Met Office: air pollution increases river flows
A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that air pollution has had a significant impact on the amount of water flowing through many rivers in the northern hemisphere.
EPSRC to hold water, energy and food nexus Sandpit event
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, with input from other research councils, is running a a five-day Sandpit event in the water energy food nexus and has opened a call for participants.
MD at Severn Trent says retail water sector must be customer-led and service focussed
Andy Smith, Managing Director at Severn Trent Business Services, has called for a radical change of culture in the traditionally asset-focussed water sector with companies becoming customer-led retail service organisations.
EU work to strengthen India's water supply has worldwide applications
An EU-funded project's improvement of natural water treatment systems is helping to strengthen India's water supply – and the techniques involved can be used across the globe.
Labour Party gets UK water companies in its sights
The Labour Party has indicated its intention to get the UK water companies firmly in its sights with a commitment to impose a compulsory national affordability scheme and new powers for Ofwat to review water company licences if it wins the General Election in 2015.
Fylde Borough Council to oppose Cuadrilla shale planning applications
Fylde Borough Council yesterday announced its decision to oppose plans by fracking firm Cuadrilla to drill and frack at two local sites in Lancashire.
Deadline approaches for 2015 Stockholm Water Prize nominations
Next week sees the deadline to make online nominations for the world’s most prestigious water prize – the Stockholm Water Prize – which marks a silver jubilee year in 2015.
New application to impound water for hydro scheme
The Environment Agency has received an application for two licences to impound water from the Itchen in connection with a new hydropower scheme.
MPs say Government action on flooding has ‘clearly deteriorated’ since 2010
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has given the UK Government a ‘red card’ for its efforts to reduce health-damaging air pollution, protect biodiversity and prevent flooding in a scorecard assessment of its green policies during this Parliament.
Customer complaints to water companies fall for 6th successive year
Customer complaints to water companies have plunged for the sixth successive year – but the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) is warning that the tide could quickly turn against the industry if it fails to deliver affordable bills.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
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.”
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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