12 Jan 2023
New approach to sustainable drainage set to reduce flood risk and clean up rivers, Defra has announced. A range of organisations have welcomed the move to more sustainable drainage for new developments in England. The recommendation to make sustainable drainage systems mandatory to new developments in England is the result of the Government’s review. Defra have […]
12 Jan 2023
A new project working group, led by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR), is examining the relationship between hydrogen production, water availability, emerging technologies, and the role water utilities can play in the hydrogen value chain across the UK and Ireland. Dan Green, of Wessex Water and UKWIR’s programme lead for its carbon ‘big question’ commented: […]
12 Jan 2023
The Consumer Council for Water’s (CCW) fourth Testing the Waters report, which looks at how business customers in England and Wales feel about the water, sewerage and retail services they receive, is published. The research, conducted every two years, shows that overall satisfaction has declined for both water and sewerage services – from 91% to […]
12 Jan 2023
Almost half the 25,000 sewer blockages in Yorkshire last year were caused by wet wipes flushed down toilets, Yorkshire Water has said. The company said 11,946 of the 25,976 blockages were caused by wipes which did not break down in sewers. Yorkshire Water warned some wipes contained plastic which caused them to snag in pipes. […]
05 Jan 2023
Natural Resources Wales and Environment Agency plan to eradicate the invasive non-native Topmouth gudgeon from a popular lake in Llanelli. In early January 2023, the two agencies will start work to remove the fish from Sandy Water Park to protect the future of the lake, as well as waterways throughout Wales and England. The work […]
05 Jan 2023
According to the environmental charity Earthwatch, people are increasingly taking pollution monitoring into their own hands. During the year, thousands of people have taken part in protests over sewage spills in rivers and on beaches from Essex to Edinburgh. And at the same time, there’s been a boom in citizen scientists turning their attention to […]
05 Jan 2023
The American space agency Nasa has launched a satellite that’s expected to transform our view of water on Earth. The Swot mission will map the precise height of rivers, reservoirs and lakes, and track ocean surface features at unprecedented scales. It should improve flood and drought forecasts, and help researchers better understand how the climate […]
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