Scottish Water launches first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows
Scottish Water’s first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows across the country, has been launched and is now live...
Scottish Water installs 1000 new sewer monitors
Scottish Water has installed more than 1000 new sewer monitors across its waste water system as part of a £500m programme of investment to...
National Highways improving A38 safety with drainage scheme in Cornwall
National Highways is progressing with a scheme which will improve safety for motorists on the A38 in Cornwall.
In recent years, the A38 at Notter...
ADS extends StormTech SuDS attenuation and storm water treatment range
The new StormTech SC-800 arch-shaped chamber from Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), a global leader in corrugated thermoplastic drainage pipes and a specialist in water...
Storm Bert causes significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England
Storm Bert has caused significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England over the weekend, especially in the South West, the West...
SuDS Tips: Stuart Crisp and Jo Bradley explore how SuDS can help meet water management requirements – Part 2
In the second of a two-part article, Stuart Crisp, Advanced Drainage Systems and Jo Bradley, Stormwater Shepherds, considers the use of mitigation indices (MIs)...
Shallow thinking – attenuation goes super thin
Shifting weather patterns and new planning regulations are challenging thinking on SuDS design. It’s time to get attenuation out of a hole, argues Jack...
Energy & Utility Skills invites reviews to help shape national standards for sewerage and drainage maintenance
Energy & Utility Skills is inviting employers, training providers and professional bodies to review the revised Sewerage & Drainage Maintenance National Occupational Standards (NOS).
NOS...
Wavin wins gold at the ESG & Sustainability Awards 2024 with its ‘See Water Differently’ campaign
Drainage and surface water solutions manufacturer Wavin has won gold at the ESG & Sustainability Awards 2024 with its ‘See Water Differently’ campaign.
Run by PRMoment,...
Floodex UK, the National Drainage Show and the Waterways Management Show are just around the corner
Floodex UK, the National Drainage Show and the Waterways Management Show are due to take place at ExCeL, London, on the 27th and 28th...
SuDS Tips: Stuart Crisp and Jo Bradley explore how SuDS can help meet water management requirements – Part 1
In the first of a two-part article, Stuart Crisp, Advanced Drainage Systems and Jo Bradley, Stormwater Shepherds, consider the role of SuDS in managing...
Isle of Wight homeowners paid to swap paved for porous in driveway upgrade pilot
Southern Water is paying for new driveways in an Isle of Wight village so homes and local drains and sewers are protected from deluges...
Highways UK 2024: Navigating the future of road infrastructure
Last summer, National Highways published its 2030 Water Quality Plan, setting out plans to address potential pollution to the water environment arising from the...
SuDS Tips: Avoiding failure with underground SuDS attenuation
Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), highlights the possible causes of failure that would-be asset owners should be aware of.
There’s a...
New senior appointments at South Staffordshire Plc
South Staffordshire Plc, the UK integrated services group that operates two regulated water companies and also offers a range of services and products to...
Streamlining and mitigating risk in sewer access and retrieval operations
Traditional sewer system access and retrieval methods are often fraught with complexity and significant time investment. In the ever-evolving field of drainage maintenance and...
Isle of Wight roads to undergo green roads revolution to help reduce flooding and storm overflows
The Isle of Wight Council and Southern Water have agreed a new partnership to transform roads across the island in an effort to cut...
UKWIR’s innovative research programme transforms sewerage management
Sewage pollution in surface waters in the UK and Ireland is one of the most high-profile environmental issues in the country. Water industry research...
Naylor Industries plc reports continued progress in a “transformational year”
Naylor Industries plc, the construction materials manufacturer, has reported continued progress in a “transformational year” with a £10m investment programme and reshaping at the...
Barratt and Wrekin partner on sustainable initiative
To draw attention to the damage litter causes to the UK’s waterways, lakes, and oceans, leading housing provider Barratt Homes and specialist civils provider...
SuDS Tips: When grey is good
Under the new Government, cleaning up our water courses is a priority. That means that more robust approaches to treating polluted surface water, says...
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