Yearly Archives: 2023

£10m investment into Dronfield wastewater treatment works

Yorkshire Water is investing £10m at its Dronfield wastewater treatment works to help improve water quality in the river Drone by removing Phosphorus from...

Wastewater system selected for landmark logistics scheme 

WCS Environmental Engineering technology has been selected to deliver wastewater treatment at a landmark industrial development in east London.  Momentum is a strategic logistics scheme...

OEP welcomes the implementation of the Environmental Principles Policy Statement

Ministers and government departments have a new legal obligation to consider the impact their policies will have on the environment. The OEP will now...

UK supports moratorium on deep sea mining to protect ocean and marine ecosystems

The UK government has announced its support for measures designed to protect the world’s ocean and improve the conservation of marine biodiversity. Ahead of International...

MSP sees progress of low carbon ‘super sewer’ for Perth

Local MSP John Swinney has visited the site of the major drainage upgrade being delivered by Scottish Water in central Perth to support the...

Work begins on a major flood scheme in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire

Work has begun on a new £26 million flood storage reservoir to better protect homes and businesses in the Nottinghamshire village of Lowdham from...

Coastal adaptation projects in South West England to receive £6m in funding

Local authorities in the South West have been allocated £6 million in funding to improve the resilience of communities to the effects of coastal...

Grundfos SE/SL non-clogging wastewater pumps are preparing water utilities for the future of wastewater

As the composition of wastewater moves towards higher and higher levels of solids, water utilities are experiencing increasing numbers of clogging episodes and difficulty...

£1.6 billion investment in water infrastructure – how it will result in new public procurement and tendering opportunities

Although it does not receive as much attention as energy stability or global food supply chains, water management is equally as critical to maintaining...

Alpheus Environmental secures five-year contract extension with Glenmorangie Distillery

Water and wastewater asset management company, Alpheus Environmental, has secured a five-year extension to its original three-year contract with the Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain,...

SuDS Tips: Specifying for SuDS – Part One

There’s a choice of underground SuDS attenuation systems for new developments, each with their pros and cons. In the first article in a series...

The recycled plastic filter media tackling wastewater treatment plant odours

To eliminate odour issues from their onsite wastewater treatment plant, Staunton Foods installed a new, highly efficient odour control system fitted with Warden Biomedia’s...

Environment Agency to investigate Horncastle Flood Scheme after Storm Babet failure

Storm Babet brought significant heavy rainfall across much of the UK. At its peak there were 29 Flood Warnings and 32 Flood Alerts in place...

What’s on at Aquatech Amsterdam 2023

Aquatech is one of the leading water technology shows in the world, with over 800 exhibitors and an expected 22,000 visitors from over 140+...

£3 million investment in green hydro energy generation at East Lothian reservoir

Scottish Water has broken ground on a pioneering new type of hydro energy generation scheme at Whiteadder Reservoir, East Lothian as part of its...

River quality monitoring – The need to act quickly and smartly

In his role of Director of Smart Water Solutions, Garry Tabor works closely with international utility customers and partners to deliver robust, integrated, digital...

Telling Tales – Innovation, a story worth sharing

The importance of innovation in the UK water sector has never been greater, with a potential £96 billion investment in water planned for England...

The role of clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters in event duration monitoring

With UK water companies facing unprecedented challenges in terms of aging infrastructure, leakage, pollution, drought-related issues and financial constraints, the need to adopt cost-effective...

Utilities should be open to possibilities

The transition from regulatory period AMP7 to AMP8 in the water industry in England and Wales is taking place in the face of unprecedented...

Ofwat welcomes £4.6bn of additional shareholder investment to the water sector but asks water companies to maintain financial resilience

The water sector has attracted £4.6bn in additional money from shareholders since 2020, helping to improve the financial resilience of water companies and help...

Renewal agreed as ALDI reduces relative water consumption by 5.6% in 2022 vs 2020

water2business has been working in close partnership with ALDI, the UK’s fourth biggest supermarket, to support its water sustainability strategy, in collaboration with Inspired...

Selwood donates market leading pump to Stafford College students

Leading pumping solutions provider Selwood has donated cutting edge industry equipment to train the next generation of pump engineers and construction workers at Newcastle...

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