United Utilities
United Utilities 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.
United Utilities accelerates net-zero journey with renewable energy PPA tender
United Utilities is shining the spotlight on renewable energy with the launch of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement tender. The tender supports the water and waste water company’s drive to reduce its operational carbon emissions in line with its ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. United Utilities operates more than 100 water […]
Digital platforms strengthen carbon management at United Utilities
With its huge £13 billion investment period underway, United Utilities and its partners are harnessing digital tools to drive its carbon management. The water company for the North West is ambitious about accurately measuring – and reducing – the carbon impact of its activities as it delivers the largest environmental programme in the region for […]
United Utilities is set to invest more than £525 million in sewer network upgrades in Salford
United Utilities is set to invest more than £525m improving water quality across Salford over the next five years – the biggest ever upgrade to the city’s wastewater network. The major package of works will cut storm overflows, protect waterways, and make the sewer network more resilient for the future. As part of the improvements: […]
United Utilities begins a £48 million investment to upgrade the sewer network in Cheshire
A £48 million scheme to upgrade the sewer network in Cheshire and improve water quality in Knutsford is underway. In the first phase, United Utilities has started building an innovative stormwater storage solution by tunnelling 1.8km of new underground pipeline from its pumping station at Moor Pool, to its wastewater treatment works in Knutsford. The […]
United Utilities announces new partners for reservoir works worth £205 million
United Utilities has announced that eight companies have been chosen to help carry out work on its reservoirs over the next ten years. As part of plans to safeguard supplies for seven million people in the North West, the company has picked partners to carry out investigations, maintenance, repair and the replacement of assets across […]
United Utilities announces new County Business Lead for water in Cheshire
United Utilities has welcomed a new County Business Lead in Cheshire to drive forward innovation and excellence in the county and help deliver our ambitious investment plan over the next five years to 2030. Experienced leader Rob Moore will manage a team of 225 operational and support staff responsible for the entire process of collecting […]
United Utilities to spend £350 million on first phase of Davyhulme’s decade-long upgrade
United Utilities has submitted a planning application for the first phase of a ten-year plan that will transform how the wastewater of more than a million people in Greater Manchester is treated. Davyhulme wastewater treatment works is set to undergo an initial investment of around £350m over the next five years to ensure it meets […]
United Utilities to improve water quality across Tameside with £215m investment
United Utilities is set to invest £215m improving water quality around Tameside over the next five years. The company is set to upgrade three of its treatment works and reduce the number of times that up to 20 storm overflows in the area operate, with the first project set to start later this year. At […]
United Utilities invests £50M to upgrade Southport Wastewater Treatment Works
United Utilities is investing £50 million to upgrade Southport’s Wastewater Treatment Works. The upgrade will increase stormwater storage at the site and play a key role in enhancing water quality along the Sefton Coast by reducing the number of times that storm overflows operate in heavy rain. The project will be split into two phases, […]