Telemetry failure costs Anglian Water £94,000 in fines and costs for sewage pollution
Anglian Water has been fined £50,000 and required to pay £44,000 in costs after sewage contaminated a brook through an emergency overflow pipe killing more than 1,500 fish.
ENER-G expands CHP wastewater treatment and biogas team in run-up to AMP6
ENER-G Combined Power is targeting the UK water sector in the run-up to AMP6 with the expansion of its specialist CHP wastewater treatment and biogas team.
South West Water joins new industry skills partnership
South West Water has joined a new Government and employer partnership to help strengthen the UK's energy and utility workforce.
Costain training day at Severn Trent WTW highlights improved safety approach
A Costain training day at Frankley Water Treatment Works has highlighted a safer, quicker way of working for both the Costain team and subcontractors.
Scottish Water £3.4m Black Esk reservoir upgrade increases capacity by 40%
Scottish Water has completed a £3.4m major project to increase the capacity of its Black Esk reservoir which supplies drinking water to communities throughout Annandale and Eskdale.
United Utilities' new Preston tunnel system protects against flash floods
United Utilities' massive new underground storage tunnel system at Preston protected the town against flash floods which resulted from a torrential downpour on Tuesday.
Anglian Water wins European Business Award
Anglian Water has been awarded a Ruban d’Honneur in the European Business Awards, held in Athens, for its Love Every Drop strategy.
Welsh Water reports best ever operational performance, profits up 72%
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water delivered its strongest operational performance ever in 2013-14 since becoming a non-shareholder-owned company in 2001, according to the company’s Preliminary Results published today.
South West Water fined £150K for sewage pollution - “guilty of negligence”
South West Water has been fined £150K for sewage pollution by Truro Crown Court and described by the Judge as “guilty of negligence.”
Thames Water invites investors to bid for £4.2bn Tideway Tunnel scheme
Thames Water has begun the competitive tender process inviting potential investors to bid for a stake in financing the £4.2bn Tideway Tunnel.
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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. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
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.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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