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Severn Trent commits to £1.2bn sustainability drive

Severn Trent has set out a series of environmental and social commitments for the next decade. The drive will include investments in improving the natural habitat, tackling water scarcity, decarbonisation and the company’s role in society. Utility Week spoke to the company’s senior team to find out more.

5 years ago

South East Water collaborates to battle leakage

5 years ago

Welsh Water relaunches pesticide amnesty

Welsh Water is relaunching its pesticide disposal scheme for land managers, farmers and growers across the whole of Wales to prevent chemicals reaching water sources prior to treatment. The anonymous scheme will permit land users to safely and anonymously get rid of out-of-date or unlicensed products

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

Karam: Ofwat ‘didn’t follow precedent’ on Bristol’s FD

Bristol Water chief executive, Mel Karam, talks to Utility Week about the company's reluctant decision to challenge Ofwat's final determination - for the third price review in a row. He discusses where he believes the regulator has got it wrong and the lessons learnt from previous challenges.

5 years ago

First major wetwipe brand certified flushable

5 years ago

Budget cuts cost jobs at Anglian

5 years ago

WWT working with Ofwat to deliver innovation webinar

Utility Week's sister brand, WWT is partnering with Ofwat to host a webinar highlighting the regulator's plans to drive transformational innovation and address key strategic challenges such as climate change and population growth.

5 years ago

Contractors warn of AMP7 cost pressures

Leading contractors have aired their concerns about the impact of cost pressures imposed on the water companies for the next price control period. Representatives of Tier 1 contractors told Utility Week of their fears that there could be a knock-on effect on the decarbonisation agenda.

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

Ofwat confirms inter-company loans will be banned

5 years ago

Yorkshire trials smart meters for leakage detection

5 years ago

Stormtroopers: Water sector battles through

After two significant storms wreaked havoc on the UK, river levels still remain dangerously high, raising fears of more disruption. Utility Week looks at the work water companies have undertaken so far, with teams working day and night, often in dangerous conditions, to maintain or restore water to their customers

5 years ago

CCW issues advice on stamping out billing complaints

5 years ago

Severn Trent aims to create ‘super fertiliser’ from sludge

Severn Trent is trialling a sludge processing method that uses carbon capture technology and converts waste to energy as well as agri-fertiliser. Chief engineer Bob Stear said the technology has the potential to be a game-changer for wastewater treatment

5 years ago

Challenging PR19: Where CMA appeals can be won or lost

With a record number of appellants requesting referrals from Ofwat to the Competition and Markets Authority for their PR19 business plans, Utility Week gathers expert views on the areas most likely to feature in the appeals.

5 years ago

Severn Trent hunts leaks with fibre optics

5 years ago

Plans for £1.2bn weather ‘supercomputer’ as utilities grapple with storm aftermath

As utility companies pick up the pieces from a second consecutive weekend of extreme weather, the government has promised to strengthen the country’s resilience by investing £1.2 billion in the world’s most advanced weather and climate forecaster. Utility Week gauges reaction to the project and rounds up how companies have responded to the damage caused by Storm Dennis

5 years ago