01 Oct 2026
Photo description: A view of the Weir from Pulteney Bridge, looking at a brown concrete building near the river Avon. Photo by Jane Ackerley on Unsplash What began with twelve people walking 100 miles from the source of the Bristol Avon to the sea has culminated in a significant moment for river advocacy in […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial image of a water treatment tanks. Photo by Ivan Bandura on Unsplash A £6m new sewage centre, the first of its kind in the UK, reportedly “supercharges” the process of treating waste, according to Severn Trent (ST). The BBC reports that Monkhouse Sewage Treatment, which operates outside Shrewsbury, treats and cleans […]
09 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Darren Tolley Severn Trent Water has been found in breach of its wastewater obligations, though Ofwat has decided against a financial penalty. The regulator concluded the company failed in its duties to provide drainage and manage the contents of its sewers, and had historically breached licence requirements to maintain adequate processes and systems. […]
11 Dec 2024
One of England’s top-rated water companies is using an accounting trick to artificially inflate its balance sheet by more than a billion pounds, BBC Panorama has discovered. Severn Trent Water claims that an investment is worth £1.68bn in its accounts, when in reality it has no value to the overall business. The made-up […]
30 Oct 2024
Severn Trent has launched a new incentive scheme in partnership with Nectar360, which owns and operates Nectar, rewarding customers for adopting a smart meter and reducing their water usage. The scheme will see Nectar account holders rewarded with extra points for demonstrating lower water usage through their smart meters. Photo credit: Neal Smith […]
18 Sep 2024
An investigation by the Environment Agency into Severn Trent Water revealed that raw sewage from a blocked sewer had been discharged into a brook near Gloucester – impacting about 1.7km of the watercourse. The case has ended in the water company agreeing an Enforcement Undertaking (EU) with the Environment Agency and giving Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust […]
08 May 2024
Severn Trent Water has published its Get River Positive annual report. It includes five pledges to make our region’s rivers the healthiest they can be, as quickly as possible. Ensure storm overflows and sewage treatment works do not harm rivers Create more opportunities for everyone to enjoy our region’s rivers Support others to improve and […]
21 Feb 2024
Severn Trent has been fined more than £2m for polluting the River Trent near Stoke, with the Environment Agency calling its storm contingency plans “woefully inadequate”. Huge amounts of raw sewage were discharged into the river from Strongford wastewater treatment works near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, between November 2019 and February 2020. District judge Kevin Grego ruled […]
