Forestry England, the operative component of the Forestry Commission, has gone out to tender with a contract to put a Buildings Compliance Framework in place worth £4.092 million (inc VAT) - 3 of the Lots are for water services with a combined total value of £1.41 million (inc VAT).
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted East Midlands Airport Ltd for allowing discharges of drainage water containing aircraft and runway de-icing fluid.
The system for assessing the health of England’s rivers states just 14% are in good ecological health but an independent report for Defra says this masks improvements in freshwater biodiversity – and has proposed an alternative monitoring standard.
Chris Falconer, Chief Commercial Officer at Water Direct, takes a look at what he calls “the most ignored threat in continuity planning” and shares insights from the frontlines - from schools and care homes to factories - where water outages hit hard, and often, there’s no contingency plan at all.
The Living Water Enterprise (LWE), a unique partnership created to deliver Northumbrian Water’s large-scale programme for AMP8 and beyond, has reached a landmark moment, breaking ground on its first project.
Southern Water is launching its “You Save, We’ll Pay’ incentive scheme for businesses across Hampshire and Isle of Wight – the scheme will start on Friday 1 August 2025.
Ofwat has today announced a £62.8 million enforcement package following its finding that Anglian Water has breached its legal obligations in operating its wastewater treatment works and network.
Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a contract for a Meter Data Management System worth an estimated £5 million (ex VAT).
Aspire Housing Ltd has awarded a contract for drainage and septic tank servicing worth an estimated £433,375 (ex VAT).
Colchester City Council has awarded a contract for utility metering and associated services framework with an estimated value of £5 million (ex VAT).
The Future Water Association’s annual Networks November event kicked off last week with a Year in Water Review – a recap on the past year and what it means for the sector going forward.
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.