Scottish Water to invest £100m to expand intelligent asset base following wastewater technology trials
Scottish Water is in the early stages of investing up to £100 million over the next five years in its intelligent asset base which is designed to use new technology to monitor sewage pipes.
Yorkshire Water gets government funding for Fibre in Water investigations
Yorkshire Water and partners have received a Government grant to kickstart the fibre in water market within the UK.
Yorkshire partnership to deliver £28m investment to tackle water leakage in region's major towns and cities
Yorkshire Water will partner with Hydraulic Analysis and Morrisons Water Services as part of a programme to deliver a £28 million investment to help meet its target of halving leakage by 2050.
How tech is helping water utilities answer the big four sustainability challenges
In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Greg Moyle, Head of Energy at SAP UK & Ireland explains how tech is helping water utilities answer the big four sustainability challenges.
Anglian Water opts for Ovarro cloud based technology to detect rising main sewer bursts
Anglian Water has become the first utility to adopt new cloud-based technology to detect rising main sewer bursts.
Modelling pollution risk from wastewater pumping stations enables water companies to target maintenance resources at high risk sites
A new study by Dr Atai Winkler of PAM Analytics shows how modelling the risk of pollution from wastewater pumping station sites using alarm data and asset maintenance data can help identify sites with high risks of pollution so that maintenance resources can be targeted to these sites.
New trial using water pipes to deliver high-speed broadband could turbocharge Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit
New proposals to accelerate the rollout of broadband without digging up roads would see fibre-optic cables deployed through 17 kilometres of live drinking water mains between Barnsley and Penistone in the government technology trial.
Northumbrian Water in successful digital twin tech trial to help reduce leakage
Northumbrian Water Group has successfully trialled a new specialist technology which will help to reduce leakage.
SEPA Scottish Water and Chivas Brothers distillery partner in innovative biogas production project
An innovative new project is using residues from Scotland’s whisky industry in biogas production at Aberdeen’s Nigg Waste Water Treatment Works (WwTW) for the first time.
Ofwat launches consultation on its proposed approach to Innovation Fund for 2022-25
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on its proposed approach for the innovation fund over the next three years (2022-25).
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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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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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