Mine water by-product unlocks development of city-centre brownfield site
Ochre from mine water treatment is being used to stabilise contaminated soil at a former lead works in Chester, making way for 126 new homes.
UKPS to deliver Cardiff’s first ground source heat network to cut emissions and costs at wellbeing redevelopment
UK Power Solutions (UKPS), a Last Mile group company and one of the UK's leading multi-utility infrastructure providers, has been contracted by Wates Residential to deliver what will likely be a first-of-its kind ground source heat network for Cardiff.
Sewer overflow reporting - drive to tackle I&I with “high fidelity” data
Following publication of the Environment Agency’s stringent new requirements for reporting on sewer overflows, water companies are under urgent pressure to quantify, report, and mitigate events caused by groundwater infiltration, explains Ryan Pearson, head of strategy at Metasphere, a Grundfos company.
UKWIR seeks diverse leadership to guide research with impact
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) is undertaking a major recruitment drive for new Independent Non-Executive Directors (INEDs) to join its Board.
Environment Agency tenders £7.8 million contract for Strategic File Management System - Common Data Environment
The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with a contract for a Strategic File Management System - Common Data Environment (CDE) as part of its Digital Asset Data Information (DADI) programme with an estimated total value of £7.8 million (inc VAT).
DEFRA publishes policy paper setting out new approach to UK REACH candidate list of substances of very high concern
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published a policy paper setting out the government's new approach to the UK REACH candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHCs).
More initiatives planned to protect coastal ecosystems and strengthen coastal resilience
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced details of two new intitiatives aimed at protecting coastal ecosystems and strengthening coastal resilience – the creation of a major intertidal habitat at Thorney Island and a pioneering marine restoration initiative to revive native kelp beds along England’s northeast coast.
Jacobs appointed to support national Ecosystem Survey delivery for UK's Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment
Jacobs has been selected by Natural England and Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) to provide coordination and field delivery services for the England Ecosystem Survey – the country’s largest ever field survey.
European Union dismisses lawsuits brought by pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors against Extended Producer Responsibility
The General Court of the European Union has decided to dismiss as inadmissible the lawsuits brought by pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies and associations against the provisions on extended producer responsibility (EPR) in the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD).
Yorkshire Water fined £733,000 after polluting country park stream
Yorkshire Water was yesterday fined £733,333, plus costs and victim surcharges for polluting a Chesterfield country park stream three times in less than a year.
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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
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United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
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