Businesses urged to join largest ever collaboration to reduce litter along five major UK rivers
Businesses, residents and organisations situated along five of the UK’s biggest rivers are being invlited to join the largest ever collaborative effort to prevent and reduce the amount of litter entering the UK’s waterways, and subsequently the ocean.
New Vision for Scotland’s water sector unveiled
An ambitious new Vision for the water sector in Scotland has been unveiled which will be at the heart of Scottish Water’s future strategy.
Environment Agency extends river pollution alert service for London and Home Counties
The Environment Agency is extending its river pollution alert service to provide the public with updates on pollution investigations.
National Infrastructure Commission vision for drought resilience recognised by ICE engineering experts
The National Infrastructure Commission’s work on improving the resilience of England’s water supply to drought has received the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Chris Binnie Award for Sustainable Water Management.
Cambridge Water warns of potential for restrictions in 2020-21
Cambridge Water is warning that another drier than average winter will increase the chance of restrictions being required in 2020-21.
National exercise on emergency water supplies hailed a success
County Durham and Darlington fire and rescue service in partnership with Northumbrian Water have hosted a national exercise which tested capabilities to restore water to 50,000 homes due to a simulated treatment works failure.
80% cut needed in antibiotics entering River Thames to avoid surge in superbugs
A new study has shown that the amount of antibiotics entering the River Thames would need to be cut by as much as 80 per cent to avoid the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’.
Pioneering study into microplastic levels in UK water supplies
An UKWIR-commissioned comprehensive study of microplastics for the UK and Irish water industry says that sampling at water treatment works and wastewater treatment works found 99.99 per cent of microplastic particles detected were removed prior to treatment.
Brexit papers say failure in chemical supply chain most significant single risk to water supply
The most significant single risk to public water supply is a failure in the chemical supply chain, according to the no-deal Brexit papers released by the Government yesterday.
EA warns illegal abstractions in West of England on the increase
The Environment Agency is warning that the number of boreholes being drilled in the West country without permission is on the increase.
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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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