SEPA’s first Water Scarcity Report for summer 2025 shows alerts for parts of northern Scotland
The first Water Scarcity Report of 2025 published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has already identified two regions at “Alert” level for potential shortages, while the majority of the country remains at “Early Warning” underscoring the need for vigilance across Scotland.
SAS Water Quality Report 2025 warns “sewage is being dumped into rivers and seas on scale that defies belief”
Campaigning organisation Surfers Against Sewage has today published its latest Water Quality Report, saying that the report reveals that “sewage is being dumped into our rivers and seas on a scale that defies belief.”
NI Water warns over risks wildfires can pose to reservoirs
Following five recent instances of fires in the Mourne Mountains, NI Water is highlighting the extreme risk of catastrophic damage wildfires bring to the environment, habitats, wildlife and drinking water.
Copernicus warns as temperatures continue to break records - warmest March in Europe and lowest-ever Arctic winter sea ice
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is reporting the warmest March in Europe and lowest Arctic winter sea ice in its latest monthly climate bulletin reporting on the changes observed in global surface air and sea temperatures, sea ice cover and hydrological variables.
West Country’s biggest water users turn to disused china clay pits to create additional water sources
The West Country’s biggest water users are turning to their disused china clay pits and repurposing them to create additional water sources.
UK water stewardship programme for business launches
A new initiative is providing businesses with the expertise and tools to identify water savings across their sites, helping to achieve financial and environmental efficiencies whilst also tackling the UK’s water demand challenges.
Environment Agency data shows water companies' spills from storm overflows ran for record 3.61 million hours in 2024
The Environment Agency has today published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England - total duration of monitored spill events in 2024 reached a record 3,614,428 hours.
World Water Day 2025: Glacier Preservation
This year’s World Water Day, 22 March 2025, highlights the theme ‘Glacier Preservation’ and the International Water Association (IWA) is pleased to add its voice of support, connecting its work bringing together water professionals around the world to advance water security.
World Day for Glaciers sounds warning that glacier melt will unleash avalanche of cascading impacts
Today is the first ever World Day for Glaciers - and the alarm is sounding that accelerating glacier melt risks unleashing an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities, not just in mountain regions but at global level.
Viewpoint - Thames Water documentary shines honest light on the sector’s issues
Specialist recruitment consultancy, Water by Murray, has praised Thames Water for its transparency in the BBC ‘Thames Water: Inside the Crisis’ documentary aired this week, but has warned that it could still be too little too late.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
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 strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
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 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.
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