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Can drought fears finally take water efficiency mainstream?

With drought now officially declared in parts of England, can the water sector turn this crisis into an opportunity to communicate the importance of water efficiency? Ruth Williams examines how the sector can build trust and share knowledge, as well as what progress companies themselves can make.

2 years ago

Yorkshire trials spray lining to prevent leaks

Yorkshire Water has begun a pipe-lining programme to address structural and water quality issues by spray lining 14km of piping in the coming year. Programme partner Morrison Water Services said the scheme, which it claimed to be the first of its kind in the UK, will reduce costs and embedded carbon emissions by up to 60% each compared to excavating and replacing pipes.

2 years ago

Drought group to reconvene as heatwave approaches

2 years ago

Expert view: How to tackle the water industry’s ‘silent challenge’

2 years ago

Spring makes innovation project showcase live

2 years ago

Hosepipe ban expected by Thames in coming weeks

2 years ago

Connected Places Catapult to continue ‘fictional city’ demonstrator project

2 years ago

Thames adds more than 4,000 disabled customers to PSR

2 years ago

Industry 4.0, Covid, and the digitalisation of gas safety in water

2 years ago

Terms laid out for South West’s merger with Bristol Water

2 years ago

Weekend press: Minister calls for more hosepipe bans

In Utility Week's latest roundup of the weekend news, George Eustice calls on water companies to introduce more hosepipe bans as the UK faces drought, and the cost to taxpayers and billpayers of supplier failures is explored.

2 years ago

Welsh Water becomes third company to impose hosepipe ban

2 years ago

Hosepipe bans represent a missed opportunity

2 years ago

Cleaning up rivers prioritised over bill cuts, survey suggests

2 years ago

South East Water to impose hosepipe ban

2 years ago

Data and analytics ‘step-change’ to steer long-term investment

2 years ago

Investor concerns remain over regulation of water

2 years ago

‘Water quality as-a-service’ about more than throwing tech into networks

2 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Octopus seeks £1bn of government funding for Bulb takeover

In the latest round-up of the weekend’s papers, Octopus Energy seeks £1 billion of government funding as part of its takeover offer for Bulb and National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt calls for compulsory water metering by the end of the decade to head off droughts.

2 years ago

Southern imposes first hosepipe ban in a decade

2 years ago