Monthly Archives: March, 2022

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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