Scottish MPs back Reservoirs (Scotland) Bill
Members of the Scottish Parliament have given their backing to the principles of the Reservoirs (Scotland) Bill following the Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament.
Institute of Water annual conference to be held in Swansea
The Institute of Water’s major annual conference will take place in Swansea this year over two days in May.
Anaerobic Digestion to form part of first Feed-in Tariffs Review
The Government has this morning announced the start of the first review of the Feed in Tariffs (FITs) scheme for small scale low carbon electricity generation. As part of the review, the Government will undertake a short study into the take-up of FITs for farm based Anaerobic Digestion plants.
Croatian plan to turn rivers into channels results in protests to EU
Newly unveiled plans described as turning the Danube and Croatia’s other rivers into "little more than regulated canals" have been protested to the European Union by WWF, Croatian NGOs and EuroNatur.
Thames Water bill amnesty identifies 3,000-plus possibly unbilled customers
More than 2,300 people who use water but have never received a bill could face substantial back-charges after having their homes identified in the opening fortnight of an audit of Thames Water's entire customer base.
£750K spend by Yorkshire Water on sewer survey
Yorkshire Water has spent £750,000 in the past year on surveying activities to locate and remove sewer blockages.
Scott Bader pay £17K+ for chemical leak
Chemical manufacturer Scott Bader has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £7,656 costs after xylene leaked undetected from its Wollaston Hall site near Wellingborough.
Further investment in wave and tidal stream energy technologies
Three major research and development projects that will help to develop the wave and tidal stream energy technologies of the future are set to benefit from government investment of over £2.5 million.
South West Water wins permission for wind turbine
South West Water has been granted planning permission for a single wind turbine at Crowdy water treatment site, North Cornwall.
United Utilities drills micro-tunnels under Preston
The first of five micro-tunnels 27 metres below Preston city centre is underway at Watery Lane. United Utilities is constructing eight kilometres of tunnels at a cost of £114m, to stop wastewater flowing into the River Ribble during heavy storms.
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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. -
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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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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