Northumbrian Water fined £30,000 over pollution incidents
Northumbrian Water Ltd has been fined a total of £30,000 for two sewage pollution incidents that happened last year, one of which was partly due to monitoring equipment failure.
Severn Trent Water fined over sewage pollution of brook
Severn Trent Water Limited pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates’ Court yesterday to polluting the Pudding Brook in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire with untreated sewage.
£10m Yorkshire Water scheme nears completion
Almost £10 million worth of investment by Yorkshire Water into the water infrastructure is nearing completion in Ingbirchworth, providing the village with improved water and sewerage services.
Pump failure results in £6k pollution fine for Scottish Water
Scottish Water was fined £6,000at Stirling Sheriff Court yesterday for causing untreated sewage to enter the Dragon Burn.
Ofwat issues new retail supply water licences
Water industry regulator Ofwat has issued two new retail supply water licences to Northumbrian Water Group Business Ltd And Peel Water Networks.
Suffolk skeletons discovered in £9m Anglian Water scheme
Nine skeletons and many other artefacts have been unearthed by archaeologists working on behalf of Anglian Water in Suffolk prior to installing a £9 million, 31km water pipeline.
Severn Trent Water completes £2.3m link-up scheme with South Staffs Water
Severn Trent Water has finished a £2.3 million project to help protect the water supply for people in the West Midlands.
Northumbrian Water wins second Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Northumbrian Water Limited has announced that it will retain royal recognition for a further five years as it receives its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
Ofwat Board considers new penalty for Thames Water
Water industry regulator Ofwat is currently considering whether to impose a draft penalty notice on Thames Water.
Imtech puts ICT division up for sale
Royal Imtech has announced its intention to put its ICT division up for sale as part of its ongoing debt reduction program.
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
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