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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...

Yorkshire Water’s Laxton sewer project comes to successful completion

Water Company News 8 August, 2025

Yorkshire Water has announced its £978k investment to replace almost 1km of sewer in the East Yorkshire village of Laxton is now complete. The project...

Stormwater attenuation systems made easy with the StormTech Design Tool

Product News 7 August, 2025

Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), has launched an enhanced version of its StormTech Design Tool which allows engineers, designers and other users to generate optimised...

120-tonne fatberg, equivalent in size to a blue whale, has been removed from a large sewer in Oxford

Water Company News 1 August, 2025

Multiple teams across Thames Water have joined forces to tackle a 120-tonne fatberg, equivalent in size to a blue whale and stretching over one...

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...

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 -...

Blockage-detecting robot ready to patrol sewers

Industry News 28 July, 2025

A sewer robot that inspects pipework and raises blockage alerts before flooding occurs is to be deployed in a live network for the first...

Epic new documentary tells the behind-the-scenes story of London’s super sewer project

Industry News 25 July, 2025

A powerful new documentary chronicling the construction of London’s £4.6bn ‘super sewer’ is now available online. Produced by In The Dark Productions (ITD), ‘Beneath Your...

Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister appoints three Non-Executive Members to the Drainage Council NI

Appointments & People 24 July, 2025

Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has appointed Mrs Maureen Brunt and Dr Alex McGarel for second terms and Mr Jim Martin for a...

OEP concludes investigation into regulation of combined sewer overflows

Government, Policy & Regulation 23 July, 2025

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is to conclude its investigation into the regulation of combined sewer overflows after securing significant progress in tackling...

Pipe down – sewer work clears the way for river team pipe bridge removal

Water Company News 23 July, 2025

Northumbrian Water engineers have carried out work to improve the landscape on a North East river. The removal of a sewer pipe that bridges the...

Flood cleanup costs reach up to £566m per year, with 57% of councils reporting overwhelmed sewers

Market Analysis & Research 22 July, 2025

UK councils suffer on average 43 flooding incidents a year, with nationwide recovery costs of up to £566 million, according to findings from Infrastructure...

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...

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...

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

Government, Policy & Regulation 8 July, 2025

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...

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

Water Company News 3 July, 2025

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

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...

Super sewer project becomes first UK company to issue Blue Bonds

Industry News 1 July, 2025

Tideway, the company behind London’s super sewer, has become the first corporate to issue a ‘Blue Bond’ in Sterling. Blue Bonds, a subset of the...

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...

HUBER Technology announces appointment of new Engineering & Operations Director

Appointments & People 27 June, 2025

HUBER Technology has announced the appointment of Paul Blackoe as Engineering & Operations Director. The company said that since joining HUBER in 2014 as the...

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

Water Company News 23 June, 2025

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...

SuDS need mandatory framework, not just guidelines, warns industry expert

Insight & Opinion 20 June, 2025

In a move hailed as a long-overdue step towards futureproofing new developments, yesterday (19 June, 2025) the Government released updated non-statutory standards for Sustainable...

Government updates national standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems for the first time in a decade

Government, Policy & Regulation 19 June, 2025

In a move to tackle water pollution and protect communities from flooding, the government is updating the national standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)...

Ofwat proposes new regulatory basis to drive companies to better understand and improve their asset management maturity

Government, Policy & Regulation 17 June, 2025

To extract the most value out of their assets, Ofwat wants to encourage water companies to improve their approaches to strategic planning, decision making...

ELIQUO HYDROK strengthens executive team with the appointment of Matt Down as joint MD

Water Vlogs 13 June, 2025

Matt Down, who has joined leading water engineering solutions company, ELIQUO HYDROK as joint MD, working alongside Peter Wroe, shares his thoughts as to...

Drain and sewer tech ‘front and centre’ at WJA Trade Show 2025

Event News 13 June, 2025

Drainage contractors will have a lot to see at WJA Trade Show 2025 - the UK's water jetting exhibition - including innovative jetter systems...

Curio Water secures exclusive distributor rights in UK and Ireland in strategic partnership with Reinert-Ritz

Industry News 13 June, 2025

Reinert-Ritz GmbH has announced a strategic partnership with UK based company Curio Water. The agreement will grant Curio Water exclusive distribution rights in the...

Ofwat upholds Severn Trent’s decision not to grant consent to Amazon for it to discharge trade effluent for treatment at Branton WWTW

Government, Policy & Regulation 12 June, 2025

Ofwat has made a final determination of an appeal made by Amazon UK Services Limited, relating to Severn Trent Water Limited's refusal to grant...

Esh Construction appointed to £160m Northumbrian Water repairs and maintenance Framework

Industry News 12 June, 2025

Northumbrian Water has named Esh Construction as its sole delivery partner for its Wastewater Networks Framework, a planned and reactive repairs and maintenance contract...

Public Sewer Services rebrands to PSS Utilities

Industry News 10 June, 2025

Specialist utilities infrastructure company, Public Sewer Services, part of the Adler & Allan Group, has announced it is rebranding to PSS Utilities. The company says...

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,...

StormHarvester partners with HydroDigital to expand smart sewer technology in the UK and Ireland

Industry News 4 June, 2025

StormHarvester, a leader in AI-powered wastewater analytics, has partnered with HydroDigital to accelerate the adoption of advanced digital water management technologies across the United...

£4m project to reduce storm discharges in Brawby underway

Water Company News 29 May, 2025

Yorkshire Water has begun work to reduce discharges to the river Seven from the storm overflow at Brawby Wastewater Treatment Works, North Yorkshire, as...

Harnessing the power of Bucher Municipal sewer cleaners for effective flood relief

Product News 28 May, 2025

Flooding stands as one of the most catastrophic challenges facing homeowners, businesses, and public infrastructures today. To combat this threat, the UK Government has...

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...

Over half of septic tanks in Ireland failed inspection, putting householders’ health and the environment at risk, says EPA

Government, Policy & Regulation 14 May, 2025

Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its report on Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Inspections 2024 on 13 May 2025, which details the findings...

EPA says high standards achieved for bathing water quality in Ireland, but challenges remain during heavy rainfall

Government, Policy & Regulation 8 May, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ireland has published the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland report for 2024 which shows that water quality at...

Information Commissioner’s Office tells water companies that transparency must be the default position

Government, Policy & Regulation 6 May, 2025

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...

LGBTQ+ commemorative manhole cover installed at United Utilities

Industry News 30 April, 2025

A Commemorative access cover, commonly referred to as a manhole cover, dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community has been installed at United Utilities, marking a...

Work underway on environmental protection scheme in Redcar and Cleveland village

Water Company News 24 April, 2025

Investment to protect the environment by upgrading and modifying the sewer network in a rural village is set to reduce storm overflow spills. Northumbrian Water...

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 16 April, 2025

A new report from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has revealed that more than a quarter of adults in England have considered not paying their...

Sewer sealing drives storm overflow reduction work in East Sussex village

Water Company News 11 April, 2025

Efforts to cut storm overflows in an East Sussex village have been boosted by the sealing of 2km of sewers. Southern Water's Clean Rivers and...

Storm discharges reduced after Hoylandswaine storm overflow investment

Water Company News 11 April, 2025

A Yorkshire Water storm overflow project in Hoylandswaine in south Yorkshire has reduced the number of discharges into Ellhirst Beck, improving water quality. The scheme...

Smart Sewers – How Thames Water’s 20,000 sewer monitors help to prevent flooding and pollution incidents before they occur

Water Company News 10 April, 2025

The UK’s largest water company has invested £20 million over the last three years to make its sewers smart by installing over 20,000 monitors...

South West Water completes sewer scheme in Exmouth as part of £38 million improvement plans

Water Company News 8 April, 2025

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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