Sewage

The industry regulator uncovered a ‘catalogue of failure’ by the companies Three water companies face fines of £168m by the industry regulator Ofwat over historic sewage spills. Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water are the companies who face the fines, which come as part of Ofwat’s largest ever investigation into water company performance. Ofwat […]

1 year ago

Reprocessing sewage water could become the norm within 20 years  The head of the Environment Agency has suggested Brits may need to become “less squeamish” about drinking recycled lavatory water in the future. Writing in the Sunday Times, Sir James Bevan said that reprocessing water from sewage treatment to make it drinkable must form part […]

3 years ago