Key role of human, social & natural capital in Northumbrian Water Group performance report
Northumbrian Water Group (NWG), owner of Northumbrian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water, has taken an innovative new approach to annual reporting using the five capitals that organisations depend on to look at their influence and impact in the wider economy, environment and society.
Whitbread is 1st hospitality multinational to be granted self-supply licence
Whitbread - the UK’s largest hotel, restaurant and coffee shop operator - is to supply its own water and wastewater services, making it the first major hospitality company to be granted a self-supply licence by economic regulator Ofwat.
Irish Water names preferred site for Dublin biosolids storage facility
Irish Water has identified the Newtown/Kilshane area as the preferred site for a regional biosolids storage facility to serve the greater Dublin region.
West Midlands firm fined thousands of pounds for illegal use of Severn Trent hydrants
West Midlands firm Drain Clearing 247 Ltd has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally using hydrants following a successful prosecution by Severn Trent.
Drinking water offences cost Southern Water £500k-plus
In a prosecution brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate, Southern Water Services Ltd was fined £480,000 at Southampton Magistrate’s Court on Friday with further additional costs of £50,000 agreed out of court.
Chairman and Chief Executive of Affinity Water to both step down
Affinity Water has announced that Simon Cocks has advised the Board of his intention to step down as Chief Executive of Affinity Water and director of the company before the end of 2018.
Yorkshire Water to start work on £20m Langsett WTW upgrade
Yorkshire Water will shortly start work on a £20 million scheme at its water treatment works at Langsett near Stocksbridge to improve the way it treats water collected in Langsett reservoir.
Irish Water completes Fenit water treatment plant upgrade
Irish Water has confirmed that over 950 customers in Co Kerry have been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Remedial Action List following the completion of upgrade work on the water treatment plant in Fenit.
Welsh Water to start work on £23m water network scheme
Welsh Water is getting ready to start work on a £23 million scheme for the Rhondda Fach water network between Maerdyand Pontypridd.
Retail water sector: Business Stream secures £100m of new business
Water retailer Business Stream has announced it has secured £100 million in new customer contracts since the opening of the English non-domestic water market in April this year.
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ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
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.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
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