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Can the sector innovate through troubled waters?

Amid turbulent times for the water sector, the seventh Northumbrian Innovation Festival welcomed thousands of guests seeking the answers to the sector's most pressing problems. Utility Week caught up with the firm's chief executive Heidi Mottram and chief information officer Nigel Watson, as well as witnessing some of the many innovations on display.

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How innovation can make water sexy

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Water minister dodges social tariff and wet wipe commitments

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Thames knock-on effect hurts listed water firms

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EA: Polluting water companies ‘will not or cannot change’

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Yorkshire Water pays out £235k over pollution incident

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Unlimited fines for CSO spills confirmed

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Consumers want higher standards of water service

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Thames fined £3 million over pollution incident

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Yorkshire trials sewage eating flies

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Future-proofed drainage tops innovation winners

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Thames turmoil puts supply chain ‘on edge’

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Northumbrian launches sector’s first open data strategy

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Customers or taxpayer to be on hook for Thames woes

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Anglian fined £150k for pollution incident

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Ofwat approves £2.2bn accelerated spending

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South East CEO apologises ahead of hosepipe ban

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Farmland could be used to store millions of litres of water

Farmland has the potential to store up to 10 million megalitres of water per hectare, a study has shown. The work by Atkins to use whole farms as reservoirs was undertaken to address issues of winter flood risk and summer drought. By using geographic features and careful management water can be held back for use when and where it is required.

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Water demand up 20% in Scotland

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NIC: Water efficiency policies do not go far enough

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