Northumbrian Water’s Bluespaces programme supports water quality improvements in two County Durham watercourses
Water quality in two County Durham watercourses will benefit from a partnership project, led by the Wear Rivers Trust and supported by Northumbrian Water’s Bluespaces programme.
Applications open for PEBBLE funding biodiversity projects in 2024
South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, part of the South Staffordshire Plc group of companies, are now accepting applications for PEBBLE Fund projects in 2024.
Environment Agency and partners complete project to reconnect River Otter to its floodplain
The Environment Agency, Clinton Devon Estates, local representatives and project partners gathered on Thursday last week to celebrate the successful completion of the Lower Otter Restoration Project.
Environment Agency announces new King’s National Nature Reserve
The Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve in Devon is due to be significantly expanded by nearly 90 hectares today - in part thanks to a unique piece of coastal engineering, which has seen 50 hectares of internationally important new wetland habitat created.
Government announces projects funding awards for projects to improve lowland peat soils
The government has announced the recipients of awards to improve lowland peat soils, including over £1.3 million to projects across the North.
South West Water - large-scale project to restore damaged peatland starts at Burrator reservoir
A large-scale project to restore damaged and degraded peatland has started at South West Water’s Burrator Reservoir.
Environment Improvement Plan - Wildlife and Countryside Link calls on Government to double down on delivery
The Wildlife and Countryside Link is calling on Government to double down on delivery in response to the first major review by the Office for Environmental Protection of of the Government’s Environment Improvement Plan.
Government remains largely off track to meet its environmental ambitions, finds OEP in annual progress report
Government remains largely off track to meets its environmental ambitions and must speed up and scale up its efforts in order to achieve them, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has found in its annual progress report published today.
Yorkshire Water sites awarded bronze accreditation for biosecurity
Three Yorkshire Water sites have been awarded an AQUA Bronze Accreditation for Biosecurity, an act of combating the spread of invasive non-native species (INNS).
National Trust warns climate change impacts causing chaos for nature
The National Trust is warning that unpredictable weather patterns during the last 12 months have thrown nature into chaos in its annual Weather and Wildlife Review for 2023.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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