The Environment Agency is considering accelerating a number of flood defence schemes in Cumbria, including a £24 million scheme for Kendal, as part of its continuing work following on from the winter storms.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has announced that the Government is to set up a National Flood Resilience Review to examine how to better protect the country from future flooding and increasingly extreme weather events.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.