Water networks

Thames Water helps 250,000 homes cut down on water use

Northumbrian Water leads roadside mapping pilot project

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

South East Water hails pesticide amnesty ‘success’

An anonymous pesticide amnesty organised by South East Water has enabled the safe removal of over a tonne of unused and out of date pesticides from farms in Kent. If stored or disposed of incorrectly, pesticides can pose a significant environmental risk, potentially contaminating water supplies.

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

English water retail market sees drop in customer trust

Research undertaken by the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) has detailed a drop in levels of satisfaction and trust from non-domestic customers with their water companies. According to the figures, 87 per cent were satisfied with their water services in 2018, compared to 93 per cent in 2016.

Water-only companies’ PR19 plans rated poorly by Ofwat

Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher was clearly unimpressed by most of the business plans submitted

Water sector promises to triple leakage reduction rates

The water industry has pledged to triple leakage reduction rates by 2030, as part of a new sector-wide initiative to work in the public interest.

The water paradox: understanding the true value of water

There is a great paradox about water – it costs so little yet it is

Yorkshire Water assists crews with moorland fires

Yorkshire Water has been assisting efforts to put out the moorland fires which have been raging over the bank holiday weekend.

Southern Water bans anti-nesting nets

Southern Water has banned the practice of draping trees and hedgerows in nets to prevent birds nesting in them for its engineering projects.

‘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.

Thames Water work uncovers Iron Age settlement

A £14.5 million Thames Water project to ease pressure on a stream in Oxfordshire has uncovered 26 human skeletons believed to be from the Iron Age and Roman periods.

Government ‘ducked’ water infrastructure issues, says ex NIC chair

Lord Adonis, former chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), has accused the government of having “ducked” critical water infrastructure issues.

Anglian Water begins work on Europe’s largest water filtration system

Earlier this week, Anglian Water, Utility Week’s Utility of the Year for 2018, began constructing

Yorkshire Water awards AMP7 contract to Arup and Costain

Arup and Costain have jointly won a health and safety assurance framework contract as part of Yorkshire Water’s capital investment programme for AMP7.