Ofwat has proposed a major overhaul of existing governance rules for water companies – stringent new governance rules would include a requirement for at least half of boards to be independent.
Ofwat is proposing that independent non-executive directors should be the single largest group on water companies’ boards and for all boards to be independently chaired - part of a raft of proposals to strengthen its 2014 principles for board leadership, transparency and governance principles.
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.