Pollution management

Regulatory appeals – change on the way?

On 21 February this year, Lord Tyrie, the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority

Utilities need more open, shared data to benefit customers

The first step towards the data architecture needed for a shared systems future is "to let go of the control of data," according to Samir Rahim, chief information officer of water retail market operator MOSL.

Environment Agency begins beach water testing

The Environment Agency has resumed seasonal water quality testing at more than 400 popular swimming

Water companies welcome plastic straw ban

Water companies have welcomed an announcement by the environment secretary Michael Gove to ban all

Severn Trent seeks solutions to cut energy costs

Severn Trent, one of three companies that had their business plans fast-tracked by Ofwat, is

Ofwat may need to tackle poor retailers, says CCWater

Regulatory action may be required to tackle the root causes of growing complaints from businesses about their water and sewerage services, the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) has warned.

Letter from the Editor: A calculated approach to nationalisation

Those Utility Week spoke to labelled as disastrous the Sunday Times revelations that if the

Businesses have a key role to play in bringing access to clean water for all

Holland & Barrett stops selling wet wipes in fatberg fight

High street chain Holland & Barrett has announced that from July it will no longer sell wet wipes across its 800 stores in the UK and Ireland, which could help reduce the number of fatbergs the water industry has to tackle. 

Northumbrian Water leads roadside mapping pilot project

Northumbrian Water will lead the way with a new roadside infrastructure pilot project with Ordnance

Northumbrian Water completes £1m environmental project

Northumbrian Water has finished work on a £1 million project replacing near one mile of sewage piping, used for carrying waste out of the village of Escomb and on its way to treatment at Bishop Auckland sewage treatment works.

Utility Week Awards winner case study: Transformation and Innovation Award 2018

Northumbrian Water won the 2018 Transformation and Innovation Award. Utility Week takes a look at

Water industry discovers second ‘concreteberg’

Following reports of a large deposit of concrete, which Thames Water found blocking a sewer in Islington, a second "concreteberg" has been discovered, and removed, by Northern Ireland Water (NI Water).

‘Concreteberg’ size of a blue whale blocks Islington sewer

Thames Water has launched what it expects to be a lengthy operation to remove a mass of concrete discovered to be plugging three Victorian sewers.

Tideway reports 8% rise in tunnel costs

Tideway has revealed the cost of building’s London’s new “super sewer” has increased by around