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A new online tool from Thames Water has seen nearly 7,000 blockages reported by customers to help prevent problems in the sewer networks
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Eliminating the harm from combined sewer overflows will require multi-faceted action supported by regulation and legislation to improve river health but could cost more than £100 billion, Water UK has told the Environmental Audit Committee in a written submission.
The UK water industry has unveiled its plan to deliver a Net Zero supply for customers by 2030, a full two decades before the government's target of 2050. The sector deserves immense credit for setting such an ambitious target, which is the world's first sector-wide commitment of its kind. Getting there will not be easy, but as ABB's Clayton Mead explains, embracing the quick wins now can help to lay the foundations for success in longer term goals.
To address some of the problematic elements of decarbonisation in the water sector, this virtual innovation festival jointly hosted by Anglian, Yorkshire and Essex & Suffolk will look towards COP26
Thames has unveiled plans to create a wetlands next to Aylesbury wastewater treatment plant as part of broader plans for biodiversity and habitat creation across its estate
Anglian Water has set out plans to expand its Shop Window, the company's Newmarket test bed for innovation, to trial its projects with one million customers before company-wide adoption.
The judging panel for Ofwat's much anticipated Innovation in Water Challenge has been named. The eight experts from the water sector and related industries will judge a Dragons' Den style pitching competition
Northumbrian Water has begun a £1.3 million upgrade to a sewer network in Darlington using trenchless technology to minimise disruption during the seven-month project.
NI Water has hailed a wastewater treatment plant as an example of what the company can do when adequately funded
New commitments for water companies, Ofwat and the Environment Agency to increase transparency and reduce the reliance on storm overflows have been made in response to Philip Dunne's Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill. Utility Week speaks to the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee.
The creator of one of Northumbrian's sewer unclogging tools talks to Utility Week about the success of a campaign to reduce blockages caused by wet wipes
The chief executive of the Environment Agency has warned that declining funding is limiting the work the body can carry out to monitor and improve the environment.
The first round of Ofwat's innovation competition kicks off today with the Innovation in Water Challenge, inviting ideas and pitches from within and outside the water sector with a chance to win up £250,000 of development funds.
Bristol Water has created an online library of resources for students learning at home during lockdown. Worksheets, videos and experiments all related to water are available for KS2 and above learners.
Blaise Ford of Inverter Drive Systems - an ABB Value Provider - explains how to save energy from Archimedes' screw applications
