Yearly Archives: 2024

A blueprint for Environment Act water quality monitoring

A continuous water quality monitoring project has recently been completed on the River Kent near Kendal, in the UK’s Lake District. The monitoring was...

North West geospatial firm scales up support for the utilities sector with satellite-enabled tech solution

One of the UK’s leading geospatial technology firms, MGISS, is enhancing its provision for major utilities companies, developing an integrated solution to support asset...

South West Water launches innovative new trial to make customer bills fairer

South West Water has announced an innovative new trial which will give customers the chance to save money on their bills by reducing their...

Yorkshire Water investing £4.8m at Dishforth wastewater treatment works

Yorkshire Water is investing £4.8m in its Dishforth wastewater treatment work to improve water quality in the river Swale and to expand the capacity...

Abloy UK strengthens growing team with three new staff appointments

Abloy UK has further strengthened its growing team with the appointment of three new members of staff. Hinna Khan, Matt Pendlebury, and Tim Remment...

Veolia Water Technologies upgrades speciality chemical manufacturer’s ageing water treatment system

Veolia Water Technologies has designed and installed two SIRION Mega Reverse Osmosis (RO) units for a Yorkshire-based speciality chemical company. The engineered solution has...

New multi-million pound action plan launched to protect the River Wye

On Friday 12th April, Farming Minister Mark Spencer announced a new plan to better protect and preserve the River Wye for future generations, including...

New research suggests cloud engineering could be more effective ‘painkiller’ for global warming than previously thought

In a study published in Nature Geoscience, researchers at the University of Birmingham found that marine cloud brightening (MCB), also known as marine cloud...

Biden-Harris Administration finalises first-ever national drinking water standard to protect 100m people from PFAS pollution in the USA

The Biden-Harris Administration in America has issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl...

The Rivers Trust Sewage Map updated with 2023 data

The Rivers Trust has updated its Sewage Map to include data for 2023. With data shared by the Environment Agency, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water,...

Thames21’s ‘Rewilding the Rom’ project shortlisted for ‘UK River Prize’

Environmental charity Thames21 has been shortlisted as a finalist for a prestigious river award for its innovative ‘Rewilding the Rom’ project – a project...

Over 200 charities and community projects receive support from South West Water

Over 200 charities and community initiatives across Devon and Cornwall have received support from South West Water’s Neighbourhood Fund to provide amazing services to...

Young people get the chance to dive into the water industry at Pennon

Pennon marked National Careers Week with a range of new opportunities for young people to experience the many opportunities that come with working in...

£4.4m investment in Northumberland sewage treatment works

Northumbrian Water is preparing to start work on a £4.4m upgrade to its Allendale Sewage Treatment Works, in Northumberland, helping to protect water quality...

BIO-UV Group cuts ribbon on new BIO-SEA BWTS training facility as aftersales market grows

BIO-UV Group, the manufacturer of the BIO-SEA ballast water management system, has cut the ribbon on a new 1,200m² maritime training, R&D, engineering, and...

Customer trust and satisfaction in water companies falling in latest Ofwat and CCW research

Customer research published by Ofwat and consumer watchdog CCW reveals that the vast majority of people do not trust water companies to do what’s...

Northumbrian Water is officially one of the best places to work in the UK

Northumbrian Water is officially one of the best places to work in the UK. It’s the fourth time in four years that Great Place to...

Yorkshire tops £1.7m Enforcement Undertakings for 2023

More than £1.7 million has made its way to environmental charities or projects across Yorkshire last year, thanks to Enforcement Undertakings (EUs) paid by...

New biotechnology to remove phosphorus from wastewater given funding boost

A novel bio-based process able to remove and recover phosphorus from wastewater – developed by Cranfield University experts - has won almost half a...

New £8.5m service reservoir project underway near York

Yorkshire Water is building a new £8.5m service reservoir in Harton, between Malton and York, to increase resilience of the drinking water network in...

Somerset farmer fined after silage polluted Fivehead River

In a case brought by the Environment Agency, Farmer Daniel Macey, aged 44, of Underhill Farm, Staple Fitzpaine, near Taunton, has been ordered to...

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