Water Company News
Scottish Water completes £675,000 solar scheme in Bathgate
Scottish Water has completed a £675,000 solar scheme at its waste water treatment works in Bathgate, as part of its drive to reach net...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Environment Secretary Steve Reed to set out government ambition to end sewage discharged into Windermere
Environment Secretary Steve Reed has pledged to ‘clean up Windermere’ setting out the Government’s support for the long-term ambition of ‘only rainwater’ entering England’s...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Scotland’s drier than normal winter signals risk of water scarcity this summer
Scotland’s Environment Protection Agency, SEPA, has warned that despite intermittent wet spells, most of the country has recorded below-average rainfall over winter following a...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Pennon maintains commitment to championing gender equality in leadership roles
Pennon has again been ranked third in the prestigious FTSE Women Leaders Review 2025 report.
Following the celebration of International Women’s Day on Saturday 8...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Water woman award for world-leading expert at Andel
A world-leading environmental chemist at Andel has won an award for her work in water sustainability and environmental protection.
Devakunjari Vadibeler, won the ‘Water Woman...
Water Company News
£835k investment to reduce discharges from Marton storm overflow underway
Yorkshire Water is investing £835k at a storm overflow in Marton, near Pickering, to reduce the number of discharges into the river Seven, improving...
Industry News
80 Years of developing water professionals
The Institute of Water (IWater) has celebrated its 80th anniversary this year, marking eight decades of supporting and developing professionals in the water sector....
Water Company News
£250,000 investment in Essex water supply
Work has started on a £250,000 project to protect the quality and resilience of drinking water for people in Essex.
Essex & Suffolk Water is...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Northumbrian Water, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Anglian Water and Wessex Water next to be questioned by MPs on their environmental and financial performance
The EFRA Committee is to hold further evidence sessions next week as part of its Reforming the water sector inquiry, quizzing the executives of...
Insight & Opinion
Women-in-water’s voices must be heard
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025, Perminder Atwal, HR business partner at Xylem, discusses experiences of working in water with her...
Insight & Opinion
‘Net zero needs more women in climate tech,’ says Solivus CEO Jo Parker-Swift ahead of International Women’s Day
Ahead of the upcoming International Women’s Day taking place on 8th March, Jo Parker-Swift, CEO and founder of Solivus, has highlighted the gender imbalance...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Royal HaskoningDHV acquires Arch Henderson, strengthening its maritime position in Scotland and globally
International consulting engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV has acquired Scotland-based maritime engineers Arch Henderson.
The company said that by bringing Arch Henderson onboard, Royal HaskoningDHV will...
Case Studies
Building bridges on the Droitwitch Canals
Removing and installing canal footbridges is not an easy task. So, when contractors Griffiths were tasked with replacing two old bridges on the Droitwich...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Welsh Water announces funding for Swansea’s Cerebra Innovation Centre
Cerebra Innovation Centre (CIC) in Swansea has been awarded a £5,000 grant from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s Community Fund.
The money has been used to...
Environmental News
Floating reedbed launched in Wanstead Park to help improve water quality
A floating reedbed has been launched on Heronry Pond in Wanstead Park, on the East London-side of Epping Forest, to create additional habitat for...
Appointments & People
Leo Quinn to step down from Balfour Beatty board after 10 years as Group Chief Executive
Balfour Beatty plc, the international infrastructure group, has announced that Leo Quinn will step down from the Board later this year, after over 10...
Insight & Opinion
In real-time sewer control, we trust
The importance of building trust in real-time controls systems for sewer networks was recently explored in a roundtable at World Water-Tech, hosted by Chengzi...
Environmental News
River Yare receives £282,000 for creation of floodplain wetlands
A £282,000 project is set to create a healthier, more dynamic and resilient river and floodplain habitat along the River Yare in Norfolk.
The...
Water Company News
South West Water invests £260,000 to reduce storm overflow spills in North Devon
South West Water has invested £260,000 in North Devon as part of its continued focus on reducing the use of storm overflows across the...
Water Company News
More than £14m spent to help improve water quality near Chichester
Two of Southern Water's treatment works near Chichester have had major work carried out to improve water quality and reduce storm overflows.
Lavant Wastewater Treatment...
Appointments & People
Minister Muir makes new CNCC appointment
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has appointed Sara McCracken as the new Deputy Chair of the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC).
The CNCC...
Market Analysis & Research
Manchester scientists develop ‘molecular trap’ to clean pollution from water
Scientists from The University of Manchester have developed a new material that could help reduce water pollution caused by harmful chemicals, such as from...
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