Planning go-ahead for £15m Otter Valley river restoration project
A £15 million EU-funded project to help a river valley in Devon adapt to climate change and create an internationally important wildlife reserve now has planning permission.
SES Water receives Wildlife Trusts’ gold standard biodiversity award in water industry first
SES Water has achieved The Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark for enhancing and protecting the biodiversity at its Elmer Water Treatment Works in Leatherhead – with two more sites expected to follow by 2025.
£40m funding from Green Recovery Challenge Fund projects to plant 800,000 trees
Projects which will see 800,000 trees planted across England have been awarded a share of almost £40 million from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.
Yorkshire Water progresses planting work on one million trees pledge
Yorkshire Water has planted more than 200,000 trees in the first phase of its ambitious pledge to plant one million trees across its land by 2028.
Multiple agencies join forces to investigate serious environmental damage to River Lugg
Natural England, the Environment Agency and the Forestry Commission have mounted a joint investigation into extensive damage reported on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) area of the River Lugg in Herefordshire.
Environment Agency warns over invasive species - quagga mussels found in East Midlands rivers
The Environment Agency is warning that the invasive non- native species quagga mussels has been found in the River Trent and Rutland Water.
Government’s sustainable farming roadmap includes focus on land management
The new sustainable farming roadmap published by the Government today includes a specific focus on land management, such as creating, managing or restoring habitats, natural flood management and species management.
Lake study aims to improve water quality
A study to understand options available to improve recreational use and boost water quality and wildlife at a popular Northumberland lake has started.
Water companies to protect rare chalk streams by cutting abstraction & reducing pollution
A group of water companies have pledged to invest millions of pounds to protect the country’s chalk streams by reducing the amount of water they abstract from them for public drinking supply and cutting pollution.
Environment Agency submits final plans for £15m Otter Valley project
The Environment Agency has submitted plans for a ground-breaking project to help the lower Otter Valley adapt to climate change and create an internationally important wildlife reserve.
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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
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