Five Severn Trent Water sites in North Nottinghamshire have been targeted as part of an accelerated delivery programme designed to meet tighter phosphorus permit requirements under the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP), improving the environmental health of around 500 km of rivers.
Northumbrian Water has started work on a £9.4 million investment in Pegswood, Northumberland, that will improve water quality, strengthen the resilience of the local wastewater network and help protect the environment for future generations.
Southern Water has completed improvements at two wastewater treatment works along the course of Hampshire’s River Itchen – helping to protect and enhance ther chalk stream’s habitats.
Southern Water has completed an £8.5 million investment at its South Harting Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) in West Sussex to improve water quality in the River Rother.
New water quality data published by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) on phosphorus levels in Welsh Special Area of Conservation (SAC) rivers shows small improvements, while interim water quality classifications for Welsh rivers hold steady.
EasyMining, part of the Ragn-Sells Group, is set to build a second Ash2Phos plant in Helsingborg, Sweden which will double Europe's capacity for sustainable phosphorus recovery.
Yorkshire Water is investing £19.5 million near Keighley, West Yorkshire, in two schemes set to improve the water quality in the river Aire, alongside the resilience of the clean water network.
Wessex Water is progressing work on a £15 million upgrade at its Shepton Mallet Water Recycling Centre – the enhancement will help reduce nutrient impact on River Sheppey.
Southern Water is working in collaboration with United Utilities, the University of Portsmouth, Wessex Water, Power & Water, Evergreen, Hydro Industries and Kolina to find new ways to tackle phosphorus pollution.
A new research study has found a direct correlation between visitor numbers and algal spikes in Windermere, with algal growth also exacerbated during prolonged warm, dry weather periods.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
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.
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.