The way Britain’s water infrastructure is planned and managed could be about to change significantly. On 5 November 2026, the Government announced plans to establish eight regional water councils across England, giving […]
Flood recovery can take far longer than the time it takes for floodwater to recede.
A new research report published by the Environment Agency on 3 […]
The scale of investment being proposed for Britain’s wastewater infrastructure is extraordinary. This week, a coalition including United Utilities, the Environment Agency and local stakeholders unveiled proposals for a […]
The UK water industry is entering a period where demonstrating operational performance is becoming just as important as delivering the work itself. With billions of pounds being invested in wastewater infrastructure, increasing […]
The UK’s wastewater industry is under increasing pressure to demonstrate not just that work has been completed, but that every stage of the process can be properly accounted for. From industrial waste […]
A pump stops working, an inspection identifies a problem, an engineer recommends further work or a monitoring system generates an alert. None of these events necessarily represents a major incident on […]
The wastewater network is becoming increasingly intelligent. United Utilities is currently rolling out 330 intelligent wastewater pumping systems across north-west England as part of its programme to reduce storm-overflow spills.
The […]
A drainage asset fails. An alarm is raised. Someone needs to assess the problem, decide how serious it is, allocate the right engineers and potentially mobilise specialist contractors.
If the problem involves wastewater, every hour […]
The scale of opportunity emerging from AMP8 continues to become clearer. This week, United Utilities went to tender for a new Sewer Flooding Mitigation Framework worth approximately £24.9 million. The […]
