Water quality data informs management of River Medway flow
Around 10 years of continuous water quality data has been generated as a result of a stipulation in a water abstraction licence on the...
Smart rooftop rainwater systems could help cities tackle extreme heat
Collecting rainwater from rooftops and using it to spray buildings during hot weather could help cities cut air conditioning use, lower urban temperatures and...
How digitalisation is reshaping the UK pump industry
Wayne Rose explores how digital product information, connected technologies and AI are transforming the design, operation and maintenance of pumping systems.
Digitalisation is rapidly reshaping...
Just 14% of England’s surface waters achieve good ecological status
Only 14.3% of England’s rivers, lakes and estuaries have achieved good ecological status in the latest Environment Agency classifications, prompting environmental groups to call...
UK company claims commercial breakthrough for MOF-based atmospheric water harvesting
A UK company has unveiled what it describes as the first commercially available atmospheric water harvesting system to use metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to extract...
New £5m competition targets hidden leaks in homes and businesses
Ofwat has opened the second round of its Water Efficiency Lab, offering up to £5 million in funding to support technologies that can prevent,...
UK utilities support burst rising mains detection initiative
Condition-monitoring specialist Samotics has developed a new capability to detect burst rising mains, one of the wastewater network’s most challenging and least visible failures....
Automated floodgates help deliver IED secondary containment
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As UK water and sewerage companies progress Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) improvement programmes, secondary containment is becoming an...
Ban the molecule or manage the risk? Diverging PFAS policies are shaping the technology...
Matthew Fall, Technology Analyst with market intelligence firm IDTechEx explains more about the impact of the differing approaches to the PFAS problem, a topic...
Ofwat backs national framework for citizen-led river monitoring
A national framework that intends to bring citizen-collected environmental data into mainstream catchment management is set to move into its next phase after the...
Researchers combine plasma and cavitation in bid to destroy PFAS
Researchers in Germany have developed what appears to be a new approach to destroying persistent PFAS 'forever chemicals' in contaminated water, using two complementary...
Dual-bubble process removes over 90% of wastewater microplastics
Researchers at Australia's RMIT University say they have demonstrated a way to remove more than 90% of microplastics from wastewater by combining microscopic and...
New maintenance award joins 2027 Pump Industry Awards
Entries have opened for the 2027 Pump Industry Awards, one of the UK's longest-running pump industry recognition programmes, with nominations sought from companies, organisations...
Landfill liner brings innovative approach to SuDS containment
A lining solution used in landfill leachate containment has been transferred into the water sector for use in a major sustainable drainage project...
Low-emission wastewater technology enters field trials in Scotland
A promising low-emission wastewater treatment technology has moved from the laboratory into real-world testing, as researchers at The James Hutton Institute begin field trials...
Self-cleaning solar desalination captures valuable salts
Researchers have developed a laser-engineered surface that separates water from dissolved salts during solar evaporation, overcoming one of the biggest obstacles to solar desalination:...
Researchers warn of climate change ‘roulette’ for European nitrate pollution
Climate change could significantly increase nitrogen pollution risks in freshwater systems across parts of Europe unless nutrient management practices adapt to changing environmental conditions,...
Separation and containment system targets aviation pollution risk
Aviation facilities are facing increasing pressure to prevent fuel-contaminated runoff and firefighting foam discharges from entering stormwater and wastewater systems. US firm NWPX Park...
Plug-and-play hydropower system trials at Glasgow wastewater works
A novel hydropower technology is being trialled by Scottish Water at its Shieldhall Wastewater Treatment Works in Glasgow, to assess the possibilities it presents...
Wastewater phosphate monitoring … it’s all about the sample!
Swan Analytical Instruments has launched a new Sample Filtration Cabinet which the group says ensures the reliable provision of representative samples to its continuous...
