Monthly Archives: March, 2025

Yorkshire Water invests £445k in Northallerton storm overflow

Yorkshire Water is investing £445k in a Northallerton storm overflow to reduce the number of discharges into Terry Gutter during periods of heavy or...

Pump industry excellence celebrated at this year’s Pump Industry Awards

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) returned this month to the famous St George’s Park in Staffordshire for the staging of its 2025 Pump...

Aquatech Amsterdam 2025 connects on a global, record-breaking scale

The organiser of Aquatech Amsterdam 2025 has said the exhibition has cemented its position as one of the world's premier water industry events, drawing...

Court of Appeal upholds Thames Water’s restructuring plan

The Court of Appeal has upheld Thames Water's restructuring plan to extend the liquidity runway of the Thames Water Group.  The restructuring plan proposed by...

River Thames Lock Keepers set for strike vote over safety fears, GMB warns Government

River Thames weir and lock keepers are set to ballot for industrial action over safety concerns, GMB has warned the Government.   In a letter...

Final episode of BBC documentary, Thames Water: Inside the Crisis, to air tonight

The second of a two-part documentary on Thames Water airs tonight, Tuesday 18 March, at 9pm on BBC Two. The documentary, called Thames Water: Inside...

Additive Catchments and Capgemini partner to lead AI-driven transformation of UK river health

Additive Catchments and Capgemini have announced a key partnership in the UK to scale Additive Catchments’ Catchment Monitoring as a Service (CMaaS®) platform. The collaboration...

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence wins £13.2m of UK government and co-funding for water treatment technology

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has been awarded £6.1m in funding from the UK Government Department of Science, Industry and Technology (DSIT), with...

Water pipeline project keeps the traffic flowing

Engineers constructing a new £155m water pipeline have started work on crossing one of the region’s busiest roads. However, the team delivering Northumbrian Water’s Project...

Official switch on for £3m green hydro energy scheme at East Lothian reservoir 

Scottish Water's groundbreaking hydro scheme at Whiteadder Reservoir has been officially switched on. East Lothian MSP Paul McLennan joined chief executive of Scottish Water Alex...

Star attraction – leading the next generation to water 

The winner of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) Rising Star award, Tom Bowman of Metasphere, reflects on the challenges on skills and...

Failed legal challenge for South West Water after battle to get 12 sewage spill charge dropped

The Environment Agency has won a case against South West Water, after the water company attempted to prevent 12 charges relating to sewage discharges...

New study finds 1,450% increase in microplastic levels within soil after four years of sewage sludge application

A new study by The James Hutton Institute has revealed an increase of up to 1,450% in the level of microplastics found within soil...

Sara Vaughan joins South Staffordshire Plc’s Water Board of Directors

South Staffordshire Plc has announced the appointment of Sara Vaughan as an Independent Non-Executive Director and forthcoming Chair of the Board for its regulated...

New Non-Executive Director at Meteor Communications targets continued expansion

Following successive years of vigorous growth, Meteor Communications, the specialist developer of remote environmental monitoring equipment and services, has appointed Thierry Bouzac as Non-Executive...

Control Station announces successful acquisition and integration of its Ireland-based joint venture and distribution partner

Control Station Inc., a provider of process analytics and optimisation solutions based in North America, has announced the successful acquisition and integration of its...

Buntingford Sewage Treatment Works completes £17.4 million upgrade as part of Thames Water’s commitment to river health

Thames Water has announced the completion of a £17.4 million upgrade at Buntingford STW. Having started work in 2022, the water company completed the...

NI Water announces fast-trach programme for Wastewater Assets Technicians

NI Water is searching for individuals to join its Fast-Track Learning for Operational Wastewater (FLOW) Programme. The water company says the programme is ideally suited...

Major upgrade to Surrey wastewater works

Upgrades costing £13.8 million have overhauled how wastewater is treated at a Surrey site. The multi-million pound investment at Lingfield Wastewater Treatment Works will improve...

New water quality data sheds light on health of rivers in Wales

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has published new data on phosphorus levels in Welsh Special Area of Conservation (SAC) rivers. The data shows small improvements,...

Environment Secretary Steve Reed highlights Havant Thicket reservoir as a prime example of private sector investment driving forward major infrastructure projects

Environment Secretary Steve Reed visited Havant Thicket reservoir this week as part of the ‘Things Can Only Get Cleaner’ tour that he and Water...

Minister for Water and Flooding, Emma Hardy, visits North Cave Wetlands to see how nature-based solutions help flooding

The North Cave Wetlands nature reserve was the final location on the nationwide ‘Things Can Only Get Cleaner’ water tour by Defra Ministers.   Minister for...

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