The independent Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) has questioned the Ministerial Direction introducing a new requirement that reservoir undertakers must produce on-site flood plans.
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced his intention to review planning policy for flood risk.
Black & Veatch has extended its water engineering consultancy services in Australia with its appointment to the Technical Services Panel of Victoria’s largest regional water utility.
NI Water Ltd was fined £500 plus £31 court costs at Newry Magistrates’ Court yesterday for making a polluting discharge to a waterway.
Thames Water has launched an online map to give an overview of its £5 billion planned work to upgrade its ageing water pipes, sewers and other facilities over the next five years.
Yorkshire Water has lifted the lid on a £7.6million investment it is making to improve its sewage treatment facilities in Scarborough.
Yorkshire Water and its contract partners Mott MacDonald Bentley have confirmed work is progressing well on the £750,000 project to repair a stretch of sewage pipe which runs along Whitby Harbour.
A multi-million pound scheme to clean up two of east Lancashire's main rivers is getting underway.
Pennon Group Plc, owners of South West Water, said in an Interim Management Statement issued this morning that financial performance since 31 March 2010 had been in line with management expectations.
Thames Water Utilities Ltd was ordered to pay £12,323 by Bracknell Magistrates Court on Wednesday for causing the pollution of a tributary of the River Thames twice within the space of two years.
The Future Water Association’s annual Networks November event kicked off last week with a Year in Water Review – a recap on the past year and what it means for the sector going forward.
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.