Zelim-sponsored pacific row to raise funds for clean water
Setting out in April from Lima, Peru, three Scottish siblings aim to row non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean in a potentially record-breaking...
Specialist water firms join forces to bolster MOD supplies
MOD sites across England and Wales will see their water services enhanced, thanks to a new deal between two progressive water firms.
Ancala Water Services...
Know your onions (and your potatoes, carrots and apples…) when it comes to cost-efficient and eco-friendly fruit and vegetable washing
Growers and suppliers want to be more environmentally friendly and keep their costs down – and improvements in processing can deliver surprisingly effective results....
Anglian Water completes new pipeline from Horstead to East Ruston securing future water supplies for Norfolk
Anglian Water has recently completed work upgrading the water network in Norwich, securing future supplies for decades to come.
The £14 million upgrade to the...
G Stow appoints new Business Manager to drive company growth
G Stow has announced the appointment of Jade Willis as its new Business Manager.
With over 100 years of borehole drilling and maintenance in the...
Green energy to power pumps at Moffat borehole
A solar scheme in Moffat is now helping power the pumps which provide water to the town’s water treatment works.
The £307,000 project has seen...
Manchester City Football Club reduces water usage by 50m litres in a season
Manchester City Football Club has announced a reduction in water consumption by 50 million litres this past season, with the Club attributing a substantial...
How does extreme weather affect our water infrastructure, and how can we mitigate these impacts?
As the UK gets warmer, the summers are likely to be warmer and drier, particularly in the South East. However, rainfall is likely to...
Project to combat impact of groundwater on sewers cuts demand for tankers by more than 85% in Hampshire area
An innovative pilot project to prevent high groundwater levels inundating sewer pipes and flooding communities in an area of Hampshire has secured game-changing results...
Veolia Water Technologies upgrades speciality chemical manufacturer’s ageing water treatment system
Veolia Water Technologies has designed and installed two SIRION Mega Reverse Osmosis (RO) units for a Yorkshire-based speciality chemical company. The engineered solution has...
Between the harmonics
Power quality is critical to every industrial environment, especially wastewater sites where critical equipment is at stake. However, the issue of harmonics and noise...
Unusually high water levels creating groundwater flooding risk
A leading environmental consultancy is warning of groundwater flooding across several parts of the country, months earlier than expected, because many boreholes and aquifers...
Environment Agency finds out what’s beneath surface in Ventnor
The Environment Agency, working on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, will repair and replace coastal defences in Ventnor and Bonchurch.
These repairs will...
United Utilities Water Limited fined £800,000 for taking too much water from the environment
Following a prosecution by the Environment Agency, United Utilities Water Limited has been fined a total of £800,000 at Warrington Magistrates Court after illegally...
Essex & Suffolk Water receives confirmation from Ofwat for accelerated funding for £48m investment
Four projects that will help maintain secure supplies of water to 1.8m people across Essex and Suffolk have been given a funding boost that...
Work starts on £49.3m water supply project
Work is underway in Suffolk on one of the county’s biggest ever investments in water supply.
Essex & Suffolk Water’s £49.3m upgrades to its water...
£11m investment in Suffolk water supply
Work is underway on an £11.5m investment to add resilience to water supplies in rural Suffolk.
£8m of upgrades at Essex & Suffolk Water’s Rickinghall...
Barhale to reinforce strategic West-East London water main
Thames Water has selected Barhale to reinforce a section of what was once believed to the longest tunnel in Europe and a key source...
KSB Group launches new high-efficiency 10-inch stainless steel well pumps
The KSB Group has announced the launch a new submersible borehole pump series onto the market. Named UPA S 250, this pump series will extend the...
GeoSmart Information wins UK Space Agency funding for research
A leading environmental consultancy has development funding from the UK Space Agency to help it develop a technological solution for water management and natural...
NI Water adapts new technology to assist with the impact of climate change
NI Water has been adapting new technology to assist with the impact of climate change on the supply of drinking water.
More extremes in weather...
New year and new milestone for Isle of Wight flood defences
The Environment Agency will start ground investigation work for the coastal defence schemes that will continue to protect homes and businesses from the risk...
Yorkshire Water improves borehole data access through British Geological Survey collaboration
Yorkshire Water has committed to making future ground investigation data publicly available to view via the British Geological Survey’s (BGS) GeoIndex platform.
The utility company...
New podcast explains how Affinity Water will use Grand Union Canal to move water from Midlands to Home Counties
In addition to the launch of its new Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) Affinity Water has spoken publicly about how it plans to invest...
G Stow appoint new borehole drilling General Manager
Water borehole drilling and maintenance specialist G Stow has announced the appointment of Geraud Amoussou as the company’s new borehole drilling general manager.
Geraud is a...
All of England’s South West region now in drought, pushing the drought status figure to 11 of the 14 Environment Agency areas in England
The Environment Agency has agreed that all of the South West of England is now in drought following some of the driest conditions in...
Grundfos Ghana Water Initiative to roll out 12 new digital water sites
Following a successful pilot in Abomosu, the solar-powered, digitised water systems will provide access to clean water to over 100,000 people in underserved rural...
Advanced water quality monitor installed in the Serpentine
Looking to find ways to keep improving water quality, the managers of the Royal Parks have installed a continuous water quality monitor; an ESNET...
SEPA warns water scarcity risk set to reach ‘Significant’ level in Scotland
Businesses in Scotland could soon be required to stop abstracting water, with 2022 seeing the driest January in the east since 1940. Groundwater and...
Matthew Humphreys, Utilities Sector Manager at Adler & Allan, discusses how to use assessments and maintenance to tackle your CSO targets
The use of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) continues to place water companies under intense scrutiny. In response to bleak Environment Agency figures and scathing...
Confused by Regulation 31? Geoquip examines when approval is no longer necessary
When it comes to the UK’s drinking water, there can be no compromise on quality. Strict controls are in place to ensure it is safe...
DuPont funds groundwater treatment solution for rural South African community
DuPont Water Solutions has announced a partnership with Kusini Water, the City of Mbombela Municipality and the U.S. Embassy on a new project that...
BPMA reveals award finalists
Following yet another comprehensive and robust Judging Session, which this year was held virtually in January, the Finalists in the 2022 Pump Industry Awards...
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