Monthly Archives: January, 2025

Island village’s roads revolution to cut storm overflows

An Isle of Wight village is going green to help reduce storm overflow activity. Gurnard will be the first place on the Island to...

SEPA’s online service simplifies registration process for small sewage discharges

Registering a septic tank or small sewage discharge in Scotland just got easier thanks to changes to the authorisation process implemented by the Scottish...

Dŵr Cymru confirms acceptance of £6bn Business Plan for 2025-30

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has written to Ofwat to confirm its acceptance of their Final Determination of the Price Review for 2025-2030. The Final Determination...

EIT calls for pan-European partnership to transform Europe’s water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems

The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) has opened its call to build a new sustainable innovation partnership to strengthen Europe’s water, marine...

AMP8 delivery requires data for nature approach   

A data-driven approach coupled with greater use of nature-based solutions offers a promising path for UK water, says Ryan Pearson, head of strategy at...

How South East Water is adapting to a changing climate

South East Water has published its fourth Climate Change Adaptation Report highlighting how the business will adapt to keep taps flowing while the climate...

Ascot Sewage Treatment Works increases its capacity by 30% with £11 million upgrade  

Thames Water has announced the recent completion of an £11 million upgrade at Ascot STW. Having started work at the end of 2022, the...

Pump Supplies announces two new strategic distribution agreements with Xylem

Pump Supplies has signed two significant strategic distribution partnership agreements with Xylem, a global leader in water technology. The first agreement sees Pump Supplies becoming...

PR24 Final Determination: Has Ofwat compromised enough for companies?

After colossal efforts from water companies and the regulator, was the result ever going to be thus, asks Tom Hall, Chief Economist at Aqua...

Danfoss Power Solutions expands D1P open circuit high power pump portfolio with new 160-cc displacement

Danfoss Power Solutions has announced the expansion of its D1P portfolio of open circuit high power axial piston pumps with the addition of a...

Major progress in plan to reduce tidal flooding in Cardigan

Plans to reduce tidal flooding in the Strand area of Cardigan, West Wales, have reached a significant milestone with the appointment of specialist consultancy...

Thames Water completes major Swindon infrastructure upgrades 

The UK’s largest waste and water company has delivered two multi-million-pound projects in Swindon, enabling the company to serve a growing population and build resilience...

Shifting Shoreham shingle to reduce Lancing coastal flood risk

Bulldozers are back on the beaches again to carry out vital shingle replenishment work throughout January between Shoreham and Lancing. This work will help...

Environment Agency Chief Regulator calls for environmental regulation framework to be reformed

Environment Agency Chief Regulator, Dr Jo Nettleton, has called for the environmental regulation framework to be reformed in order to help better protect people...

Norfolk farmer fined for taking water during summer drought

Following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency, a Norfolk farmer with a history of environmental offending has been fined for taking and using...

Turning the tide on saltmarsh loss in the River Dart

The work to repair and revive rare intertidal habitat is being done by several organisations including the Environment Agency, Bioregional Learning Centre (BLC), Dart...

Thames Water installs brand new storm tank at Bentley Sewage Treatment Works as part of £6 million investment 

Thames Water has announced the installation of a new storm tank as part of a £6 million upgrade taking place at Bentley STW, to...

SUEZ partners with South West Water to eliminate cryptosporidium in Devon’s water with Ice Pigging technology

By partnering with SUEZ, exclusive providers of the specialist Ice Pigging technology, South West Water eliminated cryptosporidium contamination in its water mains in Brixham,...

Completion of River Restoration Project marks a significant milestone for river health in Berkshire

In partnership with South East Rivers Trust, South East Water has announced the successful completion of a river restoration project on the Maidenhead Ditch...

Southern Water first to face MPs in series of water companies quizzed by EFRA Committee

Southern Water is to be the first water company to appear before MPs on the EFRA Committee, who will hold the first evidence session...

Glanua acquires anaerobic digestion and biogas specialist Marches Biogas

Glanua has announced that it has acquired Marches Biogas, an engineering and services firm that specialises in anaerobic digestion and biogas production. Glanua is an...

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