Anglian Water slapped with £2.6m fine for discharging sewage in the North Sea

The Environment Agency officers uncovered Anglian Water’s monthly discharge of waste water equivalent to three Olympic swimming pools into the North Sea

Water companies face unlimited fines for dumping sewage

The government reportedly plans to introduce unlimited fines for water companies found guilty of dumping sewage into rivers and seas

Businesses’ dissatisfaction for water retailers hit three-year high

Billing complaints are the most frequent among business customers, according to a new survey

Pennon buys Bristol Water in £814m deal

Bristol Water supplies drinking water to an estimated 1.2 million customers

EU bank loans Severn Trent £530m

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is loaning a UK water company £530 million to support its five-year investment programme. Severn Trent provides drinking water and waste water treatment services to more than 4.3 million homes and businesses across the Midlands and mid-Wales. Under UK water regulator Ofwat’s 2015 – 2020 price review period, around £3.3 billion […]

Scottish Water puts up prices for first time in four years

Water supplier Scottish Water is putting its prices up for the first time in four years this April. The below inflation rise of 2.8% will affect 2.4 million households across Scotland served by the firm such as those in Fife (pictured). The rise has been agreed with the economic regulator, the Water Industry Commission for […]

Amplio turns on buyout taps again

Water treatment and purification firm Environmental Water Systems has been bought by renewable and environmental investment company The Amplio Group. EWS is based in Cheddar and has 38 employees and a turnover of more than £5m. The company designs, builds and supplies water treatment, purification and waste water recovery systems in the healthcare and industrial […]