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...
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...
Upgrades will keep things ship-shape at Shepton
The mission to improve water quality in Somerset is on track to receive a further boost as a multi-million pound investment is completed in...
Student water innovations shortlisted for national award
Two teams of students are hoping to clean up the nation’s waters with their inventions, which have just been shortlisted for national awards.
Four students...
£2.5m project to improve water quality in the New Forest
Southern Water's scheme at Boldre Wastewater Treatment Works to help improve water quality is now complete.
The project at the site near Lymington which is...
Drone trial set to improve water quality launched in Northumberland
Drones are being used to improve the quality of water in UK coastal waters and estuaries as part of a trial with Northumbrian Water,...
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...
bNovate unveils new BactoSense product portfolio for advanced water quality monitoring
bNovate Technologies SA has launched its new BactoSense product portfolio, featuring three innovative models: BactoSense CORE, BactoSense SMART and BactoSense PURE, as well as...
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