Yorkshire Water £9m catchment restoration scheme yields results
Over 2,000 hectares of damaged peat in West Yorkshire has been restored since last year as part of a £9m project by Yorkshire Water to improve drinking water quality.
Water voles return to every county in England
Wildlife experts at the Environment Agency have confirmed that water voles have returned to every county in England.
Humanity exhausts its annual ecological budget
Humanity has exhausted its annual ecological budget in less than eight months, according to data from Global Footprint Network, an international sustainability think tank and WWF partner.
WWF call for Antarctic sea to be Marine Protected Area
Leading conservation organisation WWF is calling for the Weddell Sea, a pristine Antarctic wilderness and the final resting place of the British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, to be protected as a Marine Protected Area (MPA) and a legacy for future generations.
Defra publishes Part 2 of UK marine monitoring strategy
The Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs has published Part Two of its Marine Strategy covering UK Marine Monitoring Programmes.
Costain scheme to meet new Habitats regulations could see widespread use in AMP6/7
A Costain team working with Severn Trent Water has come up with a hi-tech way to protect fish and at the same time maintain a secure water supply which could be widely used during AMP6 and 7 to meet new Habitats regulations which come into force in October.
Thirty new Marine Protected Areas designated for Scotland
The Scottish Government has designated thirty new Marine Protected Areas for Scotland – including a site estimated to be the largest Marine Protected Area in the EU.
Electricity generation takes 57.9% of freshwater abstraction in England and Wales
New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that the sector which directly abstracted the largest amount of non-tidal freshwater in England and Wales was electricity generation.
Environment Agency head praises United Utilities rivers project
The outgoing Chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith has praised United Utilities for bringing dry rivers back to life in the North West.
€282.6m funding for 225 new EU environment and climate projects
The European Commission has approved €282.6million funding for 225 new projects under the LIFE+ programme, the European Union's environment fund.
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ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
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.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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