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Sewage

Yorkshire Water fined £1.6m over sewage pollution

Waste

Yorkshire Water fined £1.6m over sewage pollution

Water company sentenced for polluting a watercourse in Bradford with unauthorised sewage discharges in 2018

clock 19 July 2022 • 3 min read
OEP launches investigation into government's response to sewer overflows

Biodiversity

OEP launches investigation into government's response to sewer overflows

Role of Ofwat, the Environment Agency, and Environment Secretary in tackling water pollution is to be investigated by the Office for Environmental Protection

clock 29 June 2022 • 4 min read
Water sector under fire over sewage discharge into coastal bathing areas

Policy

Water sector under fire over sewage discharge into coastal bathing areas

Figures compiled by the Lib Dems indicate water firms released raw sewage into England's designated coastal bathing areas on 25,000 occasions last year

clock 03 May 2022 • 4 min read
Campaign group warns sewage overflows have risen by 87 per cent in the past year

Climate change

Campaign group warns sewage overflows have risen by 87 per cent in the past year

Annual Water Quality Report from Surfers Against Sewage finds that water companies are continuing to pollute waterways at an increasing rate

clock 25 November 2021 • 4 min read
Ofwat launches investigation into illegal sewage spills

Biodiversity

Ofwat launches investigation into illegal sewage spills

Major new investigation from Ofwat and Environment Agency aims to tackle fears water companies are releasing sewage into waterways in breach of environmental permits

clock 19 November 2021 • 5 min read
Government announces partial U-turn on water company sewage rules

Policy

Government announces partial U-turn on water company sewage rules

It comes just a day after the government published 1,200-word defence of its decision to vote against stricter legal controls on pumping raw sewage into rivers and seas

clock 27 October 2021 • 5 min read
Water companies pledge to share more information about sewage overflows

Infrastructure

Water companies pledge to share more information about sewage overflows

Government and water industry taskforce vows to establish a long-term goal to eliminate harm from discharges of sewage that occur during and after periods of heavy rainfall

clock 22 January 2021 • 4 min read
Water industry unveils multi-billion pound 2030 net zero vision

Net Zero Now

Water industry unveils multi-billion pound 2030 net zero vision

Biomethane from sewage, renewable power, peatland restoration, and tree planting feature heavily in Water UK's sweeping new decarbonisation roadmap

clock 12 November 2020 • 4 min read
McDonald's hopes biofuel boost can help fight the 'fatbergs'

Technology

McDonald's hopes biofuel boost can help fight the 'fatbergs'

McDonald's is working with appliance manufacturer Miele to adapt its washing machines to extract grease, creating additional biofuel feedstocks and curbing potentially damaging waste

clock 15 April 2019 •
Fatberg fightback: Water industry unveils wet wipe 'flushability' standard

Policy

Fatberg fightback: Water industry unveils wet wipe 'flushability' standard

The 'Fine to Flush' standard will allow wet wipe manufacturers which pass new tests to put official safety logos on their packaging

clock 11 January 2019 •
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