Pollution management

AMP8: Why partnerships and innovative asset management will win the day

Northumbrian ploughs £15m into river improvements

Southern Water unveils £1.5bn CSO plan

Record fine issued for trade effluent breach

Water watchdog backs uncapped pollution fines

Ofwat: Welsh Water CSO plans lack ambition

Council votes to remove South West Water from planning process

Approval granted for Wessex’s £100m sewage plant expansion

Achieving AMP8 leakage and resilience ambitions – A guide

Scottish Water CEO: We must heed underinvestment lessons from England

Chris Whitty says sewerage legislation overlooks health

England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty has called out MPs for overlooking human health issues when drafting legislation relating to sewerage. Whitty called for a refocus on health within wastewater legislation, which is currently framed around environmental targets.

‘Forever chemicals’ could be the next big scandal

Anglian lays out £27m sewerage overhaul

Anglian Water has announced plans for a £27 million upgrade to water and sewerage infrastructure in Peterborough including £10 million on storm tanks to increase storage capacity in the network. The company said it is part of a £100 million spending drive to grow capacity across its region in the east of England to relieve the use of storm overflows during times of heavy rainfall.

Grime and punishment: The retired cops protecting our sewers

Environment Agency vows to ramp up water checks

The Environment Agency will transform how it regulates the water sector by “significantly” increasing its inspections to ensure compliance by companies. Chair of the organisation, Alan Lovell, said the regulator will be investing in "new specialist officers, data and tools which will significantly increase the time we are able to spend on regulating the water industry”.