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River conditions show importance of ongoing monitoring in Scotland

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is warning that despite rain in most of the country, current river flow monitoring shows sustained local pressure...

Water Breakthrough Challenge 5 funding win for CIRIA to develop digital resource for blue-green infrastructure interventions

Construction industry research and information association, CIRIA, has been successful in securing funding through the Ofwat Innovation Fund, Water Breakthrough Challenge 5 funding round. Working...

United Utilities launches new £9m fund to boost rainwater management

North West water company United Utilities has launched a new fund to help local authorities across the region to manage rainwater in a sustainable...

Recycled aggregate and below-ground SuDS

Recycled aggregate could be used more frequently for installation of below-ground attenuation assets, says Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS). Substituting recycled...

World Water Day 2025: Sustainable efforts to protect glaciers and freshwater sources

Glaciers are surviving ice formations that remind us of the globe’s stark evolution since the Ice Age. World Water Day 2025’s theme is ‘Glacier...

How water-saving homes of tomorrow could help save billions of litres

The UK’s water supply is under significant threat, with projections indicating that demand could meet available supply levels by 2032 and exceed supply by...

Siltbuster wins prestigious Made in Wales ethical manufacturer award

Water treatment specialist Siltbuster has been recognised at the 2024 Made in Wales Awards as the winner of the Sustainable/Ethical Manufacturer category. The awards, run...

SuDS Tips: Stuart Crisp and Jo Bradley explore how SuDS can help meet water management requirements – Part 2

In the second of a two-part article, Stuart Crisp, Advanced Drainage Systems and Jo Bradley, Stormwater Shepherds, considers the use of mitigation indices (MIs)...

Southeast businesses set to save more than 7.3 million litres of water per year

The Southern Water Business Partnership Fund has awarded five grants totalling more than £90,000 to businesses across the Southeast region, for water saving ideas. The...

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...

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...

SuDS Tips: Avoiding failure with underground SuDS attenuation

Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), highlights the possible causes of failure that would-be asset owners should be aware of. There’s a...

Sadiq Khan joins Matt Damon and Gary White of Water.org to put water safety, security and sustainability at the heart of global climate action

The Mayor of London and Co-Chair of C40 Cities Sadiq Khan committed to putting water at the heart of the global climate crisis agenda...

WaterEquity announces $100M+ raised for new impact fund focused on climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure

WaterEquity, an asset manager dedicated to financing water and sanitation solutions in emerging and frontier markets, has announced it has achieved a milestone...

SuDS Tips: When grey is good

Under the new Government, cleaning up our water courses is a priority. That means that more robust approaches to treating polluted surface water, says...

Severn Trent launches global competition to find the best innovation to help reduce storm overflow spills

Midlands water company Severn Trent is going international, as it’s launched a competition to seek innovation from across the globe to help reduce storm...

Anglian Water announces £2m of partnership funding for new Green Skills Academy in Wisbech

Anglian Water has announced a new Green Skills Academy at the College of West Anglia in Wisbech, with £2 million of overall funding from...

Microsoft and Apple among winners of Lighthouse Awards

Technology companies Microsoft and Apple have been recognised alongside Martens Brewery and utilities Thames Water and Severn Trent Water as recipients of the Lighthouse...

New Hong Kong desalination plant begins delivering fresh water to 137,000 homes

The new Tseung Kwan O desalination plant is the first to use reverse osmosis technology in Hong Kong. Construction of the first stage plant...

SuDS Tips: Regular columnist Stuart Crisp explores water qualitatively and quantitively

Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), looks at how ‘good’ SuDS addresses water quality as much as water quantity when it...

Progressive partnerships will refresh water sector narrative 

The need for a radical rethink of how the water sector communicates, internally, and with the media and the public, was a key theme...

SuDS Tips: Regular columnist Stuart Crisp explores Defra’s ‘Plan for Water’

In April 2023, Defra published its so-called ‘Plan for Water’ (fully titled Our integrated plan for delivering clean and plentiful water). The aim of...

UK backs work to protect global water and food supplies at COP28

At COP28, the UK’s International Development and Africa Minister Andrew Mitchell has announced that the UK is scaling up a partnership with the World...

SuDS Tips: Specifying for SuDS – Part Two

In the second part of two on the choice of underground SuDS attenuation systems available, Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS),...

SuDS Tips: Specifying for SuDS – Part One

There’s a choice of underground SuDS attenuation systems for new developments, each with their pros and cons. In the first article in a series...

Wavin continues major focus on SuDS and sustainability innovation

Martin Lambley, Senior Product Manager for Urban Climate Resilience at Wavin, discusses the company’s major focus on sustainability throughout the water cycle, with SuDs,...

SuDS Tips: Regular columnist Stuart Crisp looks at looming legislation for SuDS

In January 2023, the Government announced plans to finally implement Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, which will make the...

Business Stream awards £50k to water efficiency projects

ONE of the UK’s largest water retailers has donated £50,000 to public sector organisations throughout Scotland to help fund water efficiency projects. Edinburgh-based Business Stream...

From a range of responsibilities … to a one-stop-shop

The water industry is unusual in the plethora of parties who play a role in the management of foul, rain and storm water. But...

SuDS Tips: Regular columnist Stuart Crisp explores how to design for water quality using mitigation indices

The publication of the Plan for Water by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) in April this year signalled the Government’s...

New research suggests that without action, 75% of the world’s population could be facing drought by 2050

Levels of water scarcity are soaring in major economies including the US and China, as annual water use has risen by around 3,500 billion...

SDS smart water projects scale up 

SDS has completed the installation of its latest smart rainwater management systems at homes in Forton, Lancashire, and Deal, Kent, as part of Water...

Affinity Water unveils plans for a water neutrality trial in Central Bedfordshire

The UK’s largest water only company, Affinity Water is collaborating with builders and home buyers to conduct a series of trials that will test...

Water industry celebrates outstanding innovation and leadership at 13th IWA Project Innovation Awards

At the 2022 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark, the water sector celebrated outstanding innovation and leadership in the industry with...

Wessex Water Foundation funds more than 60 Environmental projects

The Wessex Water Foundation has awarded £72,000-plus to projects that improve the environment. Successful applicants for the latest round of Environment Fund funding were selected...

North West developers save £44m with United Utilities water efficient homes project     

A United Utilities program to encourage sustainable water use and drainage in new homes has saved developers more than £40m and created potential for...

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