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First mass wet wipe removal from a UK river launched to clean London’s ‘Wet Wipe Island’

Environmental News 11 August, 2025

Work has started on the mass excavation of London’s Wet Wipe Island in a first-of-its-kind river clean-up project to further improve the quality of...

New updates to EPA tools for targeting agricultural measures to protect water quality

Government, Policy & Regulation 8 August, 2025

Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published updated evidence to further support the targeting of agricultural measures to protect and improve water quality. There are...

Yorkshire Water fined £865,000 for polluting watercourse

Government, Policy & Regulation 1 August, 2025

Yorkshire Water appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on 30 July for sentence after previously pleading guilty in February to one charge of polluting Ingbirchworth...

Researchers from The James Hutton Institute and the University of Stirling analyse River Almond for sources of anti-microbial resistance

Market Analysis & Research 1 August, 2025

Researchers from The James Hutton Institute are working with the University of Stirling to analyse sources of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the River Almond. AMR...

River Action launches legal challenge, accusing Government of failing to trigger special administration for Thames Water

Government, Policy & Regulation 30 July, 2025

Environmental charity, River Action, has launched a legal challenge, arguing that the Environment Secretary has acted unlawfully by failing to have or publish a...

Poor health scores for our rivers mask biodiversity improvements, experts tell Defra

Environmental News 30 July, 2025

The system for assessing the health of England’s rivers states just 14% are in good ecological health, but an independent report for Defra says...

Ofwat proposes £62.8 million enforcement package for Anglian Water for failures in managing its wastewater treatment works and network

Government, Policy & Regulation 29 July, 2025

Ofwat has today (29 July 2025) proposed a £62.8m enforcement package following its finding that Anglian Water has breached its legal obligations in operating...

East Midlands Airport fined £892,500 for allowing discharges of drainage water containing aircraft and runway de-icing fluid

Government, Policy & Regulation 29 July, 2025

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted East Midlands Airport Ltd for allowing discharges of drainage water containing aircraft and runway de-icing fluid. At Derby Crown...

UKWIR research explores FOG-based wastewater charging

Market Analysis & Research 29 July, 2025

A robust move towards preventative, source-control solutions to prevent pollutants from entering the wastewater system in England and Wales was a key recommendation of...

IN FULL FLOW: From data to delivery – future-proofing stormwater investment

Insight & Opinion 28 July, 2025

With £12 billion pledged to halve storm overflow spills by 2030, unprecedented monitoring, data analysis and collaboration will all be brought to bear -...

Researchers to harness the power of fungi for water filters

Market Analysis & Research 28 July, 2025

A groundbreaking project exploring the power of fungi to combat agricultural pollution is making significant strides, with researchers looking to begin live field trials...

Government must act now to tackle deadly impacts of nitrogen pollution, says Lords Committee

Government, Policy & Regulation 24 July, 2025

A House of Lords report, published today (Thursday 24 July), warns that successive Governments have failed to tackle the dangerous health, environmental and economic...

Government pledges to cut sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade

Government, Policy & Regulation 21 July, 2025

Sewage pollution from water companies will be cut in half by the end of the decade, the Environment Secretary Steve Reed pledged yesterday (20...

New report finds systemic water company failure and underperformance

Government, Policy & Regulation 18 July, 2025

The number of water company pollution incidents across England rose sharply last year, a new report from the Environment Agency (EA) has found. The Water and...

NRW steps up regulatory action as water company fails to curb sewage pollution incidents

Government, Policy & Regulation 18 July, 2025

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water must make urgent and fundamental changes to its operations, according to regulator Natural Resources Wales (NRW), as the company records...

Environment Agency prosecutes Welsh Water for breaking conditions of an environmental permit at a sewage treatment works 7 times in 5 months

Government, Policy & Regulation 15 July, 2025

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted Welsh Water for breaking conditions of an environmental permit at a Herefordshire sewage treatment works 7 times in...

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

Water Company News 11 July, 2025

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

River Deep Mountain AI releases first open-source models

Environmental News 10 July, 2025

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...

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

Government, Policy & Regulation 8 July, 2025

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...

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

Government, Policy & Regulation 4 July, 2025

A Bill to make provision for the designation of rivers, streams and lakes as having protected status is scheduled for a second reading in...

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

Government, Policy & Regulation 3 July, 2025

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...

Funding for Environment Agency farm inspections to double as part of a major boost to cut agricultural pollution

Government, Policy & Regulation 2 July, 2025

The government has announced that funding for Environment Agency farm inspections is doubling as part of a wider drive to help farmers slash agricultural...

Court of Appeal grants Professor Carolyn Roberts permission to appeal Competition Appeal Tribunal’s decision

Industry News 2 July, 2025

The Court of Appeal has granted Professor Carolyn Roberts permission to appeal the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s refusal to certify her proposed collective proceedings against...

Company donates £150,000 to local rivers trust after polluting a Cardiff river

Government, Policy & Regulation 2 July, 2025

A company responsible for polluting Llanishen Brook and Roath Park Lake in Cardiff has agreed to donate £150,000 to a local environmental charity, following...

WILLIAMSON ON WATER: Reducing pollution in the water network with the four ‘I’s

Insight & Opinion 30 June, 2025

In the first of a new regular column, Adler & Allan’s Managing Director, Mike Williamson MBE, explains how we can reduce pollution, enhance the...

Potato farmer prosecuted by Environment Agency for causing silt, soil and potatoes to seriously pollute a tributary of the River Tone in Somerset

Government, Policy & Regulation 26 June, 2025

A Taunton potato farmer has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for causing silt, soil and potatoes to escape from a field and seriously...

River Action granted permission to proceed with legal challenge against Ofwat

Government, Policy & Regulation 25 June, 2025

Environmental charity River Action has been granted permission by the High Court to proceed with a legal challenge against the water regulator, Ofwat. River Action...

Integrated approach essential to addressing climate emergency, says The Rivers Trust’s Mark Lloyd

Water Vlogs 25 June, 2025

Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of The Rivers Trust, discusses the interim report of the Independent Water Commission, welcoming the focus on the need for...

Pig farmer prosecuted for allowing slurry to enter surface water drains and nearby stream

Government, Policy & Regulation 25 June, 2025

A Taunton pig farmer has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for allowing slurry to escape from an illegally constructed slurry lagoon causing pollution...

Herefordshire-based farmer fined for polluting Abergavenny watercourses with soil and silt runoff

Environmental News 25 June, 2025

A farmer has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 in fines and costs after a pollution incident near Abergavenny led to soil and...

Two new Water (Special Measures) Act measures come into force this week

Government, Policy & Regulation 24 June, 2025

Two new legal requirements have come into force this week as part of the Water (Special Measures) Act, which received Royal Assent earlier this...

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water sentenced for polluting protected environment

Government, Policy & Regulation 24 June, 2025

Following a successful prosecution brought by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been fined £90,000 for recurring pollution incidents on the...

2nd reading of the Chalk Streams Bill is due in Parliament today

Government, Policy & Regulation 20 June, 2025

A 2nd reading of the Chalk Streams Bill is due in Parliament today (20 June, 2025). The Private Members’ Bill was introduced by Liberal Democrat...

Feargal Sharkey discusses the UK’s water woes with Toby Perkins MP in latest Committee Corridor podcast

Insight & Opinion 20 June, 2025

The latest episode of Committee Corridor, out this week, sees host Toby Perkins MP, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, sit down with...

Government to invest over £100m in water company fines to local environmental projects

Government, Policy & Regulation 19 June, 2025

The Government has announced it will invest water company fines into local projects across the country to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. Over...

Biogas, forever chemicals and sand filtration: Cranfield supports three innovative projects to address water sector challenges

Awards, Charity & Funding 19 June, 2025

Cranfield University is involved with three projects recently awarded funding from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund Water Breakthrough Challenge. Winning a share of £42 million in...

BSI launches new guidance on detecting microplastics in the water supply

Market Analysis & Research 12 June, 2025

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched new guidance on detecting microplastics in the water supply and ultimately protect consumers from the associated risks. This...

UK’s first micropollutant removal plants using ozone technology go live

Industry News 9 June, 2025

New wastewater treatment facilities designed and built by Curio Water will help to clean bathing waters, as part of Severn Trent’s Green Recovery Plan,...

Northumbrian Water agrees to pay £15.7m enforcement package following Ofwat wastewater investigation

Government, Policy & Regulation 5 June, 2025

Ofwat has concluded its investigation into Northumbrian Water securing an enforcement package of £15.7m to be paid by the wastewater company and their shareholders,...

Yorkshire Water fined £350,000 after one of its sewage pumping stations polluted a York watercourse

Government, Policy & Regulation 2 June, 2025

Following an investigation by the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water appeared at York Magistrates’ Court on Friday 30 May for sentencing for two offences –...

Affinity Water’s pioneering testing method recognised by UK experts

Water Company News 30 May, 2025

Affinity Water has become the first water laboratory in the UK to develop and establish an advanced method for detecting total cyanide in drinking...

Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales

Case Studies 30 May, 2025

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...

ERG Group acquires Hygrade Plastics to expand fabrication capability

Mergers & Acquisitions 28 May, 2025

ERG Process Technologies, owner of ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd and ERG Plastic Fabrications Ltd, has announced the acquisition of Hygrade Industrial Plastics Ltd,...

TECH TALKS: P-removal in AMP8 – are you ready?

Insight & Opinion 27 May, 2025

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...

Record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies under Government crackdown

Government, Policy & Regulation 21 May, 2025

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed a record total of 81 criminal investigations into water companies have been launched...

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 21 May, 2025

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...

Landmark case sees Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water fined £1.35m for over 800 breaches to sewage discharge permits

Government, Policy & Regulation 16 May, 2025

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...

New pilot study detects crucial pollution marker in UK rivers

Environmental News 15 May, 2025

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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