The Environment Agency is warning that England faces a massive 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 without urgent action to futureproof resources – and Read more
The Water Innovation Fund has launched the seventh Water Breakthrough Challenge, which will award up to £50 million to collaborative innovations that tackle the water sector’s biggest issues. Read more
Abu Dhabi is set to welcome the 2026 UN Water Conference – the UAE and Senegal will co-host the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi from 8–10 December 2026. Read more
Ofwat has launched a consultation seeking views on its proposed new approach to the methodolgy used by the water companies for reporting leakage. Read more
The Environment Agency has published a major update to the MCERTS flowmeter scheme for water flow monitoring equipment – the scheme has been substantially revised. Read more
Defra Group Commercial is seeking supply chain input on the provision of telematic equipment and data collection/monitoring services ahead of starting the procurement process at the end of June with a potential value of £1.2 million.
Ofwat has published a revised timeline for its draft decisions on the water companies’ AMP8 Business Plans - the PR24 draft determinations will be published on 12 July, followed by a seven week consultation which will close at 12 noon on 28 August 2024.
Almost a month after South West Water identified the cryptosporidium in its network and advised 16,000 customers to boil their water before drinking it, the Boil Water Notice still remains in place for over 2000 customers in the Brixham area.
Yorkshire Water has begun work at its Thornton-le-Beans wastewater treatment site in a £4 million investment which will see the development of a new nature-based wetland solution to improve water quality in the river Wiske, a tributary of the river Swale.
Registration is now open for the Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival – which will see thousands of creative minds from across the globe coming together to find solutions to some of the topics that have been hitting the headlines recently.
NI Water has reached the mid-way point in its ongoing Trunk Mains investment programme across Northern Ireland. The main contractor for the Trunk Mains Framework as part of the Price Control six-year PC21 Business Plan (2021-27) is Farrans Construction, with WSP providing technical and support services.
The Future Water Association’s annual Networks November event kicked off last week with a Year in Water Review – a recap on the past year and what it means for the sector going forward.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.