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Micro-pollutant removal product picks up Aquatech Innovation Award

A product for the removal of micro-pollutants from wastewater is the Overall Winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2025. Aurea from consulting engineers Royal HaskoningDHV...

Wastewater analysis at Bolivian lithium deposit explores how to avoid repeating past environmental mistakes

A US group has conducted the first thorough chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the lithium brine at the Salar de Uyuni, in...

In real-time sewer control, we trust

The importance of building trust in real-time controls systems for sewer networks will be explored in a roundtable at World Water-Tech, hosted by Chengzi...

Work concludes on the Thames Tideway Tunnel

Tideway, the firm responsible for delivering London’s “super sewer”, the Thames Tideway Tunnel, announced its successful activation, on 14 February. After ten years of construction...

Consistent cutting: Macerator for wastewater and biogas

Borger has launched a new cutting-basket macerator that helps protect wastewater/biogas pumps and downstream equipment by consistently mashing solids. Designed with pivoted cutting blades that...

Phosphorus reduction levels exceeded in wastewater trial

The success of a 12-week trial of a filtration technology at a UK wastewater treatment plant shows that the modified system, first developed for...

Piezoelectric promise: Study explores hydraulic energy harvesting during water treatment

Converting hydraulic energy to electricity is suggested as a solution to common challenges in water treatment, in a recent article in the journal Engineering. Water...

Meeting the water innovation challenge at DC Water

Ahead of a three-day water startup matching event, organized by WaterCitizen.Org and hosted by DC Water on 19 February, Dr Robert Bornhofen, director of...

Ultrasonic flow measurement drives efficiency improvements at Five Fords WwTW

Engineers working on a project in North Wales have employed novel techniques to improve wastewater treatment efficiency, reportedly at a fraction of the cost...

AMP8 delivery requires data for nature approach

A data-driven approach coupled with greater use of nature-based solutions offers a promising path for UK water, says Ryan Pearson of remote monitoring firm...

Cement factory takes hard look at drainage system to protect environment

A specialist team from Lanes Drainage Services UK is carrying out a full site CCTV drainage survey as part of planned maintenance at a...

Dialysis ‘astonishingly effective’ for treating wastewater

Researchers believe they have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewaters — streams containing both elevated salt and organic concentrations — by...

Water quality in Malawi threatened by use of pit-latrines

New research carried out by the James Hutton Institute in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, alongside partners in the Government of Malawi, has...

Scottish Water overflow map goes live

Scottish Water's first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from wastewater overflows across the country, is now live and available for public use. The...

Government watchdog identifies failure of regulators to comply with environmental law

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has issued separate decision notices to Defra, the EA, and Ofwat for failures to comply with environmental law...

Scottish Water served £6,000 civil penalty for polluting Dunfermline burn

Scottish Water has been served a civil penalty of £6,000 by Scotland’s environmental regulator for breaching a condition of their licence after a discharge...

Phosphorus project finds alternatives to chemical treatment

A major collaborative study into alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works has delivered promising results, with one new method already...

FOG recovery innovator wins drainage innovation award

Green technology company, Eco Clarity, has been recognised for its groundbreaking FOG (fat, oil and grease) management solution by scooping the prestigious innovation award...

Pioneering 3D printing project shares successes

Leaders of a pioneering project to develop 3D printed infrastructure and components for the water sector will be sharing insights from five years of...

Pathogens which cling to microplastics may survive wastewater treatment

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, reports a new study appearing in the...