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Scottish Water opens biggest sewer ‘superstructure’

The £100 million tunnel stretches 3.1 miles from Craigton to Queen’s Park via Bellahouston and Pollok parks and flows have started to run through it from across the south-side of the city.

6 years ago

Environment Agency says water companies are responsible for too much pollution

Being taken to task is proving to be a common theme for water companies in

6 years ago

Letter from the Editor: Fixing the water table

The first end-of-year report for the non-household water retail market shows there are some hard

6 years ago

Utility Week Awards winner case study: Anglian Water’s Grafham Resilience Scheme

Anglian Water won the 2017 Utility Week Capital Project Management Award for its Grafham Resilience Scheme. Utility Week takes a look at this ground-breaking project and the criteria Anglian met to win the award.

6 years ago

Ofwat calls for ‘game change’ on leakage

Rachel Fletcher, Ofwat’s chief executive said its role is “not to regulate customers’ water use” and instead it is challenging the sector to better tackle leakage.

6 years ago

United Utilities applies for drought permits for Lake District

The water company submitted three drought applications on 19 July to increase the amount of water it can take from Lake Ullswater, Lake Windermere and Ennerdale Water.

6 years ago

Northern Ireland Water lifts hosepipe ban

Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has lifted the country-wide hosepipe ban, which has been in force since 29 June. The ban was lifted at midday on 19 July after demand returned to “near normal levels”.

6 years ago

Anglian Water appoints HBS New Energies for solar rollout

Anglian Water is embarking on the second phase of its push towards more on-site solar renewable energy generation at its water treatment sites.

6 years ago

United Utilities announces hosepipe ban for the north west

The ‘Temporary Use Ban’ will come into effect on 5 August and will affect domestic customers with the exception of those in Carlisle and north Eden Valley, where supplies remain at reasonable levels.

6 years ago

Water trading needs to ‘double’ within two decades

Dr Sebastian Catovsky, deputy director of water services at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (Defra) said that greater transfers between regions is “crucial” to remedying water stresses across England.

6 years ago

Water sector should ‘transfer between regions’

Ofwat’s chief executive has expressed disappointment that water companies are not collaborating enough to tackle problems such as climate change and population growth.

6 years ago

Ofwat proposes changes to governance principles

Ofwat has revealed four proposed changes to its 2014 principles for board leadership, transparency and

6 years ago

Water firms feel the cold

The Beast from the East exposed some water companies as woefully unprepared for extreme weather. Katey Pigden reports.

6 years ago

NI Water to introduce hosepipe ban

NI Water is set to introduce a hosepipe ban as temperatures continue to rise during

6 years ago

Letter from the Editor: Goalposts move for water sector

In fact, our water utilities might be able to help him out with a thing

6 years ago

Water renationalisation could cost public £8.4 billion

Water employees could be thousands of pounds out of pocket if Labour does not pay

6 years ago

Chief executive’s view: the utility of water – a first world (modern) paradox?

"Water is the most essential and precious of all of earth’s resources, it has enormous utility"

6 years ago

Gove calls for £5 billion investment by water industry

Water companies must go further to help deliver a £5 billion investment in the natural

6 years ago

Severn Trent prosecutes firm for discharge breach

Severn Trent hopes its successful prosecution of a firm that discharged excess trade effluent into

6 years ago

NI Water invests £5m to bring sewers into 21st century

Northern Ireland Water said some of the sewers within Belfast, which date back to the early 1900s are in "very poor condition" and the £5 million upgrade work will bring the city into the 21st century.

6 years ago