Engineers' efforts to fix a fat-damaged sewer in the Thames Water network are being hampered by tonnes of fresh grease - despite their impassioned pleas to "Bin it - don't block it."

The European Commission proposed new legislation yesterday to prevent and manage the rapidly growing threat from invasive species.

In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Alan Scrafton, Group Sales and Marketing Manager for leading environmental services provider, Adler and Allan, explains the risks and implications of oxygen depletion, plus best practice for dealing with this common summer problem.

Huber Technology has been the largest supplier of sludge screens into the UK market for the past 20+ years, with over 735 units sold to date.

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey, has today made the Government’s case for the safe and responsible exploration of shale gas in the UK, in line with the UK’s climate change targets.

Middle East water security experts gathered at the World Water Week in Stockholm this week have officially welcomed Israel’s recent decision to pump 1000 cubic metres a day back into the highly degraded Lower Jordan River, but warned that this amount is only symbolic and much more is needed from all parties sharing the basin to rehabilitate the river to its minimum ecological flow.

Protecting pipelines above and below ground from the damaging effects of corrosion is an essential requirement for water and wastewater installations, where if left unchecked can cause leakage, failure and in extreme cases, result in expensive shutdown.

Cuadrilla has withdrawn its two planning applications in connection with the drilling operations at Balcombe and the arrangements to secure an extension of time for the completion of the works.

 Sheffield University is expanding to become the largest urban water research group in the UK.