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Thames Water ‘on track’ to meet leakage target

Ofwat boss Rachel Fletcher said Thames is set to meet its leakage target in 2020 as the company announced water efficiency savings made by customers during lockdown by finding and fixing household leaks

5 years ago

Water companies urge public to limit usage

The trade body for the water industry has urged householders to be mindful of their usage at peak times as demand reached its highest ever point amid the continued lockdown and sunny weather. According to data from Water UK, people are currently using an average of 20 per cent more water, with some areas seeing up to a 40 per cent increase.

5 years ago

Water firms see demand rise by up to a third during lockdown

The driest May for more than a century coupled with the lockdown has seen a dramatic spike in water usage, with one company reporting a 33 per cent increase on an average month and another comparing the effect to serving an extra 400,000 customers.

5 years ago

Collaborate or fail

The challenges facing water companies to make the most of the £200 million innovation fund are revealed in Utility Week’s major new insight report in association with CGI. Denise Chevin picks out some of the key themes.

5 years ago

Resilience comes at a price – but failure costs far more

National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt writes for Utility Week about how the committee’s new recommendations on securing resilience would affect the sector.

5 years ago

Bristol Water updates social contract

5 years ago

Time to ‘put pedal to the metal’ over shared PSR

5 years ago

Pennon shareholders give green light to Viridor sale

Pennon shareholders approve the sale of waste management business Viridor to US private equity firm as the company focuses on opportunities in the water and wastewater sector.

5 years ago

Covid will make PCC targets ‘exceptionally hard’

SES Water talks Utility Week through data on water use during lockdown, with traditional spikes flattening at home and demand collapsing in the non-domestic market. The Surrey-based company has also seen clear differences in usage between different socio-economic groups. Water strategy manager Alison Murphy explains what this all means for consumption targets.

5 years ago

Grasping the opportunity: water innovation

In December last year Ofwat announced that an innovation competition for a £200 million fund, financed by a ring-fenced levy on customers’ bills, would now go ahead for AMP7. At this exciting and pivotal moment for the UK water sector Utility Week, in association with CGI, has conducted a landmark qualitative research report to support water companies as they shape their strategy to take advantage of the new funding.

5 years ago

UU teams up with AI-tech firm to listen for leaks

United Utilities claims to have amassed the largest collection of leakage data in the world after partnering with a tech firm to tackle the issue using acoustic sensors and artificial intelligence.

5 years ago

#AskUsAnything: The evolving relationship with regulators and policymakers

Our latest #AskUsAnything looked at how interactions with the government and the regulators have changed during lockdown and what this means for the for the ongoing dynamic of the sector. It is now available on demand.

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Techniques to Inform and improve aeration system design and operation

Rowland Minall, Operations Director, Aqua Enviro explains the techniques available to inform and improve aeration system design and operation including oxygen transfer testing.

5 years ago

‘People are our most valuable assets’

As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close Utility Week hears from Anglian and Yorkshire about what well-being means and how working from home has affected their people.

5 years ago

Southern Water secures £825m in sustainable funding

The company said the deal marks the largest green sustainable deal from a UK utility. The funding is part of its environmental and social governance (ESG) framework which it established earlier this year.

5 years ago

UU pledges to prioritise safety and support ‘over any short-term impact’

As well as reflecting on the company’s performance in the past financial year, and price control period, United Utilities chief executive Steve Mogford has addressed the impact of Covid-19, saying the safety of staff and support for customers will be the unequivocal focus regardless of the hit to finances and targets. The company also revealed £51 million of losses on its Water Plus retail joint venture.

5 years ago

Northumbrian and Waterwise innovate through Covid-19

As social distancing changes the way we all live and work, two significant events in the water calendar have been announced to go ahead but online. Waterwise's Conference and Northumbrian's Innovation Festival will take place in July and September respectively.

5 years ago

CCW says water sector research is failing to engage customers

5 years ago

Keeping us Connected: Anglian boosts productivity in lockdown

5 years ago

Wider water sector raises concerns to CMA

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