Water supply

Bin the Wipe campaign drives down blockages by 61 per cent

Water networks overwhelmed by extreme weather

Southern sets out holistic approach to leakage

Weekend press round-up: EDF to be paid millions for halving Sizewell output

Covid-19-focus at Northumbrian’s Innovation Festival

Coalition urges government to include water in Green Homes Grant scheme

Water companies unite for virtual hackathon

Three water companies are coming together to share data and develop ideas on how to help their customers use less water and save money. At a virtual hackathon Anglian, SES and Welsh Water are hoping to make progress on key challenges for the sector

Annual water survey finds low awareness of social tariffs

Scottish Water overhauls project management for SR21

Scottish Water shares learnings from its transition to a cloud-based system that allows users across the country to view and manage 5,000 on-going projects

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.

Leakage rates fall to lowest level yet

Leakage is down across the country as companies dedicate resources to getting on top of the problem. Figures from Water UK show regulatory targets were achieved across the sector for the end of AMP6.

London mayor unveils £1.5bn green recovery package for utilities

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.

Tony Cocker to step down from Affinity board

Tony Cocker, who led Eon and sits on the board at SSE, has announced he will step down as chair of Affinity Water from January 2021 citing personal reasons for the decision.

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.