Updating Bathing Water Regulations could better protect the public, says OEP
The regulations in place to protect people swimming in rivers, lakes and coastal waters in England could better protect the public if they were...
Bathing water reforms to consider water sports and water quality as Defra invites views on modernising bathing water regulations
In a consultation launched this week, Defra and the Welsh Government are inviting the public, community groups, environmental groups, farmers, businesses and local authorities to...
Wessex Water fined £500,000 for sewage killing thousands of fish
Wessex Water has been found negligent after sewage leaks killed thousands of fish - with the company failing to report incidents to the Environment...
Specialist waterways contractor The Rothen Group announces investment to upgrade the cranes used on its boats
Specialist waterways contractor The Rothen Group has announced an investment of more than £500,000 to upgrade the cranes used on its boats.
Working with Danish...
Plant eating beetle helps to improve river in West Wales
A project to restore the Cleddau River SAC in Pembrokeshire has been using a herbivorous beetle to control an invasive species.
The Azolla weevil (Stenopelmus...
Two companies prosecuted for Worcestershire brook pollution caused by a series of human and corporate failings
A prosecution by the Environment Agency has resulted in the conviction of two companies for causing trade effluent to pollute three kilometres of a...
Restoring migratory fish routes on the Afon Dulais
A project to restore the River Dulais near Llanwrda and open up spawning grounds for migratory fish has been completed.
Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) Four...
River monitoring drone boats arrive in UK
Autonomous and remote-controlled drone boats that can measure discharge flow rate and water quality in rivers are available in the UK for the first...
Thames Water begins new water quality trial to support its London drought resilience proposals
Thames Water’s Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) project is designed to protect Greater London’s drinking water supplies during periods of drought. It proposes to...
Suppliers identified to find possible solutions to Blue Green Algae
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has awarded £450,000 to five suppliers to develop proof of concepts on potential solutions to...
Severn Trent starts construction of UK’s first operational ozone wastewater site
Severn Trent has started construction of the UK’s first pioneering operational ozone wastewater treatment plant.
The company is installing the innovative technology to help boost...
Scotland’s environmental regulator serves a Fixed Monetary Penalty for unauthorised discharge into South Lanarkshire river
B.H.C. Limited, based in Enniskillen, has been served a Fixed Monetary Penalty (FMP) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) after the regulator found...
Scientists find chemical cocktail of micropollutants amplified the effect of algal toxins to cause mass fish mortality on the River Oder in Germany
Tonnes of dead fish, mussels and snails were seen floating on the River Oder (Germany) in early August 2022. It soon became clear what...
Environmental benefits in the pipeline as Northumbrian Water plans biodiversity enhancements
Northumbrian Water is set to transform an area of poor quality grassland in County Durham into a thriving habitat for flora and fauna.
With work...
Biggest improvements for salmon and sea trout in Galloway Dee in almost 100 years
Following a successful trial to improve fish migration combining an industrial dam and modern hydropower, work is now underway to make those changes a...
Celebrating Salisbury’s new River Park
The Environment Agency, Wiltshire Council, Salisbury City Council, partners and local representatives are celebrating phase 1 of the Salisbury River Park project, which is...
Protecting the Aln from climate change and population growth
Engineers have installed a new underground tank to help to protect water quality in Northumberland’s River Aln.
The team from Northumbrian Water and its partner,...
Work complete on project to upgrade County Durham sewage site
A £5.8m project to increase capacity at a County Durham sewage treatment works and help protect river water quality has been completed.
Northumbrian Water has...
Objectively Speaking: Do the industry’s infrastructure investment sums add up?
This month, Oliver Grievson, Associate Director AtkinsRéalis and Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter, asks if the water industry...
Government can rescue dirty rivers without breaking the bank, Labour Conference told
An expert panel convened this week at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to debate the use of nature-based solutions to clean up Britain’s...
Young UK innovators awarded Stockholm Junior Water Prize for groundbreaking PFAS pollution reduction project
Christopher Whitfeld and Jonathan Zhao, both Year 12 students from Eton College, Berkshire, have been awarded the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2024 (SJWP)...
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