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A remote-controlled tunnel boring machine (TBM) has begun driving under the A65 as part of a Yorkshire Water project to reduce sewage discharges into the River Wharfe.
Yorkshire Water begins tunnelling under A65 for water quality project
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£1.6bn stormwater overflow and leak reduction investment welcomed but industry leaders believe won’t address problem
Water industry experts have said that recent announcements regarding investments into stormwater overflow and leak reduction projects are welcomed but they claim the decisions are also misguided and a “kneejerk” to certain groups.
Lords slam water companies, Ofwat and government for poor state of UK water sector
The UK’s water sector has suffered from under investment, insufficient government strategy and inadequate coordination, leading to widespread failure to “treat water with the importance it deserves”. The water regulator Ofwat and the Environment Agency must also go further to address these issues.
Ofwat calls on water companies to improve long-term water supply plans
Water companies must improve their plans to secure reliable water services in the coming decades, according to Ofwat.
Ofwat calls out worst performing water companies and expresses concern over missed expectations
Ofwat has named Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water as the country’s worst performing water companies operationally.
Growing pressure for Ofwat to be replaced to tackle sewage dumps
The Liberal Democrats have called for Ofwat to be abolished and replaced with "a tough new independent regulator" with "real powers" to protect beaches and rivers from sewage dumps.
Pollution penalties for water companies could increase 1,000-fold
New environment secretary Ranil Jayawardena is looking to increase maximum civil penalties for water companies’ environmental pollution by 1,000-fold from £250,000 up to £250M.
New environment secretary gives water companies two weeks to present plans to tackle sewage discharges
The newly-appointed secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs Ranil Jayawardena has given the UK’s water companies until 21 September to present plans on how they will make “significant improvements” on their “completely unacceptable” sewage dumping practices.
How Ofwat is planning to ensure the UK’s water resilience
A long-term delivery strategy for increasing the UK’s water resilience is “vitally important” according Ofwat’s former chair, and the regulator has put in place several strategies to enable this.
Ofwat accused of ’20 years of regulatory failure’ as water resilience challenges continue
The Angling Trust has accused Ofwat of presiding over "20 years of regulatory failure", following claims from the regulator's chief executive David Black that it has set challenging targets for water companies to drive down leakage.