Have your say on the future of drainage, wastewater and environmental water quality in your area, from Water UK. For the first time, consultations have been launched seeking views on long-term management plans for drainage and flood risk across England and Wales. Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs) are new statutory 25-year plans that look […]
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has warned of a betrayal of customers’ trust after South West Water joined a list of six sewerage companies facing the threat of enforcement action over their management of wastewater treatment plants. The voice for water consumers has responded to the announcement by Ofwat that it is opening an enforcement case against […]
Sewage treatment can play a key role in Europe’s shift to a zero-pollution future by becoming more resource efficient and contributing to the circular economy, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Most of Europe’s urban waste water treatment plants have focused on cleaning water and returning it to the environment in just a simple, linear […]
Yorkshire Water and tech firm Technolog have pledged to reduce the in-home and environmental risk and impact of sewer flooding across Yorkshire following a successful pilot project, Utility Week reports. The utility company – which supplies more than five million customers, the millions of people who visit Yorkshire each year, and some 140,000 businesses – […]
News release from Turner & Townsend: With water companies expected to be set ambitious targets for the next five-year regulatory period by Ofwat and other regulators, we have partnered with British Water’s Water Industry Forum (WIF) on a paper exploring the optimal delivery model for Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8). WIF has launched ‘The Optimal […]
Surface water flood risk is the most widespread form of flooding in England. This risk is also increasing due to climate change, population and urban growth. In addition to managing local flood risk, improving surface water management can also enhance the local environment, delivering biodiversity and water quality benefits as well as improve health and […]
The Our Phosphorus Future report is the most comprehensive global analysis of the challenges and possible solutions to the phosphorus crisis to date. It has been written by a team of 40 international experts from 17 countries led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and the University of Edinburgh and is supported by the […]
Environment Agency experts investigating reports of fish deaths in a Northumberland river believe a natural fungal infection to be the cause. A small number of dead and dying salmon and sea trout were first reported in the lower Coquet in the Warkworth and Felton areas. These fish all showed signs of fungal infections. Reports have […]