RSC challenges UK Government to reduce PFAS levels in drinking water tenfold to protect public health
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is calling on the Government to cut PFAS concentration levels in drinking water tenfold to safeguard public health.as research highlights serious health risks posed by the ‘forever chemicals.’
Government launches UK-wide consultation to ban wet wipes containing plastic
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a new consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic across the UK under plans to tackle plastic pollution and clean up the country’s waterways.
House of Lords to debate report on failures in water and sewage regulation and Ofwat performance
The House of Lords will hold a formal debate on the HoL Industry and Regulators Committee report: 'The affluent and the effluent: cleaning up failures in water and sewage regulation' next week on Monday 16th October.
Ofwat consults on proposal to impose new customer service licence condition on water companies
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on its proposal to impose a new customer service licence condition on water companies.
Government to face potential new legal challenge on failure to meet legal obligations on water environment
The UK Government is facing a potential new legal challenge from environmental organisations on its failure to meet its legal obligations with regard to the water environment.
Government confirms household goods to carry new eco-labels to help save consumers money on energy and water bills
The government has confirmed that household goods will soon be carrying new eco-labels on their water efficiency.
Government launches review of regulators to cut red tape and bureaucracy
The UK Government has announced an in-depth review into all regulators across the country.
Government confirms Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan expanded to include all coastal and estuary sites
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has confirmed that action to tackle sewage pollution and clean up waterways has been expanded via the updated Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan.
Environment Secretary - today’s Ofwat report on water company performance "extremely disappointing”
Following the publication this morning of Ofwat's report on the performance of the water companies in England and Wales, the Environment Secretary has described the report as “extremely disappointing”, saying “the fact that not a single water company is classified as ‘leading’ is unacceptable.”
Ofwat calls water and wastewater companies out on under-performance and orders return of £114 million to customers
Ofwat says that under-performance by the majority of water and wastewater companies in England and Wales, will mean companies have to return £114 million to customers next year.
DEFRA formally designates National Policy Statement for water resources infrastructure
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has formally designated the National Policy Statement (NPS) for water resources infrastructure – the NPS sets out policies for developing nationally-significant infrastructure projects for water resources in England.
Ofwat consults on driving better company performance through whistleblowing practices
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on driving better company performance through clear and effective whistleblowing practices.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
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 strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
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 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.
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