World Water Week: prizewinning project has potential to revolutionize future of water quality
The prize winning project of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize has developed a unique method to identify, quantify and control water contaminants with the potential to revolutionize the future of water quality worldwide.
Ford is 1st carmaker to commit to Business Alliance for Water & Climate Initiative
As part of its continued water conservation efforts, Ford Motor Company has become the first automaker to commit to the Business Alliance for Water and Climate Initiative, a coalition dedicated to analysing risks and implementing solutions to water issues around the world.
World Water Week opens in Stockholm
World leaders, water experts, development professionals and policy-makers have gathered in Stockholm for a week-long meeting focused on finding ways to better use, and reuse, the world’s increasingly scarce fresh water.
More than half of SMEs still unaware of retail water market in England
Awareness of retail water market rising but still more to be done
A growing number of micro, small and medium-sized businesses know they can shop around for a better water deal, but more than half are still unaware of the new market in England, according to the first in a series of online surveys by the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater).
Research finds 38% of consumers would review water supplier if domestic market opens
New research suggests that 38% of consumers would instantly review their water supplier if and when the domestic market opens to competition, while 48% would consider a single supplier for gas, electric and water if it reduced their overall bill costs.
Utilitywise calls on Govt to fix water market - "less than 1% of firms have switched supplier"
The UK’s leading energy and utilities consultancy, Utilitywise, has called on the new Secretary of State for Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Michael Gove, to put customers first and make the water market truly open and honest.
Water watchdog says SMEs need more help to understand new water market
Many small businesses still need more help understanding the new non-household retail water market in England, according to the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater).
Ofwat: water retailers must do more to make comparing offers easier for customers
Ofwat has said that retailers in the new non-household market must do more to make comparing offers easier for customers - only 1.4% of the 2.6 million water supply points have been switched to date.
Water UK: water sector performance dashboard updated with 2016/17 data
The water sector’s collective nformation dashboard, DiscoverWater.co.uk, has been updated with the latest information from water companies, Ofwat, Drinking Water Inspectorate,Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Consumer Council for Water.
Met Office warns of ongoing high risk of unprecedented rainfall
New innovative research has found that for England and Wales there is now a 1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region each winter during the period from October to March every year.
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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. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
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