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Environmental breaches cost paper company nearly £500,000
One of Europe's largest paper recyclers, St Regis Paper Company Ltd, was ordered by a court last week to pay nearly £500,000 after committing environmental breaches - including misleading the Environment Agency.
Thames Water starts up desalination plant
Thames Water has started up its desalination plant at Beckton in East London.
Northumbrian Water to start work on £½M pumping stations refurbishment
Half a million pounds is being spent on the modernisation of two County Durham water pumping stations.
Wessex Water invests £26m to improve water quality at Weston
Wessex Water has started work on a £26m scheme to improve water quality at Weston-super-Mare.
Yorkshire Water making progress with sewer renovation work
Yorkshire Water is making headway in giving Victorian sewers in its network a 21st century makeover as part of its ongoing investment to protect the local environment by further reducing the risk of sewer flooding in the region.
Councils urged to tackle road works disruption
More local authorities are being urged by Regional and Local Transport Minister Norman Baker to consider the use of permit schemes that help to reduce the disruption caused by road works.
Coastal wetlands conservation must be linked to carbon markets
Drainage and degradation of coastal wetlands emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide directly to the atmosphere and lead to decreased carbon sequestration, a new World Bank report has found.
Balfour Beatty to use sustainability to win new business
Balfour Beatty said this week it would use sustainability as a key differentiator in its future efforts to win new business.
German Government sets up nation-wide network of emergency water treatment facilities
The German Government has set up a nation-wide network of emergency water treatment facilities with the purchase of eight new, highly mobile water treatment plant systems.
Anglian Water sets out plans to upgrade faulty pumping station
Anglian Water has set out plans to upgrade a faulty pumping system on a single vacuum pumping station built by developers and subsequently adopted by Anglian Water.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
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 strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
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 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.
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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. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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