Northumbrian Water becomes Living Wage employer
All Northumbrian Water employees will now earn at least £7.85 per hour as the Living Wage Foundation announced the water company’s official accreditation as a Living Wage employer today.
River Tamar pollution costs South West Water £241K+ in court
In a case brought by the Environment Agency, South West Water has been fined £214,000 and ordered to pay £27,750 in costs for polluting the River Tamar.
Yorkshire Water to invest £46m in telemetry equipment in AMP6
Yorkshire Water has announced a major investment package of £46 million to renew and improve its telemetry equipment that helps control water distribution, quality and treatment throughout the region.
SE Water catchment management partnership targets metaldehyde in 1st year
A catchment management scheme to improve the quality of the water in the River Ouse has been officially launched in a partnership between South East Water, Natural England and farmers – the first year of the scheme has focussed on metaldehyde in slug pellets.
Severn Trent progresses sewer network project
Severn Trent has begun work to connect a number of properties onto the main sewerage system and building two new sewage pumping stations in Calf Heath, close to Four Ashes in Wolverhampton.
Welsh Water to start £2.7m bathing water quality scheme for Mumbles
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is to invest £2.7 million in a major project which will improve the bathing water quality in the Mumbles area of Swansea.
South Staffs and Cambridge Water set up new customer panel
South Staffs and Cambridge Water are forming an independent Panel of customers and stakeholders to help question and challenge their plans for investment and prices in the next five years and beyond.
NI Water completes £320K Mountainview WwTW scheme
NI Water has completed a £320,000 scheme at its Mountainview Wastewater Treatment Works in Dromintee – the scheme is part of an ongoing £1 million investment package by the water company to upgrade wastewater treatment works in rural County Armagh.
Thames Water to invest £20m in SUDS initiative
Thames Water has launched a £20 million campaign to invest in sustainable urban drainage systems via its Twenty 4 Twenty initiative.
GMB unions meet today to discuss United Utilities pensions dispute
United Utilities is facing the prospect of industrial action in a pensions dispute when the joint unions meet today to agree a joint response to United Utilities proposals to close its defined benefit pension scheme.
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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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