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Engineers to hone analytical skills at ABB’s new Skills Hub at UK Service Training Centre

ABB has unveiled an analytical training facility, part of its Service Training Centre in Stonehouse, UK to equip engineers with expertise in its latest...

Highlighting the multi-billion dollar need for PFAS treatment

"Forever chemicals", the family of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are coming under regulatory pressure as concerns over the negative effects...

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University develop technology that will significantly improve the detection of waterborne pathogens

Technology that will significantly improve the safety of public water supplies by greatly improving the detection of waterborne pathogens, has been developed by scientists...

First Business Water rebrands to Pozitive Water

First Business Water has rebranded as Pozitive Water Limited, following its 2023 acquisition by PE - the largest independent B2B energy supplier in the...

RSE and Biomatrix partner to advance nature-based water management solutions

RSE has announced a strategic partnership with Biomatrix, aimed at delivering innovative nature-based solutions for sustainable water management. Biomatrix specialises in designing and installing ecological...

South West Water leading the way to improve Combe Martin’s water quality

South West Water is helping to improve water quality in Combe Martin and reduce the use of storm overflows. Teams have worked on a range...

Outsourcing offers an improved operational focus, says Dr Mikael Khan, General Manager, Suez UK

Dr Mikael Khan, General Manager, SUEZ UK, discusses with Phil Alsop, Editor of Water Magazine, two ways in which it just might be time...

92% of English bathing waters meet water quality standards but more still needs to be done

Figures released this week reveal that 92% of bathing waters in England have met minimum water quality standards, with 85% of bathing waters being...

New study shows Sudoc catalysts efficiently break down pharmaceuticals in polluted waters 

Carnegie Mellon University scientists have found that Sudoc’s patented NewTAML catalysts and hydrogen peroxide effectively degrade several antibiotics and other drugs found in municipal...

Beck boost from treatment works investment

Work is starting on a £1.9m project that will help to improve water quality in North Yorkshire watercourses. Broughton Beck, and ultimately the River Leven...

Record number of Excellent Bathing Waters in Scotland for 2025

In 2025 the highest number of Scotland's bathing waters on record will meet the best environmental standards, with 87% achieving Excellent or Good classifications....

Water quality boost from County Durham sewage treatment investment

Upgrades to a County Durham sewage treatment works (STW) will help to protect watercourses in the area. Northumbrian Water has invested £830,000 in the work...

NI Water completes £3.5 million water pumping station

NI Water has announced the completion of a £3.5 million investment to replace Avish Water Pumping Station, located within Carmoney Water Treatment Works, which...

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...

Ballyholme Beach Study extended to investigate winter water quality

A new study to investigate water quality at Ballyholme Beach in Bangor has been extended until February 2025 to better understand water pollution in...

Clean up half-hearted approach to PFAS regulation to protect public health and our environment

As MP Munira Wilson reads her Private Members Bill on PFAS, we can now confidently say that health concerns surrounding these so-called ‘forever chemicals’...

BarhaleEnpure to deliver vital P-removal schemes near Barnsley and York

Yorkshire Water has appointed BarhaleEnpure JV to deliver two key projects as part of its £500M investment in phosphorus removal under the Water Industry...

Minister Muir announces Northern Ireland’s 2024 bathing water results

Northern Ireland’s bathing waters have continued to perform well in 2024 despite the rather gloomy, wet summer. All 26 identified bathing waters in Northern...

‘Source-to-sea’ approach needed to clean up Scotland’s marine litter

Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) is calling on the Scottish Government to embed a ‘source-to-sea’ approach into future policy and legislation to tackle the marine...

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...

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