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Environment Agency awards £15m temporary IT staff contract
The Environment Agency has awarded a three year contract for the services of temporary IT staff worth an estimated £15 million.
Report highlights lack of confidence in local authority planning for shale gas
An extensive research survey has highlighted a lack of confidence by a wide range of stakeholders in the competence of local authorities to make important planning decisions about shale gas.
EU-funded project for energy-efficient factories via water-based actuators
A European Union (EU)-funded demonstration project has found a way to make both energy and cost savings by developing revolutionary hydraulic actuators.
Low Carbon Hub seeks abstraction licences for hydropower scheme
The Low Carbon Hub C.I.C. has applied to the Environment Agency for 2 abstraction licences for a hydropower generation scheme.
Yorkshire Water trials water compensation regime with Environment Agency
Yorkshire Water, in collaboration with the Environment Agency, is proposing to introduce a compensation regime in the River Dibb (a tributary of the River Wharfe) downstream of Grimwith Reservoir.
Veolia to operate water plant for Ghanaian gold mine
AngloGold Ashanti, one of the largest companies in the gold mining industry, has chosen Veolia to optimize, operate and maintain the water treatment plant of its open pit gold mine of Iduapriem in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western-Region of Ghana.
Severn Trent wins illegal sewers discharge prosecution
Birmingham based H and P Polishing UK Limited has been fined £6,000 for making illegal discharges into Severn Trent Water’s sewer network. The company has also been ordered to pay costs of nearly £4,000.
Water companies join forces with supermarkets to fight Christmas FOG
Water companies across the UK have joined forces with two leading supermarkets to tackle the problem of festive fats like cooking fat, oil and grease being poured down kitchen sinks.
New Parliamentary inquiry into environmental risks of fracking
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched a new an inquiry on the environmental risks posed by fracking operations in the UK.
Hanovia’s UV technology wins top Chinese business award
UV disinfection specialist Hanovia has won the 2014 ‘Great British Product’ award at this year’s British Business Awards in Beijing, China for its PharmaLine and PureLine range of UV disinfection systems.
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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. -
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.
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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
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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