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Environment Agency says 96% of English bathing waters meet required quality standards

According to the Environment Agency's latest results, 96% of bathing waters in England have met minimum standards, with 90% of bathing waters in England...

£201 million spent in first six months of 2022/23 to improve services

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water spent £201 million between April and September 2023 in capital projects to improve services and support the resilience of its...

Water company starts £200 million upgrades at drinking water sites

A landmark project to upgrade two water treatment works has started in Bournemouth. The Bournemouth Water scheme will see both of the company’s water...

Xylem water quality platform wins instrumentation award

A river water quality monitoring platform, developed to support utilities in meeting requirements of the Environment Act 2021, has been named best-in-class by the...

Surfers Against Sewage finds popular sites for bathing in England fail to meet minimum safety requirements 

A new report by Surfers Against Sewage suggests that multiple popular inland swimming sites in England are unsafe for water users. 40 locations were...

Welsh Water plans to rebuild Cardigan Wastewater Treatment Works and invest further £42m in wastewater assets across Ceredigion

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has confirmed that it plans to accelerate investment in its network of wastewater assets across Ceredigion to improve river water...

Stepping up the nutrient battle in Somerset 

The Parrett will be the latest of Somerset’s rivers to feel the benefit of enhanced environmental protection when a new £12 million project gets...

Southern Water invests millions to continue boosting water quality in and around the Isle of Wight

More than £9 million of work to upgrade Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works on the Isle of Wight is set to begin. It is part of...

£10m investment into Dronfield wastewater treatment works

Yorkshire Water is investing £10m at its Dronfield wastewater treatment works to help improve water quality in the river Drone by removing Phosphorus from...

River quality monitoring – The need to act quickly and smartly

In his role of Director of Smart Water Solutions, Garry Tabor works closely with international utility customers and partners to deliver robust, integrated, digital...

Anglian Water invests £12.5 million to protect local watercourses in Corby

Anglian Water has recently finished work building additional storm water storage and upgrading phosphorous technology at its water recycling centre (WRC) in Corby, in...

Veolia Water Technologies UK launches purelab pharma compliance

ELGA, part of Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has launched its PURELAB Pharma Compliance package for those requiring a reliable supply of ultrapure water...

New leadership to drive SciDev’s growth in Europe and North America

SciDev has announced two key appointments to their Leadership Team.; John Wilson, Vice President, Europe – Water Technologies and Quinn Smith, Vice President, North America–...

£4m of investment set for local sewage treatment works

Enhancements to two sewage treatment works between Darlington and Stockton will help protect local watercourses. Northumbrian Water is investing £2.8m in the upgrades to its...

Welsh Water plans record £3.5bn investment between 2025 – 2030 with a major focus on protecting the environment

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has submitted its proposed Business Plan (the ‘Plan’) for 2025-30 to Ofwat, the water industry regulator. If approved, the Plan will...

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