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
Global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are failing across the board, according to the State of Climate Action 2023 report. The report says that with the exception of electric passenger car sales, recent progress made on every indicator is lagging significantly behind the pace and scale that is necessary to address the climate crisis.
The Fire Brigades Union has responded to today’s National Audit Office report into flooding resilience in England, calling for a statutory duty for fire and rescue services to respond to floods and the resources to match.
Water company executives will join leaders from regulators, media, non-governmental organisations and the supply chain at UKWIR’s annual conference on 30 November,to discuss the role of research and innovation in addressing the water challenges of the 21st century.
GHD, a leading global professional services company, has been appointed by Future Water JV (Mackley & Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK) as one of the lead designers for £370 million Portsmouth Water’s Havant Thicket Reservoir Project in Havant, Hampshire.
HydroWing is gearing up for deployment of its next generation tidal energy technology, following the recent announcement that HydroWing has been awarded a contract for a 10MW tidal stream energy project in Wales.
Yorkshire Water has awarded an £11 million bundle of Phosphorous-removal (P-removal) works to the BarhaleEnpure Joint Venture at five sites around Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
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.