South West Water

Last year saw the second-highest number of serious pollution incidents since 2015, a new report suggests

An initial £850 million in Ofwat funding is set to support green investment plans across the UK’s water sector

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation to safeguard water supplies

It uses Dutch ‘cutting-edge’ treatment processes, designed to produce ‘impeccable’ drinking water and to be more sustainable than a traditional water treatment plant

It comes after South West Water told the regulator last month that it has terminated Tor Water’s wholesale contract due to ‘a series of outstanding undisputed payments’

The money will benefit watercourses in Plymouth as an alternative to prosecution by the Environment Agency

Severn Trent Water, South West Water and United Utilities customers will see reductions of between £18 and £43

It was taken to a local sewage treatment plant and used to produce energy

The incidents took place at its sewage treatment plants in Salcombe and Dartmouth between 2015 and 2016.

Ofwat is proposing payments for water companies that have outperformed and penalties for those that have underperformed. It has launched a consultation, which will run until 20th November, on the proposals to adjust the price control to be applied from April next year. All water companies have committed to improve their performance for 2015/20 based […]