Heat wave - Environment Agency asks public to help protect fish this summer
With temperatures climbing, the Environment Agency is asking the public to help protect rivers and watercourses this summer by reporting sightings of fish in distress and algal blooms.
Environment Agency works with Norfolk Rivers Trust to improve water quality and quantity in Norfolk chalk stream
Since 2020 the Environment Agency has been working in partnership with Norfolk Rivers Trust to improve an internationally important chalk stream, the River Wensum.
Government announces new £15m funding for farmers and landowners to protect 1000s of acres of English landscape
The government has confirmed that farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to create new habitats for wildlife, help protected sites and boost efforts to reach net zero, alongside sustainable food production.
Rivers Trust to co-lead multi-million-pound project to transform national approach to nature-based solutions
The Rivers Trust will be co-leading a pioneering project aimed at mainstreaming nature-based solutions to deliver environmental and socioeconomic benefits.
Landowner gets 12 month prison sentence for destruction of River Lugg in Herefordshire
Natural England and the Environment Agency have welcomed the seriousness with which the Court has treated the severe and lasting damage to the River Lugg, which destroyed habitats and wildlife on a stretch of one of the country’s most unspoiled rivers.
New independent expert advisory group launched to assist Government with delivery of UK climate and nature goals
A new independent expert advisory group has been launched today to assist Government with the delivery of UK climate and nature goals.
Yorkshire Water and partners announce landscape-scale programme to restore South Pennines uplands
A partnership project between the National Trust, Yorkshire Water and the Woodland Trust has announced a landmark programme of work to restore and improve the UK’s uplands – the organisations will work together to create 350 hectares of woodland, install thousands of natural flood management interventions and restore peatland.
New wetlands in Wiltshire to recharge nearly 600 million litres of groundwater per year
The Rivers Trust, Action for the River Kennet (ARK) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are collaborating to create two new wetlands across North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty and planted 11,000 native plants at two newly created wetlands in Fyfield and Wilton in Wiltshire.
Results of 20-year research project reveals devastating loss of British and Irish flora
The results of a 20-year research project published in the Plant Atlas 2020 by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland has revealed the devastating loss of British and Irish flora.
Agreement reached at UN to advance treaty to protect half the planet’s high seas and marine life
Governments meeting at the United Nations in New York reached agreement late on Saturday evening on key substantive issues for a new Treaty to protect High Seas marine life - the new Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty will enable the establishment of large-scale marine protected areas on the high seas.
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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. -
BactoCloud platform for bNovate’s BactoSense instruments brings new understanding of water quality
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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