Wastewater treatment

Thames Water begins work on £3.5m pipeline

Blue and green

Water companies are generating ever more of their own power so they are not held hostage to price hikes from energy suppliers. Lee Jones report

Trust funds

Droughts with clout

Southern Water has taken the bold step of proposing to spend more on securing water resources than convention demands. Why? Because it's what customers want. Karma Ockenden wonders how the regulator will respond

National interest, local problem

Scottish Water expands pollution prevention scheme

Scottish Water is expanding its scheme which protects drinking water supply zones from diffuse pollution to support a range of new measures, it announced today.

Scottish Water fined £10,000 for pollution

Scottish Water has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 in fines following pollution incidents at two sites in 2011.

Wessex Water completes £26m water quality project

Wessex Water has completed a £26 million project to protect the water quality at beaches in Weston-super-Mare.

Monitor effects of ‘dangerous’ chemicals before banning them, says Benyon

Water minister Richard Benyon has thrown his weight behind calls to introduce a "watch list" to assess the impact of potentially harmful chemicals in water, rather than ordering water firms to remove them as proposed by the European Commission.

Thames Water to generate 20 per cent of energy needs with sewage scheme

Thames Water plans to generate 20 per cent of its energy needs from sewage by installing thermal hydrolysis process plants at six of its sewage treatment works, it has announced.

Adding chemicals to banned list could be a waste of money, MPs told

There is a lack of evidence to warrant adding to the "priority substance" list of chemicals controlled under the Water Framework Directive, MPs heard today.

Life’s a game

Computer gaming is huge and smart utilities are using its popularity and reach to their own ends. Andrew Williams reports

Cooking on biogas

The prospects for injecting biomethane into the gas grid are really hotting up, according to Megan Darby

Vandalism at sewage works could lead to pollution, NI Water warns

Vandalism at a wastewater treatments works could lead to a major environmental incident, NI Water warned today.

Wessex Water sewage works windfarm finds supplier

Four wind turbines are to be built at a Wessex Water sewage works in Bristol by the end of the year, it has been announced.