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Northumbrian rolls out £10m treatment upgrade

Northumbrian rolls out £10m treatment upgrade

Northumbrian Water has upgraded its water treatment plant at Mosswood, following a trial that negated the need for civils infrastructure to improve the quality of treatment processes at the plant. The company added 12 ultraviolet units, which it will roll out to another plant

2 years ago

United Utilities fined £800k for draining aquifer  

2 years ago

Macquarie injects further £550m into Southern

Southern Water's majority stakeholder Macquarie has invested an extra £550 million into the company to keep up momentum in its turnaround plan. It said impacts from the current economic environment had put extra pressure on business costs so the money will allow Southern to continue making improvements on tackling sewer overflows and bolstering resilience

2 years ago

Three-quarters of Brits cut water use in July

2 years ago

Don’t kick the can down the road on smart water metering

2 years ago

Shock tactics needed to provoke behaviour change

To effectively help people change how they use water, messaging should be "serious and potentially shocking" to convey the starkness of water shortages, research by CCW has shown. It reviewed public reaction to a range of tones and styles to encourage people to change their behaviour.

2 years ago

Reservoir levels up to 15% higher than 2022

2 years ago

Ofwat sets out efficiency fund expectations

2 years ago

Business water complaints fall to pre-market opening levels

Complaints in the non-household water market have fallen to their lowest levels since the market opened up in 2017, but CCW said progress have been uneven between suppliers. Billing and administration challenges continued to dominate complaint number, while issues relating to wholesalers accounted for one-third of problems.

2 years ago

Coffey slammed for lack of meetings with water bosses

2 years ago

Affinity surpasses leakage target

Affinity Water has said it is confident of meeting its leakage commitment for the current asset management period to 2025 after surpassing its leakage target for the past year. It reduced water lost by 15.8% against a target of 14%. This was against a backdrop of challenging weather worsening the conditions that cause pipes to crack and burst.

2 years ago

Delivery of Cambridge reservoir to be sped up

2 years ago

Can the sector innovate through troubled waters?

Amid turbulent times for the water sector, the seventh Northumbrian Innovation Festival welcomed thousands of guests seeking the answers to the sector's most pressing problems. Utility Week caught up with the firm's chief executive Heidi Mottram and chief information officer Nigel Watson, as well as witnessing some of the many innovations on display.

2 years ago

How innovation can make water sexy

2 years ago

Water minister dodges social tariff and wet wipe commitments

2 years ago

Thames knock-on effect hurts listed water firms

2 years ago

DWI backs tighter regulations to avoid complacency

2 years ago

Consumers want higher standards of water service

2 years ago

Future-proofed drainage tops innovation winners

2 years ago

Thames turmoil puts supply chain ‘on edge’

2 years ago

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