Environment Secretary holds roundtable to discuss action to improve the River Deben in Suffolk
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey and Water Minister Rebecca Pow met with local community groups, environmental regulators, farming representatives, water company representatives and local councillors in Suffolk yesterday to discuss actions to improve the River Deben.
Going with the flow: why future catchment management demands an integrated, digital approach
Stephen Barge, chief engineer and Gwion Kennard, director digital engineering, Atkins, take a look at why future catchment management demands an integrated, digital approach.
Affinity Water - “companion cropping in oil seed rape appears to reduce herbicide losses to water”
Affinity Water has been working with local farmer, Rob Fox, to investigate the role of companion cropping on improving water quality, soil health and crop protection – and companion cropping in oilseed rape (OSR) appears to reduce herbicide losses to water.
EU-funded SWELL project led by NI Water makes positive impact on Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle
A major cross-border project, aimed at improving water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle through enhanced wastewater treatment, has been successfully completed with outputs exceeding targets set.
Welsh Water invests £12 million to upgrade Leominster wastewater treatment work
Welsh Water is investing £12 million to upgrade the wastewater treatment work in Leominster, Herefordshire to improve the water environment in and around the town.
Welsh Water publishes Manifesto for Rivers in Wales and plans record environmental investment
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has published a ‘manifesto’ outlining its plans for record investment to improve river water quality in its operating area.
Yorkshire Water starts work on £180 million storm overflow reduction plan
Yorkshire Water is investing £180 million in reducing discharges from storm overflows in the next two years.
United Utilities progresses sewer upgrade as part of £75m investment programme to improve river water quality
United Utilities is nearing completion of a major sewer upgrade to improve water quality in the River Calder and Pendle Water - a project to create a vast new underground stormwater storage tank in Nelson has reached a major milestone as engineers have now installed the lid.
Southern Water starts work on £4m scheme to improve water quality in West Sussex
Southern Water has started work on a scheme in West Sussex to help improve water quality, reduce storm overflows and protect the environment in Rudgwick.
Southern Water supports new management role to restore nature across ‘Three Harbours’ area
Southern Water is joint funding a dedicated manager role with the RSPB, which will focus on developing an ambitious landscape scale nature recovery strategy to strengthen restoration work in and around the internationally important habitats of Chichester, Langstone and Pagham harbours.