Yorkshire Water awards AMP8 maintenance contract to support UV disinfection at 12 key sites to Curio Water
Curio Water has won a maintenance contract with Yorkshire Water to support UV disinfection across a number of key sites.
Southern Water awards £15.8 million AMP8 contract to upgrade two major wastewater sites in Hampshire and Sussex
Southern Water has awarded an AMP8 contract to upgrade two major wastewater sites to boost wastewater treatment at two major works in Hampshire and West Sussex worth an estimated £15.8 million.
NI Water completes £3.5m upgrade at Newcastle Wastewater Treatment Works
NI Water has completed a £3.5 million programme of improvements at Newcastle Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) ahead of the start of the bathing water season on 1st June.
Royal visit to see United Utilities world-first low energy water treatment disinfection process
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has visited United Utilities' Carlisle water treatment works to see how ultraviolet LEDs are making advances in the field of low energy water treatment.
United Utilities embark on world-leading UV project for water treatment
United Utilities is using pioneering technology to transform a Cumbrian water treatment works into a world first – the utility is installing six ultraviolet (UV) LED reactors at its site in Cumwhinton, near Carlisle, after teaming up with innovative local engineering firm Typhon Treatment Systems.
Pioneering UV tech to tackle microorganisms in water wins United Utilities innovation contract
A fledgling Cumbrian company whose innovative technology with the potential to be up to 90% more energy efficient which could help slash the cost of water treatment worldwide has won its first major contract with United Utilities.
Indirect Potable Reuse market to double in USA in next ten years
The next decade will see an increase in indirect potable reuse (IPR) projects as marginal costs stimulate IPR market growth and impending regulation affect future IPR applications and markets, according to BlueTech® Research.
Voltea and Crystal IS Win BlueTech® Forum “Showcase” Awards
The 2013 BlueTech Forum, a water industry conference focusing on innovative and disruptive water technologies, has announced the winners of its BlueTech Showcase.
Welsh Water wins major environmental award
The sixth largest water company in England and Wales, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, has taken a top prize at this year’s prestigious Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) Environmental Leadership Awards for developing the first successful commercial application of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology to treat poor quality sewage.
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Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
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