Severn Trent is rolling out pioneering ‘portable sewage treatment systems’ as part of a £450m programme to reduce storm overflow spills.

The company is installing the innovative technology to help boost river health and move stretches of river to bathing quality standard in an investment of £78m.

Severn Trent’s £450m programme to cut spills from storm overflows is progressing at pace right across the Midlands.

Severn Trent has approved a multibillion-pound investment program to enhance river health, secure water supply, and maintain affordable bills in the Midlands.

Severn Trent’s kicked off an accelerated £450m region-wide programme of investment, where once complete, spills from storm overflows will reduce by 20% a year.

Severn Trent has secured funding of over £6.3 million for the delivery of four innovative projects that will help to support customers in keeping their bills low, reduce carbon generation, and create mineral-rich fertiliser to support agriculture.

As Severn Trent marks its 50th anniversary, the company is taking a look through its archives to uncover some of its greatest engineering and innovative feats over the last half a century.

Severn Trent Water is supporting the announcement by the government to ban all wet wipes containing plastic.

Work has started on a new £32m pipeline that is set to boost water supplies for Severn Trent customers in north Nottinghamshire.

Work on a multi-million-pound project to lay a new pipeline in Chester to ensure a secure water network for the city, and for future generations to come is set to begin at the end of January.