Thames Water will offer discounts to housing developers who commit to building new properties fitted with low water using devices like showers and washing machines and use rainwater or ‘grey water’ for toilet flushing and watering plants.
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Mat Toy, international water director at Atkins, examines the circular economy and what the water industry could learn from it.
UK businesses are being urged to consider a fresh approach to managing their water usage and disposal through a new sustainable management concept, which promises to underpin business resilience and generate cost savings.
The belief there is an endless supply of clean fresh water and an apparent squeamishness about recycled water are serious barriers to better use of the vital resource in UK homes and businesses, experts have warned.
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.
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.
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.
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.