Scottish Water: some restrictions still in place after water quality incident
Scottish Water has lifted restrictions on the use of the water supply in most of the areas of North Lanarkshire affected by a water quality incident, but the advice to people not to use the water remains in place in the Carfin area.
New fertiliser could help water firms meet tough EU water quality targets
A new sustainable fertiliser product being developed by Aqua Enviro scientists could improve catchment management of phosphorus and help water companies meet EU environmental legislation. It could also provide them with a potential new revenue-generating business opportunity.
Water UK: review of WFD by EU could see tighter water quality restrictions
Water UK is warning that the forthcoming EU review of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive may be taken as an opportunity to seek ever tighter restrictions on water quality, without supporting evidence of the economic and social consequences of such decisions.
Thames Water: possible 60k+ misconnections into surface water network
During the past four years Thames Water, together with the Environment Agency, has traced 410 misconnections into Mayes brook – but predict there are at least another 60,000 misconnections still to be found.
European Commission says water quality excellent at most of Europe’s bathing sites
The European Commission has reported that the water at Europe’s beaches, rivers and lakes was generally of high quality in 2013, with more than 95 % of these sites meeting minimum requirements. Coastal performed slightly better than inland bathing waters, the data shows.
Environment Agency starts annual water quality tests in England
The Environment Agency has started its annual water quality tests at England’s beaches.
Disinfection of produced water can lead to toxic chemicals, study finds
Wastewater treatment plants that process waters from oil and gas development were found to discharge elevated levels of toxic chemicals known as brominated disinfection by-products, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Further evidence sessions in inquiry into water quality
The Commons Science and Technology Committee is holding two further evidence sessions this week in its inquiry into water quality, with the chief executive of Ofwat as one of the witnesses.
Chinese consumers would pay 3% of annual income to improve water quality
A new research paper published by the World Bank suggests that consumers in China would be willing to pay up to 3% of their annual income continuously over a five year period to improve water quality. It could also provide some useful pointers on issues the water companies will need to address in the stakeholder engagement Ofwat now wants them to undertake in the upcoming AMP6 business planning process.
Wessex Water invests £26m to improve water quality at Weston
Wessex Water has started work on a £26m scheme to improve water quality at Weston-super-Mare.