucial pollution marker in UK rivers

Environmental News
A pilot study has succeeded in offering a better understanding of contamination sources in national waterbodies, providing water companies with the capability of identifying...
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Information Commissioner’s Office tells water companies that transparency must be the default position

Government, Policy & Regulation
The Information Commissioner’s Office has told water companies that transparency must be the default position when it comes to information under the Environmental Information...
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Southern Water pleads guilty to 13 pollution charges

Government, Policy & Regulation
Southern Water has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of unpermitted discharges from Margate, Broadstairs and Weatherlees Hill Wastewater Pumping Stations between 2019 and 2021.  The...
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Investigation leads to overflowing collection tank and pollution conviction

Government, Policy & Regulation
Michael McCullagh, (70), Gorticashel Road, Greencastle, Co Tyrone was convicted yesterday (28 April 2025) at Omagh Magistrates Court, under Article 7(1)(a) of the Water...
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Unauthorised discharges and odours drive enforcement at EPA priority sites in 2024

Government, Policy & Regulation
Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its Industrial and Waste Licence Enforcement Summary 2024.  The report details EPA enforcement activities across industrial and...
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Polluting water bosses face up to two years in prison

Government, Policy & Regulation
Water company bosses could face up to two years in prison due to new powers in force today, Friday 25 April 2025.   The new powers,...
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Second reading of the Chalk Steams (Protection) Bill to take place in Parliament this week

Government, Policy & Regulation
The second reading of the Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill, which will give chalk streams an enhanced status to protect them from pollution and environmental...
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Report reveals more than a quarter of adults in England have considered withholding water bill payments as a result of recent sewage scandals

Market Analysis & Research
A new report from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has revealed that more than a quarter of adults in England have considered not paying their...
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EAC launches new inquiry to address the risks of PFAS forever chemicals within the UK’s regulatory approach

Government, Policy & Regulation
House of Commons select committee, the Environmental Audit Committee, is launching a new inquiry to address the risks of PFAS forever chemicals within the...
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EU invests €4.6M in new water sensor to track hidden pollutants in lakes and rivers

Product News
An EU consortium is developing a new photonic sensing platform to track invisible threats from petrochemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, and industrial waste in our...
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Aston University microbiologist calls for public vigilance and urgent action on the danger of raw sewage in UK seas

Insight & Opinion
Aston University microbiologist Dr Jonathan Cox has written an article for the journal Microbiology on the dangers posed by raw sewage in the seas...
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Biodiversity in England’s rivers improved as metal pollution reduced

Environmental News
An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England’s rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of...
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DAERA Minister Andrew Muir urges the public to become citizen scientists at local water sources in the ‘Great UK Water Blitz’

Environmental News
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has urged the public to become citizen scientists at local water...
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South West Water completes sewer scheme in Exmouth as part of £38 million improvement plans

Water Company News
South West Water has completed a scheme to replace a section of sewer in Exmouth and protect customers and the environment from potential pollutions. Teams...
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OEP welcomes decision in Pickering Fishery Association case on water quality laws

Government, Policy & Regulation
The Office for Environmental Protection says it welcomes yesterday's (Wednesday, 2 April) Court of Appeal decision on the correct interpretation of the law to...
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SEPA launches consultation on proposed Environmental Performance Assessment Scheme (EPAS)

Government, Policy & Regulation
SEPA is launching a consultation on a proposed Environmental Performance Assessment Scheme (EPAS) - which it says will be a fairer way of reporting...
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Environment Secretary describes the number of spills from storm overflows as “disgraceful” after new figures released

Government, Policy & Regulation
The Environment Secretary has described the number of spills from storm overflows as “disgraceful” as new figures were released by the Environment Agency yesterday...
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Environment Agency says spill count and duration remains unacceptably high across England following publication of latest Event Duration Monitoring

Government, Policy & Regulation
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...
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Yorkshire Water to pay £40m enforcement package following Ofwat wastewater investigation

Government, Policy & Regulation
Ofwat has concluded its investigation into Yorkshire Water securing an enforcement package of £40m to be paid by the wastewater company.  Since the regulator published...
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EPA publishes early insights into last year’s nitrogen levels in Ireland’s rivers

Government, Policy & Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published early insights into nitrogen levels in Ireland's rivers in 2024. The Early Insights Nitrogen Indicator 2024 has been...
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Failed legal challenge for South West Water after battle to get 12 sewage spill charge dropped

Government, Policy & Regulation
The Environment Agency has won a case against South West Water, after the water company attempted to prevent 12 charges relating to sewage discharges...
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New study finds 1,450% increase in microplastic levels within soil after four years of sewage sludge application

Market Analysis & Research
A new study by The James Hutton Institute has revealed an increase of up to 1,450% in the level of microplastics found within soil...
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New water quality data sheds light on health of rivers in Wales

Environmental News
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has published new data on phosphorus levels in Welsh Special Area of Conservation (SAC) rivers. The data shows small improvements,...
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UK and Welsh Government unite in £1m fund to transform River Wye

Government, Policy & Regulation
The Welsh and UK Government have announced a new £1 million joint research initiative to tackle water quality issues in the River Wye.  The Welsh...
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Lords nitrogen inquiry to hear from wastewater experts

Government, Policy & Regulation
The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee continues its inquiry into the efficient use and management of reactive nitrogen by focussing on...
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Environment Secretary Steve Reed to set out government ambition to end sewage discharged into Windermere

Government, Policy & Regulation
Environment Secretary Steve Reed has pledged to ‘clean up Windermere’ setting out the Government’s support for the long-term ambition of ‘only rainwater’ entering England’s...
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Manchester scientists develop ‘molecular trap’ to clean pollution from water

Market Analysis & Research
Scientists from The University of Manchester have developed a new material that could help reduce water pollution caused by harmful chemicals, such as from...
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Northern Ireland Water Classification Statistics Report 2024 released

Government, Policy & Regulation
The 2024 Northern Ireland Water Classification Statistics Report has been published by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
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Signs placed next to rivers to help people report pollution

Environmental News
Signs to tell people how to report suspected river pollution have been placed across parts of Wales. The number of pollution incidents reported to Natural...
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