97% of bathing waters in Scotland meet required standards and 82% achieve Good or Excellent
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published the 2026 bathing water classifications, which show that the majority of designated bathing waters continue to meet high environmental standards. 97% of bathing waters across Scotland now meet required standards and 82% achieve Good or Excellent classifications.
Yorkshire Water awarded £1.93 million to progress AI-Water Quality Monitoring project in Ofwat Water Breakthrough Challenge
An innovative solution by Yorkshire Water and partners that uses AI models to provide continuous river water quality monitoring at multiple inland bathing water sites has been awarded £1.93 million in Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge competition.
Record number of new bathing sites in England get Government go-ahead
Ahead of the 2024 bathing season, 27 new bathing water sites in England have been designated in the government’s largest ever rollout.
Bathing water season in England begins for 2023
The bathing water season has started this week, with regular testing of water quality from the Environment Agency now underway at designated bathing sites.
DEFRA unveils plans for four new sites to become bathing waters
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency have announced that four swimming spots in England are being considered to become designated bathing water sites and benefit from regular water quality monitoring from this spring.
Government publishes guidance for water companies on drainage and wastewater management plans for storm overflows
The government has published supplementary guidance for water companies on drainage and wastewater management plans for storm overflows.
Aqua Enviro in Scottish Government bathing water quality research contract win
The Scottish Government has awarded Aqua Enviro a research contract to inform future policy to reduce the impact from private sewage discharges on bathing water quality.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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