Wastewater treatment

NI Water warns under-funding has left it in ‘critical’ state

Defra to bolster water protection targets within Environment Bill

The long-awaited Environment Bill will enshrine protection for waterways that may include new PCC targets, changes to abstraction licences, review of agricultural and wastewater pollutants that enter waterways.

Displaced ‘Class of 2020’ to be at heart of Northumbrian innovation festival

SVT trial could reduce size of treatment works

Bin the Wipe campaign drives down blockages by 61 per cent

Water networks overwhelmed by extreme weather

Bevan: Time to ‘carefully’ reform Water Framework Directive

Annual water survey finds low awareness of social tariffs

Thames awards first major contract of AMP7

Thames has awarded the first major contract of its capital investment programme for AMP7 to Laing O'Rourke to upgrade the sewage works at Beckton ahead of Thames Tideway's completion in 2024.

Agriculture Bill could be ‘game-changing’ for catchment management

The Agriculture Bill has the potential to transform catchment management by water companies, landowners, farmers and other stakeholders with subsidies available for farmers who employ environmental land management, according to Anglian Water's head of public affairs Daniel Johns.

Yorkshire Water agrees £60m sludge removal contract

Yorkshire Water has agreed a contract with Suttons Tankers for the removal of sludge from its wastewater treatment sites that it claimed will cut the company’s carbon emissions by 15 per cent. As part of the £60 million deal, 21 drivers and 33 vehicles have been transferred from Yorkshire to Suttons.

Water companies should be able to withstand one-in-500-year droughts

Water resource management plans should prepare an area for once in 500-year drought events and feature natural capital solutions to resource management, according to proposed updates to planning guidance.

Ofwat remains steadfast on CMA appeals

As the CMA gathers submissions and evidence for redetermining the business plans of Anglian, Bristol, Northumbrian and Yorkshire Water, Ofwat has firmly defended its position and the final determinations it handed to the companies in December.

Build Back Better: 15 key questions for Anglian’s Peter Simpson

The road map for water companies to reach net zero by 2030, bringing forward spending from AMP8, and the big ask from government - these were just some of the themes on the agenda when Denise Chevin caught up with Anglian Water's chief executive.

Water’s Worth Saving campaign launched

A new national campaign will run this summer to encourage people to use less water while spending more time at home and in the garden. Water's Worth Saving was launched as part of Waterwise's digital conference