Two catastrophic years obliterate 10% of Swiss glacier volumes
Two catastrophic years have obliterated 10% of Swiss glacier volumes, with one extreme year following another. Glaciers in Switzerland lost 6% of their volume in 2022 while 2023 saw 4% destroyed, representing the second largest decline since measurements began.
Environment Agency and Coal Authority progress major £9 million project to reduce abandoned metal mine pollution
Work to build a £9 million mine water treatment scheme that will reduce harmful metal pollution in rivers in the North East and Cumbria is nearing completion.
Registrations open for UKWIR's fourth annual conference
Registrations are now open for UKWIR's fourth annual conference, which will be held in London on 30 November 2023.
Lanes Group launches fifth year of Unblocktober
Drainage company Lanes Group has announced the launch of their fifth annual Unblocktober campaign.
Water quality deteriorating in rivers worldwide, new study warns
A new research study is warning that water quality in rivers is deteriorating worldwide.
Summer 2023: hottest on record globally, Copernicus Climate Change Service warns
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is warning that summer 2023 has been the hottest on record globally.
UKWIR invites Expressions of Interest in new water sector research projects
UKWIR, the body responsible for facilitating the shaping of the water industry's research agenda, is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from expert partners or consortia able to deliver targeted research projects tackling the biggest issues facing the water sector.
Project to reduce metal pollution from former lead mines in Cumbria complete
A project to reduce the amount of metal waste from former lead mines near Garrigill in Cumbria from polluting Garrigill Burn is complete.
BSI report warns low levels of trust in UK water infrastructure endangers public cooperation in cutting water use
A new report by the British Standards Institution (BSI) is warning that low levels of trust in the UK’s water infrastructure, brought about by persistently high levels of sewage in the country’s waterways, is endangering public cooperation in reducing water use.
Climate change - Copernicus data confirms July 2023 as hottest month ever recorded
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, has confirmed that the global average temperature for July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded.
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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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