CIWEM believes the new Sludge Directive may lead to more incinerators, increased consumer costs and higher CO2 levels.
An EU-funded project has made marine microorganism data from anywhere in the world easier to access and also developed the research infrastructure and legal framework necessary for industry to fully tap the potential of microbial life in the oceans.
Thames, the UK's largest water company, has reported a strong recovery in operational and financial performance in its preliminary results for 2007-08.
Thames Water, Britain's biggest water and sewerage firm, has awarded a contract to Black & Veatch to carry out up to £100million of essential work to improve and maintain its sewage and water treatments plants in the Thames Valley region over the next five years.
The Consumer Council for Water is calling on the Government and Ofwat to make sure that money arising from fines on water companies is used for the benefit of consumers.
Workstream 69, an asset management programme encompassing Yorkshire Water's entire asset base, has been awarded to Black & Veatch.
Southern Water Services Ltd, one of the largest water and wastewater companies in southeast England, has secured the services of SUEZ to support net zero targets by monitoring and quantifying greenhouse gas process emissions.
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.
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.