Bugs, good and bad
A new study seems to show that chlorinated water supplies don't disturb healthy gut microbiomes in young children, addressing concerns that such effects could lead to longer-term susceptibility to chronic disease.
Summer droughts to be better managed with Great Ouse Groundwater Scheme upgrade
In a year when summer droughts reduced water stocks to levels not seen for nearly 50 years, the renewal and modernisation of the Great...
Sand filter cleaning systems purchased by Essex & Suffolk Water
Essex & Suffolk Water – which provides water services to 1.8 million people – has chosen CDEnviro equipment to replace its existing sand treatment...
Def-Con presentation warns of cyber-attack against smart irrigation systems
A presentation at the cyber-security conference Def-Con 26 (Las Vegas, 11 August) has warned of a potential distributed attack against urban water services, using...
The appliance of microbiology and materials science
Synthetic biology has been brought to the realm of water treatment with seemingly dramatic results by Californian cleantech firm Microvi, which in late October...
Victorian era “engineering jewel of the north-east” gets 21st century refit
A historic Aberdeenshire waterworks is getting a major £52 million revamp more than 150 years after its construction was hailed a jewel in the...
Biospherian will share water stories from ‘Spaceship Earth’
Through a radical two-year experiment living inside a mini-Earth, ecologist Dr Mark Nelson developed a deep understanding of humans’ connection with the planetary biosphere...
Water industry “shifting to outcome-based strategy”
The water sector is moving towards an outcome-focused approach to the way it plans and invests in environmental solutions, in the view of Phil...
Farmland water “battery” storage and leak-detecting broadband cables among winners in Ofwat innovation competition
Farmers could soon be reimbursed for creating water storage ponds or water “batteries” as part of an innovative drought-prevention project that has received funding...
Comment: Water in the US – a decade of turbulence
As technology and innovation consultancy Isle celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its presence in the US water market, Cristina Ahmadpour, Isle president and...
Comment: Agriculture and pharma key to solving micropollutants problem
In the face of growing public concern about the presence of micropollutants in water and wastewater, Dr Pablo Campo Moreno identifies initiatives that he...
Comment: Dreaming the possible – data and the future of water
Experts in digital transformation set out how they believe advancements in data are playing a vital role in revolutionising the water industry.
As...
Utility renews subscription to water catchment management geospatial portal
Rezatec, a provider of geospatial data analytics to the infrastructure, forestry and agribusiness sectors, has renewed its annual supply contract with Bristol Water to...
Is England losing the battle for better water quality?
Efforts to improve the water quality of England’s rivers, lakes and waterways are faltering - and unless policymakers recommit to the hard work of...
Tracking the UK’s carbon from soil to sea
This January scientists from a range of disciplines are undertaking the first ever coordinated sampling of the major rivers in the UK to look...
Pristine groundwater seeps support native algae on Hawai‘i’s coasts
Native marine macroalgae, also known as limu, or as seaweed, thrive in environments created by natural groundwater seeps, specifically benefiting from the combined effects...
Firm claims breakthrough in tackling biofilms in water cooling systems
NCH Europe's Water Treatment Innovation Platform is launching a patented product for biofilm treatment. This new product, bioeXile is described as a breakthrough that...
An enduring threat to water?
Dr Ian Ross of professional services firm Tetra Tech, and the author of the Emerging Contaminants Handbook, discusses the emergence of PFAS as contaminants of concern in the UK
Ofwat announces £100 million fund to boost action on water efficiency
Ofwat is calling for ideas and input as it develops a new £100m fund to help save water.
The fund is being set up to...
Reflections on a recent water industry event about micropollutants
Multiple solutions to the challenge on emerging contaminants were under discussion at British Water’s recent micropollutants conference. Here, Dr Fabio Bacci reflects on key...
