Tackling Nutrient Neutrality in the UK water sector - is the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill heading up a creek without a paddle?
Dr Gabriel Connor-Streich, Chief Executive Officer at Greenshank Environmental, discusses the implications behind the Government amendment in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament to tackle nutrient pollution and the challenges this presents for the water companies.
Water UK: hundreds of thousands more people to receive help paying their water bills
Water UK says that water companies are significantly increasing their help for customers in response to the cost-of-living crisis, with hundreds of thousands more people set to receive help paying their water bills.
Water sector experts predict upcoming trends for 2023
Northumbrian Water Group’s Head of Innovation, Angela MacOscar and HP Nanda, Divisional CEO (Water Utility) at global water and pump solutions company Grundfos have shared their predictions for the water sector in 2023.
Water UK – new research shows vast majority of Brits have no idea how much water they use
Industry body Water UK is urging the public to become more aware of their water use as new research reveals the majority of the public have no idea how much water they use.
Institution of Civil Engineers predicts rapid change for UK infrastructure in 2023
How the UK plans, builds and operates infrastructure is likely to change dramatically in the next few years, according to the annual horizon scan report for 2023 from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Met Office warns 2022 provisionally warmest year on record for UK and 2023 could be one of Earth’s hottest years on record
2022 will be the warmest year on record for the UK, according to provisional figures from the UK Met Office – and the national weather forecaster is warning that 2023 will be one of the Earth’s hottest years on record.
Environment Agency reveals £5.3 billion investment by 2027 in latest action plans to protect England’s waters
The Environment Agency (EA) has today published action plans detailing £5.3 billion of investment to improve the quality of England’s waters over the next five years. However, the EA is warning that without further investment beyond that date and more action to address climate change impacts, the number of water bodies meeting Good Ecological Status could fall to just 6% by 2043.
Environment Agency publishes latest update for water situation in England
The Environment Agency has published its latest update for the water situation in England showing that monthly rainfall totals in November were above average in all catchments, river flows increased at almost all sites and groundwater levels increased at two thirds of indicator sites.
UN concludes 2022 campaign Groundwater: making the invisible visible with major UN-Water Summit
The UN’s World Water Day 2022 campaign “Groundwater: making the invisible visible” has wrapped up with a UN-Water Summit on Groundwater, highlighting the importance of better monitoring and management of the vital resource which accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth.
Leading environmental think-tank calls for more action by Government and regulators on UK water shortfall
Leading environmental think-tank and charity Sustainability First has said there is a pressing need for an action plan to address the UK’s future water shortfall.
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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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