Ford cuts global water use by 62% since 2000
Vehicle manufacturer Ford has reduced its total global annual water use by 62% since 2000 – down from 64 million cubic meters to 24 million cubic meters.
Water: make it our business
Today is UN World Water Day, and it is followed fast tomorrow by Earth Hour. Given rising worldwide interest in the challenges of supplying clean water, I wonder how many business leaders in the UK will be discussing water today? Perhaps not as many as should be, but probably more than we might expect.
Paul Street, Director of Sustainable Solutions at Black & Veatch EMEIA, calls for greater focus on water use by business and industry.
Water UK to work with building sector to tackle development issues
Water UK and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) have announced they have agreed to work more closely together to encourage more sustainable development.
European countries to cooperate on smart water metering
Intelligent water monitoring systems could soon be in place across Europe thanks to iWIDGET, a €5 million European Commission project that will use cutting edge smart-metering technology to improve water use efficiency.
Advice service to help Scottish firms save £3bn in energy and water costs
Zero Waste Scotland has awarded a £3 million p.a. Scottish Government-funded contract to a consortium led by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) for a new one-stop advice service to help Scottish organisations reduce energy, water and raw materials costs.
Further evidence sessions in inquiry into water quality
The Commons Science and Technology Committee is holding two further evidence sessions this week in its inquiry into water quality, with the chief executive of Ofwat as one of the witnesses.
CIWEM urges local authorities to prepare communities for climate change
Legislators at all levels of government across the globe should take a “resilience-based approach” to plan for climate change, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has urged.
Engineers: Increasing water bills will not solve UK water issues
The Institution of Civil Engineers has said that increasing water bills will not solve UK water issues and is calling on the UK Government – including the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland Assemblies - to create a UK Water Security Task Force.
Deadline for Northern Area Institute of Water Innovation Awards this week
The entry deadline for applications for the Institute of Water Northern Area Innovation Awards 2013 is close of play at the end of this week.
New water infrastructure initiative launched
Leading NGO the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Water Association (IWA) have launched a major new water infrastructure initiative launched aimed at building partnerships for innovation in water, food, and energy security.
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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
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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