Water treatment

Water companies ‘on track’ for flooding resilience action

The Environment Agency has updated flood defence plans in readiness for increased extreme weather and set out obligations for water companies to make assets resilient over the next asset management period.

Rolling out a smarter water future in London

Yorkshire adds phosphorous-treating ponds to wastewater site

Northumbrian’s Innovation Festival set to return in hybrid form

SVT to trial incentives for non-household water efficiency

Report calls for EA to be fully funded

An environmental NGO has called for government to end its obsession with lower bills and allow the water sector to properly invest in infrastructure. The Salmon and Trout Conservation group asked government to remove obstructions that prevent the Environment Agency from monitoring polluters

Defra threatened with legal action over CSOs

An environmental group has threatened legal action against environment minister Rebecca Pow’s department for not dealing comprehensively with combined sewer overflows.

Ofwat names innovation competition winners

How Southern is transforming with an ex-EA executive

Utility Week speaks to former Environment Agency acting chief executive, Toby Willison, about his role at Southern Water and the company's environmental vision for the future.

Accelerating towards investment planning excellence – Affinity Water’s story

Scottish Water puts net zero at heart of transformation

Scottish Water’s decarbonisation strategy works back from the net-zero target of 2045 to establish what needs to be achieved and when – as well as who will pay. As part of our Countdown to COP series, chief executive Douglas Millican talks to Ruth Williams about taking a long-term view and how the company sought public backing for its plans.

Affinity and Cambridge join forces to cut nitrates

Affinity and Cambridge Water have joined forces to expand their cover crops programme following the success of previous years' campaigns, which saved more than 40 tonnes of nitrates from entering watersources

Anglian sets out £630m investment for 2021

Anglian has set out how it will spend £630 million from 2021/22 across its region with a focus on leakage, strategic infrastructure projects and protecting waterways including chalk streams.

Scottish Water named most trusted by consumers

Ofwat’s £40m innovation round to kick off in May

The main round of Ofwat's innovation competition kicks off in May with collaboration encouraged for entries that can win £1 million to £10 million to advance and commercialise ideas, models and processes that will benefit the whole sector. The regulator has also updated on activity in the first round of the Innovation in Water Challenge.