Northumbrian Water innovation festival
This week’s Northumbrian Water innovation festival has featured a bucketful of sprints, hacks and dashes, with a focus on green solutions, zero carbon projects and delivering ‘superhuman’ results.
World’s first drone water quality study
A North East water company is set to explore how the use of flying robots can help it improve the quality of the region’s rivers and coastal waters. Northumbrian Water has teamed up with cloud data experts, Makutu, to begin a desk-top study which could see cutting-edge drone technology used to routinely sample and carry […]
Combined River diversion and storage (SuDS) project completed
River diverted to reduce flood risk Environment Agency ‘Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency began the £7 million joint flood reduction scheme in October 2014. The Brunton Park scheme will reduce the risk of flooding to more than 100 properties in Mitford Gardens, Princes Close, Fairway Close, Princes Road, Waterbury Road and Clayworth Road. Diverting […]
Involving and funding farmers to help manage pesticides – Northumbrian Water
Farmers in Northumberland are being offered an opportunity to take advantage of grants to help them protect and improve water quality and modernise their farms and equipment through a scheme run by Northumbrian Water. The water company launched Pesti-wise in 2015 as a collaborative initiative; working with farmers and growers within specific target sub-catchments to […]