Southern Water installs real time water quality monitors on rivers Test, Itchen and Blackwater
Southern Water is installing nearly 20 monitors along the rivers Test, Itchen and Blackwater, offering half-hourly updates on the health of the chalk streams.
Northumbrian Water invests £51 million to install data-gathering monitors in rivers, streams and becks
Northumbrian Water is investing £51 million to install data-gathering monitors across rivers, streams and becks across the North East that will help monitor river quality and allow teams to respond quicker to any problems or issues.
Water UK National Storm Overflow Hub – three months on
It has been three months since Water UK launched the National Storm Overflow Hub – an interactive map showing the operation of every storm overflow in England. Maps showing data on storm overflows for Wales and Scotland are also available to browse.
Environment Agency asks public to join Citizen Science in the North to improve water quality
People visiting or living near Lake Windermere, the River Ribble at Edisford Bridge or the River Nidd in Yorkshire are being asked to become citizen scientists by providing a range of information, about what they can see at the sites, to help shape future plans to improve water quality.
Southern Water projects awarded share of Ofwat's £40 million Innovation Fund
Southern Water has announced that work to innovate as part of its wider goal of driving down use of storm overflows has been recognised with two projects awarded a share of Ofwat’s Innovation Fund.
Record number of new bathing sites in England get Government go-ahead
Ahead of the 2024 bathing season, 27 new bathing water sites in England have been designated in the government’s largest ever rollout.
Researchers awarded £670k grant to develop new water quality monitoring system
Researchers at the University of Stirling have been awarded a £670,000 grant to develop a new system for monitoring freshwater quality in the UK.
Water companies apologise for sewage spills and launch massive transformation programme
Water and sewage companies in England have today apologised for not acting quickly enough on sewage spills and announced plans to invest £10 billion – more than triple current levels – in a new National Overflows Plan, enabling the biggest modernisation of sewers since the Victorian era.
Bathing water season in England begins for 2023
The bathing water season has started this week, with regular testing of water quality from the Environment Agency now underway at designated bathing sites.
Yorkshire Water installs 21 water quality devices on river Wharfe
Yorkshire Water is installing 21 water quality monitors along stretches of the river Wharfe in a trial to better understand factors impacting the river and to ultimately help improve bathing water quality in Ilkley.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
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