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5 weekly reviews

Week 452–8 November
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Half of Ireland's Treatment Plants Still Breach Licences

  • 55% of Ireland's licensed treatment plants failed their licence standards in 2025
  • England creates eight regional water councils to steer sewage investment
  • Some PFAS and drug residues in biosolids may persist in soil for years
Week 4426 October – 1 November
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England's Water Firms Post Worst Rating Since 2011

  • English water and sewerage firms scored 16 stars out of 36, the lowest since 2011
  • Only 80.2% of England's funded environmental schemes were delivered on time
  • EPA's PFAS TECH strategy puts treatment plants on its list of pilot sites
Week 4319–25 October
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Windermere Plan Prices a Lake Without Sewage

  • Keeping all wastewater out of Windermere would cost £3.6–3.7 billion
  • Sewage flowed into the Danube in Budapest for days before it was stopped
  • Chișinău restarts and Prague begins major treatment plant rebuilds
Week 4212–18 October
Week 415–11 October