The European Commission has published the Urban Water Atlas for Europe showing how different water management choices, as well as other factors such as waste management, climate change and even food preferences, affect the long-term sustainability of water use in cities.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has strongly criticised the Government for failing to set out a clear plan to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals here in the UK, together with criticising the lack of leadership from the Prime Minister on the issue.
Global sea levels could rise by more than three metres – over half a metre more than previously thought – this century alone, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Southampton scientist.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has expressed its disappointment with the Government's lack of ambition on designated Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and unwillingness to provide adequate investment for the gathering of further evidence for the vulnerable areas.
The Irish Parliament has voted by 96 votes to 48 this week for water services in Ireland to be publicly funded and the Government to be collectively responsible for the protection, management and maintenance of the public water system.
The India-UK Water Centre is inviting applications from Indian and UK water scientists to attend a workshop on Enhancing Freshwater Monitoring through Earth Observation to be held over three days in Stirling, UK 19th – 21st June 2017.
Both Northumbrian Water and Thames Water are using the AMT-SYBEX Affinity Marketflow market interaction solution to manage their wholesale business interaction with MOSL’s Central Market Operating System (CMOS).
Affinity Water is reducing water abstractions at one of its pumping stations near Watton-at-Stone by eighteen million litres per day (18Ml/d).
The Environment Agency has received 3 applications for environmental permits at the Holmwood oil and gas site, off Coldharbour Lane, Surrey.
Whitbread Group PLC has applied for a Water Supply Licence and Sewerage Licence with a self-supply authorisation and proposal by Ofwat to modify the standard licence conditions that will apply to Whitbread, if it is granted a self- supply licence.
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.