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NRW steps up action in response to prolonged dry weather

Government, Policy & Regulation May 23, 2025

Following the extended period of warm and dry weather, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has confirmed that the trigger thresholds have been met to move...

Anglian Water ringfences over £80 million in investment pot to improve bathing water quality

Water Company News May 19, 2025

As the UK's bathing water season starts, Anglian Water has announced it is kickstarting its latest tranche of investment to protect and improve bathing...

Environment Agency starts sampling Devon and Cornwall’s beaches

Government, Policy & Regulation May 19, 2025

Environment Agency sampling of Devon and Cornwall's 155 monitored beaches has now started and will run through until the end of September. A beach...

Landmark case sees Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water fined £1.35m for over 800 breaches to sewage discharge permits

Government, Policy & Regulation May 16, 2025

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been fined £1,350,000 and ordered to pay £70,237.70 costs after pleading guilty to over 800 breaches of its environmental...

£330k investment at Wharncliffe treatment works to improve performance

Water Company News May 16, 2025

A £330k project to reduce storm discharges from Wharncliffe Side sewage treatment works (STW) flowing into the river Don has begun. Contract partners, Galliford Try,...

New pilot study detects crucial pollution marker in UK rivers

Environmental News May 15, 2025

A pilot study has succeeded in offering a better understanding of contamination sources in national waterbodies, providing water companies with the capability of identifying...

Delivering high-assurance data and insights of UK river health with AI driven transformation

Water Vlogs May 13, 2025

Rob Passmore, CEO & Co-founder, Additive Catchments, discusses the company’s partnership with Capgemini, designed to address the critical need for continuous water quality monitoring...

Half of Scotland’s river catchments now at Alert for water scarcity, as SEPA asks the public to share images to help assess conditions

Government, Policy & Regulation May 9, 2025

Scotland is experiencing growing signs of water scarcity, with half of all river catchments now at Alert status. The latest water situation report, published on...

SEPA serves penalties to farmers for unauthorised river engineering

Government, Policy & Regulation May 8, 2025

Scotland’s environmental regulator is urging land managers to ensure practices are in line with environmental regulations after serving two £600 civil penalties to farmers...

EPA says high standards achieved for bathing water quality in Ireland, but challenges remain during heavy rainfall

Government, Policy & Regulation May 8, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ireland has published the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland report for 2024 which shows that water quality at...

Finishing line for Chippenham’s £2 million flooding investment

Water Company News May 8, 2025

A £2 million project to reduce the flooding risk to homes in Chippenham and protect the River Avon running through the town has been...

Information Commissioner’s Office tells water companies that transparency must be the default position

Government, Policy & Regulation May 6, 2025

The Information Commissioner’s Office has told water companies that transparency must be the default position when it comes to information under the Environmental Information...

Water company leads novel approach to improve river water quality

Environmental News April 30, 2025

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

Investigation leads to overflowing collection tank and pollution conviction

Government, Policy & Regulation April 29, 2025

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...

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

Government, Policy & Regulation April 28, 2025

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...

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

Market Analysis & Research April 28, 2025

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

The Big River Watch begins today, with The Rivers Trust hoping it will be the UK and Ireland’s biggest ever mass participation survey of...

Market Analysis & Research April 25, 2025

The Big River Watch has returned today, as members of the public are once again invited to participate in the citizen science survey dedicated...

WSP Binnies joint venture appointed to Environment Agency’s Ecological Services Framework

Environmental News April 25, 2025

WSP, a multidisciplinary professional services consultancy, and Binnies, a whole lifecycle water and environmental services provider, have announced their appointment to the Environment Agency's...

River restoration benefits catchment and the environment

Environmental News April 24, 2025

Work to restore a river in the upper Conwy catchment is helping reduce flood risk downstream and boosting nature. As part of Prosiect Uwch Conwy,...

The Rivers Trust calls for a radical change in approach to water monitoring

Environmental News April 23, 2025

The Rivers Trust is calling for a radical change in approach to water monitoring, especially using citizen science data alongside other regulated and academic...

Second reading of the Chalk Steams (Protection) Bill to take place in Parliament this week

Government, Policy & Regulation April 22, 2025

The second reading of the Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill, which will give chalk streams an enhanced status to protect them from pollution and environmental...

Report reveals more than a quarter of adults in England have considered withholding water bill payments as a result of recent sewage scandals

Market Analysis & Research April 16, 2025

A new report from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has revealed that more than a quarter of adults in England have considered not paying their...

Vodafone and River Severn Partnership trial ‘network-as-a-sensor proposition’ to improve rain forecasting

Environmental News April 16, 2025

Vodafone is joining forces with River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) and Wireless DNA to use its mobile network to provide more...

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

Product News April 10, 2025

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

Biodiversity in England’s rivers improved as metal pollution reduced

Environmental News April 9, 2025

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...

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir urges the public to become citizen scientists at local water sources in the ‘Great UK Water Blitz’

Environmental News April 8, 2025

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has urged the public to become citizen scientists at local water...

Seven in 10 Brits concerned about health of their local river, Chivas Brothers survey finds

Market Analysis & Research April 1, 2025

Seven in 10 (69%) Brits are concerned about the health of their local river while 84% are concerned about the health of UK waterways...

Environment Secretary describes the number of spills from storm overflows as “disgraceful” after new figures released

Government, Policy & Regulation March 28, 2025

The Environment Secretary has described the number of spills from storm overflows as “disgraceful” as new figures were released by the Environment Agency yesterday...

Environment Agency says spill count and duration remains unacceptably high across England following publication of latest Event Duration Monitoring

Government, Policy & Regulation March 27, 2025

The Environment Agency has today published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm...

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