£5 million project to protect the Frome in Frampton Cotterell completed Underground tanks will help preserve River Frome environment A £5 million investment to help protect water quality in the River Frome in south Gloucestershire has been completed on schedule. The final touches...

Severn Trent has completed 1,500 engineering projects ahead of schedule and has unveiled further plans to fast-track the delivery of another 600 improvement projects to reduce the use of storm overflows. This will bring the number of upgrades, including storm...

he Challenge Severn Trent manages the largest network of storm overflows in the UK, with around 2,472 systems. As part of an industry-leading programme to tackle spills, the water company recognised the need to go further and faster in addressing...

Thames Water has completed a £17.4 million upgrade at Buntingford Sewage Treatment Works (STW). This has increased the site’s capacity by 20%, which will help reduce the risk of storm overflows following heavy rainfall. This is...

United Utilities’ ambitious £200 million investment plan to reduce spills across Windermere from storm overflows is moving at pace. The water and wastewater company is set to confirm a reduction in the number and duration of storm overflow operations across...

150,000 sewage spills to be cut each year across England by 2030, more than double what Government asked for. See interactive map here and Plan attached. Companies have put forward a £10.2 billion proposal to fund improvements to...

All of the UK’s water companies are facing a huge investment requirement to their storm water overflow systems now and into AMP 8. The lack of investment from water companies has been hugely highlighted by many campaigners and is...

A new phase to prevent untreated wastewater from reaching the River Avon is planned this year – bringing with it a welcome water quality boost between Bath and Bristol. Nearly £1 million will be spent to dramatically reduce the automatic...

Yorkshire Water is planning to invest £2.4m in Cudworth to reduce the number of storm water discharges into Small Bridge Dike, a tributary of the river Dearne. The utility is intending to upgrade the local network through the construction of...

A new underground storm tank will help to protect water quality in Northumberland’s River Aln. The 30m3 tank – approximately the size of two shipping containers – is being installed at Northumbrian Water’s sewage treatment works at Whittingham village. The £840,000...

Yorkshire Water has completed a new 835-metre sewer underneath Ilkley to reduce the frequency and duration of discharges to the river Wharfe. The sewer, which is two metres in diameter and took 16 months to complete, can store up to...