Data from Anglian Water shows East of England flushes equivalent of 30 blue whales-worth of unflushables in one year
Data collected by Anglian Water has revealed that people across the East of England wrongly disposed of 3,047 tonnes of unflushable items last year causing avoidable blockages and risk to the region’s precious environment.
Anglian Water fined total of £871,000 for separate pollution incidents across three countries
Anglian Water has been fined a total of £871,000 after a catalogue of system and maintenance failures caused separate incidents of pollution across 3 counties.
Lanes Group launches Unblocktober 2022 and calls for urgent environmental action
Drainage experts Lanes Group have announced the launch of this year’s Unblocktober campaign, calling on individuals and businesses to take the Unblocktober pledge to clean drains and reduce the impact that waste is having on the climate and ecology in the UK.
Anglian Water clears over 200 tonnes of unflushables from sewers in Southend-on-Sea.
Anglian Water has cleared more than 200 tonnes of unflushables from sewers in Southend-on-Sea.
Coronavirus lockdown – Thames Water sees sewer blockages spike as incidents rise 20%
A clump of wet wipes and other 'unflushables’ as has been dragged from a Thames Water sewer, as blockages in the region climb almost 20 per cent during lockdown.
Amey turns to augmented reality in fight against £90m 'unflushables' issue
Leading public services provider, Amey, is developing a new augmented reality app which will be launched in 2020 and piloted across the Severn Trent Water contract to help fight ‘unflushables’.
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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. -
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.
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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
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