Emergency water supplier Water Direct has reported the most significant week in its 22-year history, supporting UK water companies and thousands of their customers in the aftermath of the recent snow and ice thaw at a much faster rate than expected.
The first study of its kind has found that microplastics from urban river channels are a major contributor to the pollution problem in the oceans – a site on the River Tame at Denton has shown the highest levels so far recorded anywhere in the world.
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Nigel Baker,managing director at specialist outsourcer Echo Managed Services explores whether the water companies are meeting the needs of vulnerable customers.
Transforming the way we assess and manage our water resources isn’t just an Ofwat requirement; it’s our obligation to future generations, say the scientists behind a revolutionary new bottom-up approach based on systems thinking.
Independent not-for-profit organisation Waterwise, the leading authority on water efficiency in the UK, is flagging up the start of Water Saving Week which will run from 19th to 23rd March.
Thousands of homes across the UK have been left without water as pipes burst as a result of the thaw which has followed freezing temperatures.
Water UK, the trade body representing all of the major water and wastewater companies in the UK, has launched a robust defence of the sector, saying water companies are putting public interest first and dealing firmly with issues which threaten trust.
Chris Offer, Director of Regulation at Affinity Water discusses what measures are necessary to ensure future water needs can be met in a sustainable and affordable way – including the potential role a system operator could play in managing supply and demand in the water sector.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is holding its first evidence session in its nitrates inquiry tomorrow when the Committee will hear rom academics and Environment groups.
The Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) is warning that awareness of the retail water market among small businesses in England is in danger of stagnating unless the water industry steps up its efforts to engage with customers.
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 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 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.
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.