Northumberland County Council says work to tackle historic Lynemouth pollution could cost around £7.5m
Northumberland County Council is progressing work to tackle historic Lynemouth pollution – the clean up project could cost in the region of £7.5 million.
Pesticide being detected more frequently in drinking supplies around Ireland
Irish Water has reported that exceedances for pesticides continue to be detected in drinking water supplies around Ireland – the water company said they are being picked up in drinking water because the water courses it abstracts from have been contaminated.
Water coalition calls for Green Homes Grants retrofit scheme to include water efficiency measures
The steering group for the UK Water Efficiency Strategy and the independent water efficiency campaigning organisation Waterwise have joined forces to urge the Energy Secretary, The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, to include water efficiency measures that save energy in the government’s new Green Homes Grants retrofit scheme.
NASA reports St. Patrick Bay ice caps in Canada have completely disappeared
The St. Patrick Bay ice caps on the Hazen Plateau of northeastern Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, have disappeared, according to NASA satellite imagery.
Water companies record lowest leakage levels from pipes
Water UK, the body which represents all the UK water companies, has announced that water companies have reduced the amount of water leaked from pipes by 7% to the lowest level since records began in the mid-1990s.
Work starts on £6m clean-up of second most metal polluted river in England
The Environment Agency and Coal Authority has started work on the Nent Haggs Mine Water Treatment Scheme - the River Nent is the second most metal polluted river in England.
Greater Brighton outlines ambitious regional programme of water and energy conservation projects
An ambitious programme of water and energy conservation projects has been unveiled by the Greater Brighton city region as it bids to “grow back greener” from the lockdown crisis.
Leading engineering body consults on role of infrastructure in Government’s “levelling up” agenda
The Institution of Civil Engineers has launched a new consultation on the role of infrastructure in Government’s “levelling up” agenda.
UK water sector launches draft Water 2050 Innovation Strategy
The UK’s first draft Water Innovation Strategy has been launched setting out a vision for transformational change across the water sector in anticipation of Ofwat’s £200m innovation fund and the establishment of a Centre of Excellence that will act as a UK hub for global water innovation.
Water companies in England under attack for dumping raw sewage in rivers 200k+ times in 2019
The water and wastewater companies in England have come under attack in an investigation by the Guardian newspaper which says that the firms dumped raw sewage into England's rivers 200,000 times in 2019.
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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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