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UU installs novel nutrient removal technology at wastewater plant

To meet tighter nutrient level requirements coming from 2024 as part of the Wastewater Framework Directive, United Utilities has begun upgrading a sewage works site at Macclesfield to include organic plant material in the sludge treatment. The company said the process will improve the quality of treated water leaving the plant and contributes to its efforts to restore and enhance the health of waterways across the North West

2 years ago

Affinity sets out £250m water transfer plans

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Advancing WINEP and levelling the playing field

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Building the skills pipeline – how the water network can get it right first time

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Weekend press: Energy firms face investigation into bill profiteering

Utility Week's latest roundup of national news from the weekend includes a BEIS investigation into energy firms accused of 'profiteering' by charging some businesses inflated prices for fixed-rate gas and electricity; elsewhere Rishi Sunak will advise world leaders to move faster on renewable energy at COP27; and the Liberal Democrat's leader attacks Ofwat over river water quality.

2 years ago

Southern lifts hosepipe ban

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Benyon reiterates £250m fine threat

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Utilities must beware ‘blind spots’ of vulnerability

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Why company culture belongs in PR24

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Brexit is a ‘massive opportunity’ to rethink regulation

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Severn Trent tenders for natural capital partners

Severn Trent has launched a tender process for supply chain partners specialising in natural capital solutions ranging from reedbeds and wetlands to chemical reduction solutions and natural flood management. The company said it was taking a "unique" approach to the process to help meet its carbon reduction and environmental improvement ambitions.

2 years ago

On the Move: Bevan to leave EA

James Bevan will step down from his role as chief executive of the Environment Agency with effect from March next year after seven years in the role. Working closely with the next head of the EA will be Trudy Harrison, recently confirmed as water minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under Terese Coffey. Elsewhere Severn Trent has strengthened its board.

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OEP mulls enforcement action against Defra

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Cathryn Ross: Water sector needs a sense of urgency

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Retained EU Law Bill a ‘sword of Damocles’ for water

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Yorkshire secures drought permits

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Thames Tideway granted six-month licence extension

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Ofwat encourages equity raising to finance investment

David Black, Ofwat's chief executive, has told investors he expects that water companies will need to raise equity as well as debt to finance the investment needs of the next price review from 2025. Black also said it is "extraordinary" that companies have not recognised the benefits of linking executive pay to performance, something they will be required to do as part of their licence conditions for PR24.

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Supply chains must rise to climate challenge

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Environment Agency urged to act faster on improving river basins

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