A new report from environmental NGO Earthwatch Europe suggests that the Thames river basin district has the worst water quality in the UK, with 81% of measurements showing unacceptable levels of nutrient pollution, despite the Thames Tideway Tunnel becoming fully operational in February of this year.
The South West Peatland Partnership is gearing up to start its 2025/26 peatland restoration season on Dartmoor, continuing work to restore and protect the peat of the globally significant landscape.
Yorkshire Water is set to construct a new wetland south of its existing wastewater treatment works in Bellerby, North Yorkshire, after planning was approved by North Yorkshire Council.
Researchers at the University of Stirling are working with Scottish Water to gather data to show the impact of the peatland restoration work on water quality and carbon capture
New water quality data published by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) on phosphorus levels in Welsh Special Area of Conservation (SAC) rivers shows small improvements, while interim water quality classifications for Welsh rivers hold steady.
Wessex Water has invested £7 million to upgrade and safeguard the water distribution system in the north of the county.
Bristol Water is trialliing floating wetlands to help improve water quality at its reservoirs.
Essex & Suffolk Water has started work on the second phase of a £30 million investment to protect and enhance the water supply to more than 300,000 people across Essex.
Uisce Éireann is working in collaboration with NI Water to deliver a €32 million programme of work to enhance water quality in Counties Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone.
United Utilities has become the first water company in the UK to adopt an innovative plant-based natural coagulant method of phosphorus removal.
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.
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.
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.
Amiblu, a global leader in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe systems for wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower, and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Martyn Turton as its Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, driving strategic market development in the infrastructure and water sectors, effective immediately.