Ruth Williams

Facing AMP7 challenges together

Water sector underperforms but gains trust

‘Pop-up rainforests’ grown to reduce carbon and flooding

Yorkshire is working with farmers to improve soil quality and reduce flooding by planting cover crops in between routine grows. The 'pop up rainforests' capture CO2 and the improved soil means less input is required by farmers so fewer chemicals are leached into waterways

Wastewater analysed to detect coronavirus

Wastewater could be an early indicator of outbreaks of Covid-19, as non-infectious, genetic material from the virus is understood to survive in faeces. Research into the detection and behaviour of the virus is being undertaken across the UK and hailed as the 'canary in the coalmine' for the disease

Former shadow environment minister joins Portsmouth Water’s board

Portsmouth adds a former MP to its board to bring extra environmental and water policy expertise as it embarks on the first reservoir project in the south east for 50 years

Yorkshire tenders to switch to solar power

CCC pushes for water metering and labelling

The Committee on Climate Change has called on Defra to increase water metering, set more ambitious leakage and consumption targets and introduce mandatory water efficiency labelling. Anglian Water's climate change and carbon manager Matt Pluke welcomed the recognition of the water sector’s role in achieving the net zero target but said more needs to be done to eliminate emissions from heating.

Thames flushes out fatbergs across capital

Thames Water has shifted almost 700 tonnes of debris from its sewer network including fatbergs and concretebergs that form when improper materials are disposed of down the drain.

Partnership brings optimism for shared PSR platform

A pan-utilities collaborative project to raise awareness of the Priority Services Register has united 12 companies with a single message as the sectors edge closer to a shared data platform.

Wessex establishes community fund

To help people in the community worst affected by the coronavirus, Wessex Water has established a foundation to distribute annual grants between local charitable organisations