Ruth Williams

Early engagement needed on SuDS

Early engagement with stakeholders is needed to plan for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and for green urbanisation, a civil planning event heard.

Asset mapping register to be rolled out nationwide

An underground mapping project created at Northumbrian's Innovation Festival has moved one step closer to national rollout after receiving ministerial backing from the Geospatial Committee.

Portsmouth cuts leakage to lowest level

Portsmouth Water's head of water resources tells Utility Week how the company reached its lowest ever leakage rate with new technologies and a new approach to weather events.

UKWIR examines consumption in project to halve abstraction

The largest research project of its kind has been launched by the UK Water Industry Research with companies across the UK and Ireland to understand consumption as part of a larger investigation into reducing abstraction.

UU trials biomass crops to cut nitrates

Public concern for environment growing but water left behind

Despite the driest spring on record the British public still overwhelmingly considers the UK to be a wet place and many have no concerns about future water supplies. That is according to a new report by Love Water which also suggests people are more aware and concerned about the natural world as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.

Lessons from Down Under for AMP7

Anglian: Coronavirus uncertainty heightens need to invest

Anglian Water has reported strong performance financially, operationally and environmentally for 2019/20 as it reflects on the end of AMP6 and looks ahead to AMP7.

NI Water: ‘Act now to protect water supplies’

Ofwat extends retail code change

The water sector regulator has extended a scheme which allows business customers to mark their premises as vacant if they are unable to trade because of coronavirus. The measure, which was temporarily in place until the end of June has been extended until 31 July.