Government, Policy & Regulation
Environment Agency publishes Event Duration Monitoring data for 2021
Almost nine in ten storm overflows now have monitoring devices providing vital information about their use to hold water companies to account and drive...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Thames Water told to change how it installs smart meters and make data available to third parties, after investigation by Ofwat
Ofwat has confirmed that Thames Water will change how it installs smart meters and will make the data from them available to retailers for...
Government, Policy & Regulation
CEO of The Rivers Trust says new Government plan ‘lacks urgency’
Government today announced the start of consultation on its Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan (SODRP). The plan from Defra sets out targets for water...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Government unveils new plan to limit use of storm overflows
Water companies will face strict limits on when they can use storm overflows and must completely eliminate the ecological harm any storm sewage discharges...
Insight & Opinion
Snehal Desai, chief growth and sustainability officer at Evoqua, says change need not be daunting
With water undergoing a transformation, industrial end-users are increasingly embedding sustainable solutions within their operations.
In this Q&A, Snehal Desai, chief growth and sustainability officer at...
Product News
QED announces new pump for the most extreme conditions
QED Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products and subsidiary of Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG), has announced the new AutoPump® AP4™...
Industry News
Collo measures the quality of liquid processes in real-time
According to Collo, their new online measuring technology can detect nearly any change in liquid properties straight from the process in real-time. The company...
Event News
Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival returns for 2022
Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival is returning for 2022, and is set to bring thousands of ambitious people from the worlds of science, technology and...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Judith Batchelar announced as new Deputy Chair of the Environment Agency
Environment Secretary George Eustice has appointed Judith Batchelar as Deputy Chair of the Environment Agency.
Judith’s term will run from 1 April 2022 until the...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Member States to nominate candidates for next IFAD President
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today (March 30) announced a call to its 177 Member States to nominate candidates for the Fund’s...
Environmental News
EA completes work on a £3.4m flood prevention project near York
Work on the scheme started in May 2021 in Bishopthorpe to construct a 180 metre flood defence wall, incorporating a six metre-deep steel barrier...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Severn Trent launches Wavemakers
Severn Trent has launched Wavemakers, a brand-new annual ideas challenge that’s seeking to nurture talents and create innovation in the community.
The project, that’s been...
Appointments
Saxlund senior appointment supports European expansion strategy in water sector
Saxlund - the Europewide environmental technology group - has announced the appointment of Lee Mountford, as new Projects and Business Development Manager to further...
Case Studies
Qdos CWT pump solves pipeline pressure challenge
The Villejean water treatment plant near the city of Rennes in Brittany faced a structural challenge in adding sodium hypochlorite to a drinking water storage...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Thames Water awarded £1.5million to lead four projects as part of Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge
Thames Water has been awarded £1.5million to lead four projects as part of Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge. The projects will focus on incentivising community...
Case Studies
Bucher Municipal examines what has changed on London’s highways and how it will affect drivers in our industry
London has witnessed many changes recently, with the Ultra Low Emission Zone expanding, the new Direct Vision Standard, and an update to the Highway...
Insight & Opinion
The value of brand values
Water companies might be tempted to think that their brand values don’t much matter. After all, unlike consumer brands, it’s not as though the...
Industry News
Birmingham Airport renews contract with leading water retailer
National water retailer water2business, has signed a further two-year contract with Birmingham Airport, and will continue to provide end-to-end billing for all water and...
Appointments
Stantec appoints Lynsey Fraser as Director of Planning
Stantec has welcomed Lynsey Fraser to the team as Director of Planning in Scotland. With over twenty years' experience in both the public and...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Micronics Flow Measurement acquired by Rototherm
Rototherm Group has completed the purchase of the ultrasonic clamp on flow meters specialist Micronics Flow Measurement.
The Micronics range of precision instruments are designed...
Case Studies
Breaking the CSO cycle
Three steps to increased capacity, without capital expenditure
The use of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) has placed water companies in the firing line of regulators...
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