ICE puts infrastructure challenges on the agenda at party conferences
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is joining forces with engineering and construction bodies again to represent industry at the party conferences this September and October.
Water pricing is not the roadblock to water innovation
Paul O’Callaghan, CEO of O2 Environmental and BlueTech® Research, argues that low costs of water are not the main barrier to innovation in the industry.
Labour Councillors urge Ofwat to reject Thames Water price hike
Westminster Labour Councillors have written to Ofwat to urge the regulator to reject Thames Water’s application to increase prices by 8% for 2014/15.
Arsenic in China groundwater puts 20 million at risk
Arsenic-laden groundwater used for cooking and drinking could pose a risk to the health of almost 20 million people across China, according to a new study.
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.
Cardiff University partners with distillery for groundwater study
Welsh whiskyy distillery Penderyn is collaborating with geo-environmental specialists at Cardiff University to learn more about the distillery’s unique underground fresh water source.
Wastewater discharges are key factor in rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
In the run up to the publication of the Government’s new UK antimicrobial resistance strategy, David Lloyd Owen, leading expert on water and wastewater management, explains why wastewater discharges are a key factor in the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and how innovative technologies are best placed to tackle the problem.
Nestlé chief flags up value of virtual water trading via food trade
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of Nestlé looks at the issue of virtual water trading and the importance of food trade as a means of both securing food supply and combating water scarcity.
Webinar on lucrative water sector opportunities in Brazil
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is organising a webinar to be held in August about opportunities in the water and waste management sectors in Brazil.
World Bank calls for smart water management
The World Bank is calling for widespread use of smart water management to help the world meet longer-term sustainability goals and strengthen resilience to climate change to tackle decreasing water availability, quality and allocation.
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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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