Environment Agency - new scheme to improve habitat quality in Norfolk chalk stream
The Environment Agency and the Norfolk Rivers Trust has worked together on a project along a section of the River Glaven in North Norfolk.
New report on dire state of UK nature prompts Government to launch rapid review to meet Environment Act targets
The Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) to be completed by the end of the year to deliver its legally binding targets to save nature.
Blue Green Algae samples exceeded WHO limits for recreational use of Lake Windermere
Just weeks before the school holidays began in the Lake District, Blue Green Algae samples exceeded World Health Organisation (WHO) limits for recreational use of Lake Windermere, according to campaigning organisation Save Windermere.
Anglian Water and East Mercia Rivers Trust announce new collaborative partnership for catchment restoration
As part of its Get River Positive programme, Anglian Water has announced its latest collaborative partnership with East Mercia Rivers Trust (EMRT), by awarding the trust over half a million pounds for a range of projects across the Welland and Witham catchments.
Wessex Water progresses conservation work on habitat enhancement in Somerset
An ambitious project to create a variety of habitats in which a wide range of trees, plants and animals can thrive is taking shape next to Wessex Water’s Durleigh Reservoir to the west of the town over the coming months.
Surfers Against Sewage completes road trip to take sewage debate to election hotspots
Tomorrow the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) 12-day UK road trip in a bespoke double-decker bus to take the sewage debate to election hotspots will complete its journey in the SAS hometown of St. Agnes in Cornwall.
United Utilities - Wild Haweswater partnership announced as winner in global sustainability awards
Wild Haweswater, a partnership between the RSPB and landowner United Utilities, near Bampton in the Lake District, has won the annual Ashden Award for Natural Climate Solutions.
New report finds 75% of rivers across UK are in poor ecological health
A new report from EarthWatch Europe based on a citizen science blitz over the weekend of 7-10 June,has found that 75% of rivers across UK showed poor ecological health.
WSP - making the case for Nature-Based Solutions
Toby Harding, Technical Director at WSP and AMP8 Strategy lead, who chairs WSP’s Nature Based Solutions working group, takes a look at the wide-ranging benefits of using Nature Based Solutions (NbS) to address environmental challenges – including low capital and operational costs, along with reducing energy demand.
Environmental charities call for reformed planning system and “natural infrastructure” to be prioritised in next Parliament
Thirty nature and climate groups - including RSPB, The Wildlife Trust, National Trust, Woodland Trust, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth - have published a joint statement and policy paper calling on political parties to reform the planning system to prioritise renewable energy and nature-restoration.
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Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner. -
Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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