Report says skills gap will lead to higher costs and delays for UK water sector
A new report published by design, engineering and project management consultancy, Atkins, is predicting that UK infrastructure projects, including water, could face higher costs, delays or poor decision making and project delivery as the result of a serious skills shortage.
ICE infrastructure manifesto calls for long-term flood maintenance spend
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has today published its Manifesto for Infrastructure – which includes a call to commit to a long-term maintenance investment programme for flood risk management.
Environment Agency applies for abstraction licence as part of water rights trade
The Environment Agency has applied to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a new full abstraction licence at a site in Selby as part of a water rights trade.
Global utilities companies too trusting of suppliers, new research shows
Global utilities companies are being warned to tackle risks associated with their suppliers, after new research reveals that many admitted awarding contracts to main contractors without having critical information about how they do business.
IUCN warns on critical state of freshwater biodiversity in Mediterranean
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has presented alarming findings from the most comprehensive freshwater biodiversity assessment ever undertaken in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Report warns cities face crunch point on water and other infrastructure
Urban infrastructure and services globally, including water supply and distribution and wastewater treatment, are in need of major investment within the next five years if they are to remain adequate, according to 68% of respondents to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Lancashire County Council defers shale gas planning decisions
Members of Lancashire County Council's Development Control Committee have resolved to defer their decisions on the planning applications relating to sites at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood in light of the submission of further information by Cuadrilla.
2015 U.S. Water Prize winners announced
The U.S. Water Alliance has announced the 5th annual U.S. Water Prize winners for 2015: the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department, California; Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California; and The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
CECA: UK Guarantees for infrastructure shore up recovery
Civils contractors today said that government guarantees for new infrastructure projects have played a vital role in returning the economy to growth.
Cuadrilla asks Lancs Council to defer planning decision on fracking
Cuadrilla Resources has written to the Chair of Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee asking for its planning applications for shale gas exploration at two proposed sites to be deferred pending further public consultation.
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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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