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This week SSEN announced a £10m network upgrade project in Aberdeen while Yorkshire Water has completed a two-year £14 million project to eliminate all ageing chlorine and sulphur dioxide gas use from its water treatment works.
5 years ago
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has welcomed the first council to its #Refillution campaign, which aims to cut down on single use plastics by encouraging reusable water bottles.
Following reports of a large deposit of concrete, which Thames Water found blocking a sewer in Islington, a second "concreteberg" has been discovered, and removed, by Northern Ireland Water (NI Water).
Water companies across the UK will be marking WaterAid’s world water day by “marching” in support of providing safe drinking water all over the world.
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has completed a £4 million improvement scheme ahead of schedule at Caugh Hill water treatment works outside Dungiven.
The past year has been a perfect storm for the water industry. Weather extremes are increasingly becoming the norm and the cracks of an ageing infrastructure are starting to show.
Northern Powergrid takes extra safety measures to deal with Storm Diana.
NI Water has been fined £16,500 today (23 November) after it pleaded guilty to polluting
6 years ago
Nationalising the water industry in England risks losing essential funding for the future and would undo “years of improvements”, according to the chief executive of Water UK.
Network operators in Northern Ireland and the Irish republic have responded in the wake of Storm Ali, which claimed the life of a Northern Ireland Water contractor on Wednesday last week (19 September).
A man believed to be in his 20s working as a contractor with Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) died during Storm Ali, which battered the country on Wednesday (19 September).
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has had to tackle two major blockages in its sewer system in as many days. The water company discovered a fatberg on Wednesday (22 August) which was so thick it had risen to the top of a manhole cover.
The company said slightly cooler temperatures and recent rainfall, along with customer efforts to reduce usage have eased the demand for water and helped reservoir levels.
Northumbrian Water does not anticipate any supply issues, as it was well-prepared for the dry weather experienced by the UK over the last few months, the company’s chief executive has assured.
The water company submitted three drought applications on 19 July to increase the amount of water it can take from Lake Ullswater, Lake Windermere and Ennerdale Water.