Wastewater treatment

Plugging the 3,170 million litre leak

Water bills fall but affordability remains concern for customers

Water efficiency pleas must be tailored to specific customers

United Utilities launches innovation accelerator

Water sector underperforms but gains trust

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

NI Water: ‘Act now to protect water supplies’

Wastewater team creates mobile testing units

A team from Northumbrian Water has created a mobile testing system to analyse wastewater during treatment to improve the quality of discharge.

Ofwat sets out its three-pronged approach to £200m innovation fund

WRSE unveils framework for resilience planning