Monthly Archives: September, 2023

Preparations underway for £20m boost to Essex water supplies

Essex & Suffolk Water is preparing to start work on constructing a new 19.5km raw water pipeline that will add resilience to customers’ supplies...

Humber flood defences £29m upgrade begins at Stallingborough

A £29m project to manage the risk of flooding to people and major industry in north-east Lincolnshire is now underway. The Environment Agency scheme will...

AirAdvanced-ActiLayer: harnessing the full potential of photocatalysis for green wastewater treatment

Beyond the bustling facade of thriving cities lies the hidden world of wastewater treatment plants. These essential facilities, tasked with purifying our water sources,...

UK and NZ come closer on water knowledge

A new knowledge-sharing partnership is bringing the UK and New Zealand closer together on shared water challenges. WRc, a centre of excellence in water sector...

Aquam signs two standpipe hire contracts

Aquam Water Services has been selected to operate standpipe hire services on behalf of two New Appointments & Variations (NAVs) companies.  A NAV is a...

Southern Water invests nearly £2 million to improve water quality in West Sussex

Southern Water will begin work to increase the storm storage capacity at Balcombe Wastewater Treatment Works. The scheme, costing £1.8m, will also help reduce phosphate...

Managing variable wastewater flows from festival venue

Wastewater treatment technology from WCS Environmental Engineering is delivering enhanced ammonia removal at a village treatment works which manages seasonal flows and loads. Severn Trent’s...

Environment Secretary issues statement on Ofwat performance report

Following the publication by Ofwat of its Performance Report on the water sector, announcing that water companies will need to return £114m to customers...

All storm overflows now covered by plan to clean up waterways

Action to tackle sewage pollution and clean up waterways has been expanded, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey confirmed this week.  All coastal and estuary storm overflows...

Minimal site installation time, but new screens revitalise inlet works

A prefabricated packaged treatment plant (constructed offsite) from SPIRAC has enabled a water company in the north of England to make much-needed improvements to...

Yorkshire Water investing £36m to improve Pudsey Beck water quality

Yorkshire Water is investing £36m in six projects in west Leeds and Bradford to improve water quality within Pudsey Beck by reducing storm overflows...

Environment Agency finds out what’s beneath surface in Ventnor

The Environment Agency, working on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, will repair and replace coastal defences in Ventnor and Bonchurch. These repairs will...

Water Companies to return £114m to customers for under-performance

Under-performance by the majority of water and wastewater companies in England and Wales, will mean companies have to return £114m to customers next year. The...

AI analytics transforms water management in Norway

The water-rich municipality of Lillestrøm was looking for a way to acquire more useful data to ensure decision-making and use of resources were as...

SEEPEX innovative pump solutions power sustainable sludge treatment at Thames Water

Thames Water owns and operates Basingstoke Sewage Treatment Works. This regional sludge treatment centre processes sludge from various locations in either liquid or cake...

Nottingham City Council makes water savings through self-supplier model

Nottingham City Council has been supplying water services to its own buildings for four years. The Environment and Sustainability division set up a Water...

Smart standpipe KTP supports PhD first for Aquacheck

Aquacheck Engineering is celebrating the graduation of the first student to be awarded a PhD via its partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University and Innovate...

Innovation Festival creates a pipeline of brilliant ideas

Thousands of people came together at Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival in July to look for new ideas and solutions to challenges faced by the...

Changes announced to better protect England’s chalk streams

The Government has brought forward changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) to help better protect England's chalk streams. The proposed amendments would...

Practical solutions for nutrient neutrality: Marsh Industries launches Aqua-Puratine range

Marsh Industries is leading the way in environmental best practice with the launch of the Aqua-Puratine system, a groundbreaking UK-based solution designed to enhance...

Positive cooperation between two major water companies and Sulzer helps solve aeration challenge

Working together and creating a collaborative approach in the water sector can be beneficial to successful project delivery. The recent need for additional aeration...

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