Monthly Archives: April, 2025

The country is not prepared for climate impacts, say advisors

In its 2025 report to Parliament, the Climate Change Committee has said there is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is making extreme weather...

NI Water awards £8million contract to global company Chemviron

NI Water has awarded a major contract to global manufacturer Chemviron, a recognised leader in the activated carbon and reactivation industry. The contract is worth...

New range of food grade centrifuges launched by centrifuge supply company MSE Hiller

Centrifuge supply company MSE Hiller has announced the launch of a new range of food grade centrifuges. MSE Hiller’s DecaFood machines are available in a...

Amazon Filters team members go ‘behind the scenes’ in water industry container  

Dozens of team members at a process filter manufacturer have stepped inside a mobile container that helps deliver their technology to UK water companies.  In...

Water company leads novel approach to improve river water quality

Organisations from across the South Tyne area have been brought together by 22 projects to improve the local environment and river health in local...

LGBTQ+ commemorative manhole cover installed at United Utilities

A Commemorative access cover, commonly referred to as a manhole cover, dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community has been installed at United Utilities, marking a...

Southern Water pleads guilty to 13 pollution charges

Southern Water has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of unpermitted discharges from Margate, Broadstairs and Weatherlees Hill Wastewater Pumping Stations between 2019 and 2021.  The...

AECOM strengthens U.K. & Ireland Water and Energy platform with acquisition of Scotland-based Allen Gordon LLP

Global infrastructure company AECOM has acquired Scotland-based Allen Gordon LLP, a leading provider of technical design and advisory services to the U.K. & Ireland...

Investigation leads to overflowing collection tank and pollution conviction

Michael McCullagh, (70), Gorticashel Road, Greencastle, Co Tyrone was convicted yesterday (28 April 2025) at Omagh Magistrates Court, under Article 7(1)(a) of the Water...

Bluewater Bio hires advisors to launch sale process

Bluewater Bio has attracted interest from several parties in acquiring the business from its current shareholder Salica. Rothschild & Co’s UK mid-market team and...

Objectively Speaking: An in-depth review of storm overflow performance for 2024

In his regular column, Oliver Grievson, Associate Director AtkinsRéalis and Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter, provides an in-depth...

Progressive water reclamation: Ocotillo Facility’s state-of-the-art transformation in Chandler, Arizona, USA

The Ocotillo Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) in Chandler, Arizona, USA – where water reuse is essential – plays a crucial role in sustainable water...

Next-gen flow measurement – How clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters are transforming buried and submerged applications

Clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters provide a non-intrusive method for measuring flow rates in closed pipes. By utilising transit-time technology, these meters send ultrasonic signals...

South East Water partners with Qodea to drive digital innovation with Google technologies

Qodea, Europe’s largest dedicated Google Cloud digital transformation partner, has announced that it has been selected by South East Water (SEW) to support its...

SEPA’s first Water Scarcity Report for summer 2025 shows alerts for parts of northern Scotland

The first Water Scarcity Report of 2025 published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency already identifies two regions at “Alert” level for potential shortages,...

Unauthorised discharges and odours drive enforcement at EPA priority sites in 2024

Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its Industrial and Waste Licence Enforcement Summary 2024.  The report details EPA enforcement activities across industrial and...

Upskilling in an AI-driven world: A chance for the water sector to boost productivity and improve customer satisfaction

Every day, the UK loses around 3 billion litres of treated water to leaks. Within a context of climate change, ageing infrastructure, and rising...

IN FULL FLOW: Smart pumping can cut storm overflows

The massive £12 billion drive to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) by 45% in AMP8 is now underway and includes major schemes to increase...

River water temperatures swing from hot to cold: major discovery shows value of open-source environmental data

Scientists have unveiled rapid fluctuations in river water temperature across the United States (US), with rivers controlled by dams showing more frequent and volatile...

New pump energy optimization solution launched to drive cost and carbon savings

Sulzer has launched the Sulzer Energy Optimization Service, an energy efficiency and carbon reduction service that will create a new best practice standard for...

ERIKS brings its deeply technical knowledge to the water equipment show

ERIKS Industrial Services will be showcasing its reliability services and engineering capabilities for the water and wastewater industries on Stand F128 at The Water...

Wastewater treatment for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry

INVENT develops, produces and distributes innovative mechanical equipment, process technology and plants for the treatment of water and wastewater. The company became well known...

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