European Commission calls for raft of actions by Member States on water and wastewater issues
The European Commission is calling for action by a number of Member States on water and wastewater issues in its latest infringement decisions for failures to comply with obligations under EU law.
European Commission takes Spain to Court for failure to act on protection against flooding
The European Commission is referring Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU over a failure to comply with EU rules on flood prevention under the Floods Directive.
EC urges Ireland and Spain to act on protection on floods
The European Commission is calling on Ireland and Spain to comply with the requirements of the Floods Directive.
European Commission refers Spain to Court over River Basin Management Plans failures
The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice for not reviewing and updating its River Basin Management Plans for the seven river basin districts in the Canary Islands.
EC tackles Malta, Spain, France and Greece on range of water issues
The European Commission is calling on Malta, Spain, France and Greece to comply with European legislation on a number of separate water issues.
EC: Italy faces prospect of €62.7m fine as result of urban wastewater treatment failings
The European Commission has sent a final warning to Italy to ensure urban waste water is adequately collected and treated – Italy now faces the prospect of a €62.7 million fine.
Spain faces €46m fine from EU for poor waste water collection and treatment
The European Commission is taking Spain back to the Court of Justice of the EU for its failure to comply with a judgement of 2011 on urban waste water treatment – Spain faces a €46 million-plus fine and the prospect of a further daily fine of more than €171,000.
European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect marine species
The European Commission is taking the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its failure to propose sites for the protection of the harbour porpoise, a marine mammal regularly found in UK waters.
New European water reuse association launches
This week sees the launch of a new industry association for the European water reuse sector, Water Reuse Europe.
Europe set for rise in water-related technological innovations
The next few years could see a flood of water-related technological innovation coming out of Europe, according to EIP Water – the European Innovation Partnership established under the European Union's Innovation Union initiative.
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
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. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
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. -
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.
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