Southern Water
Southern Water is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Southern Water secures £245 million equity injection to power £6 billion Investment Programme
Southern Water has secured additional equity investment to fund its ambitious £6bn investment programme over 5 years. This investment programme includes, amongst other things, the complete rebuilding of our 5 largest water treatment plants, new nutrient treatment at 40% of all treatment plants to improve river quality treatment plants, new water supply and resilience measures […]
“The future of water is scrappy, smart, and full of heart. And it’s already here”
With a global perspective on water innovation, Mallak Bani Mustafa explores how creativity, collaboration, and bold experimentation can help utilities turn new technologies into smarter, more sustainable ways of delivering water — and real impact for the people they serve. Mallak Bani Mustafa, Innovation Project Manager at Southern Water, describes her job simply: she gets […]
Southern Water appoints Horizon Water Infrastructure for water meter upgrade rollout
Southern Water is pleased to announce the appointment of Horizon Water Infrastructure to deliver an industry leading water meter upgrade programme of one million meter replacements over the next 5 years. This strategic initiative represents a major step forward in modernising metering infrastructure, enhancing customer insight and engagement, improving water efficiency, optimising network performance, and […]
£100 million water pipeline project build resilience for supplies in Southampton
Work is underway on a new 17km drinking water pipeline across Hampshire – to build resilience for supplies in the Southampton area. The major project, known as the Southampton Link Main (SLM), will cost more than £100 million to complete over three years, and link our Otterbourne Water Supply Works with the city of Southampton. It will […]
Southern Water secures new equity to fund record infrastructure investment over the next 5 years
Southern Water has secured offer of equity support package totalling up to £1.2 billion, comprising an initial binding £655 million with up to a further £545 million intended to be committed by December 2025. All equity raised will be invested directly into Southern Water’s operating company to fund its record network investment programme for the 2025-2030 regulatory period and maintain momentum with its turnaround plan.
Environment Secretary visits UK’s first new reservoir in over 30 years
It was hugely exciting to get the chance to show the Environment Secretary the progress we're making on creating the UK's first new reservoir in more than 30 years. Steve Reed OBE visited the Havant Thicket Reservoir site in Hampshire to see the construction under way. An advocate of building new national infrastructure to facilitate […]
£170 million investment by Southern Water will reduce storm overflows in Portsmouth Harbour
Our Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force is busy surveying sewers across Portsmouth city, Gosport and Fareham for improvements – and rolling out various tactics to keep surface and groundwater out of the pipes so we don’t need to rely on releases into the environment when our treatment sites become overloaded in stormy weather. The […]
Southern Water awards £250 million water network contract
A contract to deliver essential frontline services that will keep our region’s water network moving has been awarded – taking us through the next five years. The £250 million agreement has been agreed with our existing contractor Clancy, and will see a transformation of the way we work to drive performance improvements in key areas. […]
Southern Water invests £13.8m to upgrade Lingfield wastewater plant and reduce storm overflows
Upgrades costing £13.8 million have overhauled how wastewater is treated at a Surrey site. The multi-million pound investment at Lingfield Wastewater Treatment Works will improve the quality of the treated water leaving the site – and reduce its reliance on storm overflows at times of heavy and sustained rainfall. A key part of this 18-month […]