Water treatment

Water quality standards met at 99% of bathing sites

Yorkshire to invest £13m at bathing river site

Yorkshire Water has set out £13 million of investment to improve water quality in the River Wharfe in Ilkley which was the first inland bathing site designated last year. The company stressed that its interventions alone would not be sufficient to transform the river and called on stakeholders to work together to tackle pollution at source

England facing larger water shortage than previously forecast

England could face a daily water deficit of 3,435 megalitres by 2050 - an extra 1,500 megalitres over the previous forecast from two years ago - if no action is taken to prevent the shortage, regional water resource groups have warned. Representatives of the groups said demand reduction will play a vital role in managing water resources across the country until major infrastructure projects can be completed.

EAC calls for culture of ‘water citizenship’

SES site retains sector’s only biodiversity benchmark

Covid in wastewater early warning system upgraded to detect Omicron variant

PR24 to include emissions performance commitments

Ofwat has set out its expectations for water companies to align their decarbonisation strategies with UK government targets that focus on both operational and embedded emissions. The regulator said the next price review will feature carbon reduction performance commitments.

Meet the Innovators: Shaunna Berendsen, Spring

Call for water efficiency spend to be doubled at PR24

Lessons from the first year of Ofwat’s Innovation Fund

Meet the Innovators: Kieran Brocklebank, United Utilities

What UK water firms could learn from going Dutch

Innovation round-up: £863 million hydrogen project, Waste2Glass launch, Bill and Melinda Gates back off-grid toilet

Water consumption rose by 9% during lockdown year

Water Industry Innovation Conference: cultural transformation and game-changing technology