Pollution management

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Targeting ‘hidden habits’ could unlock water efficiency gains

As part of our Mind the Tap series, Utility Week speaks to Hubbub - a charity specialising in persuading people to adopt more sustainable practices – about communicating the water efficiency message. Its chief executive discusses the quandary of how you convince the public to play their part in solving a problem, if they refuse to believe the problem exists in the first place.

5 years ago

Yorkshire Water tenders for £800m contract

Yorkshire is tendering for £800 million worth of contracts including an innovation fund to encourage bids that develop new technologies while minimising disruption for customers

5 years ago

Anglian to CMA: Listen to our customers and let us invest now

The four water companies appealing to the CMA have submitted their grounds for requesting a redetermination. As part of a short series Utility Week will explore each of their Statements of Case and the reasons for not accepting Ofwat’s final determinations. In this piece, we examine the arguments from Anglian.

5 years ago

Blockages add pressure to key workers

At a time when workforces are under increased pressure and restricted working conditions, sewage workers are forced to deal with thousands of extra sewer blockages caused by households flushing kitchen rolls, wet wipes and newspaper down the toilet.

5 years ago

Pennon eyes growth for South West after Viridor sale

South West Water's parent company Pennon said it will pursue growth in the water and wastewater sector after completing the sale of its waste management business Viridor. The company will expand its service area to include the Isles of Scilly from 1 April

5 years ago

DWI permits testing postponement

To limit any unnecessary contact the Drinking Water Inspectorate has suspended water testing at domestic and commercial properties while it encouraged companies to bolster operational checks to ensure drinking water sources are clean and safe

5 years ago

Affinity to roll out step testing leak detection

Affinity Water is ramping up its leakage detection efforts with a method that divides networks into small segments to make it easier to identify problems.

5 years ago

United Utilities enacts pandemic response plan

5 years ago

Cox warns river pollution is next frontier of public outrage

Ofwat chairman Jonson Cox has claimed the water sector is falling “woefully short” on restoring the country’s rivers to a healthy state. Cox said that the issue could overtake leakage as the principal concern for the public about water company performance.

5 years ago

A real step-change in consumer awareness is on the cards

5 years ago

Wessex and Bristol downgraded following final determinations

5 years ago

Coronavirus presents challenge to resilience

5 years ago

Mind the Tap: Why water must be central to the climate debate

5 years ago

South East Water collaborates to battle leakage

5 years ago

New powers for water companies and a ban of non-flushable wipes proposed

A think tank has proposed around 50 measures to protect the natural environment in the UK including a ban of non-flushable wet wipes, extra powers for water companies to rectify misconnected drains and mandatory water efficiency labels.

5 years ago

First major wetwipe brand certified flushable

5 years ago

Budget cuts cost jobs at Anglian

5 years ago

Water company ratings shift on the back of CMA decisions

Credit rating agency S&P has given its vedict on the water companies of England & Wales after taking into account the reactions to the 'toughest determination ever' from Ofwat.

5 years ago

Does squeeze on contractors threaten resilience drive?

5 years ago

Sewer flooding sensors trialled

A sewer detection system that could predict where blockages and floods will happen is being trialled by infrastructure company Amey. Water companies have been set stretching targets as part of PR19 to reduce incidents of sewer flooding and will face financial penalties if they fail to meet the targets.

5 years ago