06 Sep 2023
22 Mar 2023
Polluter-pays principle and wastewater treatment
A large group of stakeholders representing drinking and wastewater service providers, local public utilities, local and regional governments, environmental civil society organisations and water-related innovation industries unite their voice to support the financing mechanism proposed by the European Commission to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the costs involved in removing micro-pollutants from wastewater […]
05 Jan 2023
Wastewater treatment in England
The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994 require Defra to: publish a situation report on the disposal of urban wastewater and sludge assess compliance with these regulations in each area where wastewater is collected to be treated or discharged publish a report on the level of that compliance, identified reasons for non-compliance, […]
27 Oct 2022
‘Forever chemicals’ persist through wastewater treatment and may enter crops
PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a group of more than 4,700 fully synthetic compounds that are widely used in industrial and manufacturing processes and found in many consumer products, persist through wastewater treatment at levels that may impact the long-term feasibility of “beneficial reuse of treated wastewater,” according to a study conducted by researchers and recently […]
27 Oct 2022
European Commission unveils stricter rules to tackle water pollution
As part of efforts to achieve zero pollution by 2050, the European Commission unveiled stricter rules to tackle air and water pollution. The European Commission is proposing stronger rules on surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban wastewater. “Day in and day out, we get new information about the degree to which public health is directly […]
10 Aug 2022
Climate change and population growth drastically reducing resilience of UK wastewater infrastructure
From waterbriefing A new research study is warning that climate change and increasing populations could be drastically reducing the resilience of wastewater infrastructure in the UK. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have examined the dynamic changes in the resilience of UK wastewater treatment works, now known as Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs), and discovered […]
29 Jun 2022
Ofwat open new enforcement case into South West Water
The regulator Ofwat has expanded its investigation into the dumping of raw sewage to include South West Water after finding “shocking” failures in the way the majority of water companies run their waste treatment works. Ofwat said on Tuesday it had extended its inquiry after heightened concerns about South West Water’s environmental performance and suggestions it was not complying […]
24 Feb 2022
Drainage and wastewater management plans: guiding principles for the water industry
Published 16 February 2022 The water industry is producing strategic drainage and wastewater plans to maintain, improve, and extend robust and resilient drainage and wastewater systems. Water and sewerage companies must produce drainage and wastewater management plans (DWMPs) (they must cover a minimum of 25 years) plans looking at current and future capacity, pressures, and […]
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