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Water Company News

NI Water welcomes aspiring engineers to Hybrid Work Experience Programme

NI Water opened its doors to 20 aspiring engineers from schools across Northern Ireland to participate in the second of three new Hybrid Work...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Charity golf event raises £15k for WaterAid

Volunteers and sponsors of the CIWEM WaterAid Charity Golf event were delighted to swing by NI Water HQ recently to hand over £15,000 which...

Government, Policy & Regulation

EAC launches new inquiry to address the risks of PFAS forever chemicals within the UK’s regulatory approach

House of Commons select committee, the Environmental Audit Committee, is launching a new inquiry to address the risks of PFAS forever chemicals within the...

Government, Policy & Regulation

New Council of advisors appointed in NISTA to support the implementation of the 10-year infrastructure strategy

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Rt Hon Darren Jones MP, has set up a new Council of Expert Advisors to support the...

Product News

EU invests €4.6M in new water sensor to track hidden pollutants in lakes and rivers

An EU consortium is developing a new photonic sensing platform to track invisible threats from petrochemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, and industrial waste in our...

Insight & Opinion

Aston University microbiologist calls for public vigilance and urgent action on the danger of raw sewage in UK seas

Aston University microbiologist Dr Jonathan Cox has written an article for the journal Microbiology on the dangers posed by raw sewage in the seas...

Water Company News

SES Water leads the industry for water quality performance

As part of the Pennon Group, SES Water is leading the sector for the fourth year in a row when it comes to its...

Appointments & People

Pozitive Water appoints Craig Rogers as Head of Water Technical Services

Pozitive Water has appointed Craig Rogers as Head of Water Technical Services - bringing with him over 24 years’ experience of water and environmental...

Water Company News

Smart Sewers – How Thames Water’s 20,000 sewer monitors help to prevent flooding and pollution incidents before they occur

The UK’s largest water company has invested £20 million over the last three years to make its sewers smart by installing over 20,000 monitors...

Industry News

Biological treatment hire keeps wastewater plant compliant

A Northumbrian Water wastewater treatment plant has kept its biological treatment online and within environmental consent during an equipment upgrade with the installation of...

Water Company News

Future water supply plan announced by NI Water

NI Water has announced that the latest Water Resource & Supply Resilience Plan (WR&SRP) is complete following public consultation. NI Water said the WR&SRP is...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Stantec acquires engineering and environmental consultancy Ryan Hanley to expand presence in Ireland

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has acquired Ryan Hanley, a 150-person engineering and environmental consultancy with locations across Ireland. The company...

Environmental News

Biodiversity in England’s rivers improved as metal pollution reduced

An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England’s rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of...

Industry News

Act4water launches global standard for water compensation

As global freshwater availability faces challenges, sustainability experts have joined forces with the aim of protecting water resources and to enable organisations to address...

Industry News

Calls for a social tariff to end ‘postcode lottery’, as water bills rise

The body representing independent water networks has called on the Government and water regulator, Ofwat, to introduce a single social tariff for water bills...

Industry News

Innova Renewables set to power Dwr Cymru sewage treatment works with a 40-year Corporate PPA

Innova has announced the signing of a 40-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. The PPA will see Dwr Cymru’s Five Fords...

Water Company News

£9.7m project to improve Ilkley bathing water underway in Addingham

Yorkshire Water has begun a £9.7m investment at Addingham sewage pumping station (SPS) and Low Mill Lane combined storm overflow (CSO) to reduce discharges...

Appointments & People

Tuxera appoints Steffan Schumacher as CEO to spearhead market expansion

Tuxera, a global leader in ultra-reliable data solutions for critical workloads, has announced the appointment of Steffan Schumacher as the company’s new Chief Executive...

Government, Policy & Regulation

CMA requests six month extension to redetermine price reviews for five water companies

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has requested an extension of six months to the process that will see it redetermine the price reviews...

Appointments & People

Pennon Board appoints Andrea Blance as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

The Board of Pennon Group Plc has announced that Andrea Blance has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Ofwat calls on the water industry to help support economic growth

An acceleration and optimisation of major water infrastructure projects can help deliver on the government’s growth agenda, Ofwat has said. In a letter sent to...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Ofwat concludes that no further steps need to be taken in relation to the change of ownership of Icosa Water Services Limited

Ofwat has concluded that no further steps need to be taken in relation to the change of ownership of Icosa Water Services Limited, following...

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