Environment Agency responds to Panorama investigation
The Environment Agency has responded to the December 4th broadcast by the BBC of it's Panorama programme - 'The Water Pollution Cover-Up'.
The programme discussed...
BBC Panorama investigation suggests water companies can make sewage pollution disappear from official figures
The BBC has suggested that water companies can make sewage pollution disappear from the official figures.
The broadcaster has reported that BBC Panorama has obtained...
£201 million spent in first six months of 2022/23 to improve services
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water spent £201 million between April and September 2023 in capital projects to improve services and support the resilience of its...
£3.5m investment to protect the Tyne in Northumberland
The risk of sewage spills from a treatment works in a Northumberland village will be significantly reduced, thanks to a multi-million pound investment to...
£15.8m investment to benefit local watercourses
Enhancements to three County Durham treatment works will help to protect water quality in the River Skerne.
Northumbrian Water is investing more than £10m in...
We have the technology to deliver the right solutions
Water companies need to make significant investment if they are to meet the requirements of the 2021 Environment Act. This means taking great care...
Xylem water quality platform wins instrumentation award
A river water quality monitoring platform, developed to support utilities in meeting requirements of the Environment Act 2021, has been named best-in-class by the...
New flood embankment will better protect properties in Birmingham
Work is underway to build a new £2million flood risk management scheme to better protect homes from flooding in the Pebble Mill area of...
Surfers Against Sewage finds popular sites for bathing in England fail to meet minimum safety requirements
A new report by Surfers Against Sewage suggests that multiple popular inland swimming sites in England are unsafe for water users.
40 locations were...
Welsh Water plans to rebuild Cardigan Wastewater Treatment Works and invest further £42m in wastewater assets across Ceredigion
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has confirmed that it plans to accelerate investment in its network of wastewater assets across Ceredigion to improve river water...
Stepping up the nutrient battle in Somerset
The Parrett will be the latest of Somerset’s rivers to feel the benefit of enhanced environmental protection when a new £12 million project gets...
£10m investment into Dronfield wastewater treatment works
Yorkshire Water is investing £10m at its Dronfield wastewater treatment works to help improve water quality in the river Drone by removing Phosphorus from...
River quality monitoring – The need to act quickly and smartly
In his role of Director of Smart Water Solutions, Garry Tabor works closely with international utility customers and partners to deliver robust, integrated, digital...
Critically endangered European eel given hope for the future
The Environment Agency’s work to improve an eel passage at the confluence between the River Avon and River Severn at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire is now...
Anglian Water invests £12.5 million to protect local watercourses in Corby
Anglian Water has recently finished work building additional storm water storage and upgrading phosphorous technology at its water recycling centre (WRC) in Corby, in...
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