CSOs

CSOs and meeting EPAs prioritised for PR24

Bevan: Funding must be restored to protect rivers

South West brings forward bathing water investment

Ofwat puts pressure on CSO action

Dunne calls for doubling of investment in wastewater treatment

Waking the sleeping giant of the northwest

Thames fined £4m for pollution breaches

Southern CEO calls for funding cycle alignment to improve environment

Report calls for EA to be fully funded

An environmental NGO has called for government to end its obsession with lower bills and allow the water sector to properly invest in infrastructure. The Salmon and Trout Conservation group asked government to remove obstructions that prevent the Environment Agency from monitoring polluters

Environment Agency river monitoring ‘absolutely dreadful’

Defra threatened with legal action over CSOs

An environmental group has threatened legal action against environment minister Rebecca Pow’s department for not dealing comprehensively with combined sewer overflows.

How Southern is transforming with an ex-EA executive

Utility Week speaks to former Environment Agency acting chief executive, Toby Willison, about his role at Southern Water and the company's environmental vision for the future.

Southern establishes investment fund to reduce CSOs

Following local campaign action to clean the waters in two Sussex harbours, Southern Water will invest £5m as part of its environmental commitments to improve waterways and reduce usage of CSOs in the area

Government confirms legislation on CSOs

The government has confirmed that legal duties to reduce the harm caused by combined sewer overflows (CSOs) will be put into law.

Eliminating combined sewer overflows could cost £100bn

Eliminating the harm from combined sewer overflows will require multi-faceted action supported by regulation and legislation to improve river health but could cost more than £100 billion, Water UK has told the Environmental Audit Committee in a written submission.