Six technology trends for 2023
Pre-emption and prevention, security, reuse, process automation, optimisation and planning are the main challenges for water management this year, say utility tech specialists Idrica.
By 2025, around 3.5 billion people will be living in water-scarce...
Yorkshire Water expands AI use against pollution
Yorkshire Water is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict blockages within its sewer network and reduce pollution risks.
A successful pilot of a solution co-created by Yorkshire Water, Siemens and The University...
Taking the P
Severn Trent has launched a pioneering research programme to find new ways to reduce the amount of phosphorus in wastewater.
Even though we are only just a few months into the new AMP, by the...
Innovation driving sustainable solutions to treat Yorkshire’s wastewater
Yorkshire Water and its partners Stantec and BarhaleDoosan JV are currently constructing an integrated wetland at Clifton wastewater treatment works to help reduce reliance on energy intensive treatment processes.
Here Yorkshire Water project lead Michael...
Tackling the scourge of ‘forever chemicals’: changing PFAS guidelines in the UK
Water Industry Journal talks to PFAS scientific expert Marcus Chadha about the tough challenges that lie ahead for UK water measurement companies.
How many PFAS have been identified globally? Which ones present the most serious...
LEAD Pipe Replacement – the impact on the network
Throughout the UK water companies are aware of the risk of lead contamination, and the potential of acceptable lead levels in drinking supplies being further reduced from the current 10 micrograms per litre. Lead...
Challenges but also opportunities in the post-Brexit landscape
“Although the decision to leave the European Union caused a certain amount of shock in the UK water industry this was quickly followed by the realisation it is important to work with the result...
Race-against-the-clock Kendal water project scoops top award
A major race-against-time project to connect four huge water pipes into the even huger Haweswater Aqueduct in Cumbria has scooped the pipeline industry’s most prestigious award.
The Hallbank project, near Kendal, was completed within a...
Time to seize the moment on micropollutants
Lila Thompson, CEO of British Water, examines how water companies can demonstrate they are up to the task of measuring, monitoring and tackling this critical issue.
Micropollutants pose a huge challenge for operators in both...
Yorkshire Water is making some big investments underground, overground and even in space!
Yorkshire Water has set itself a target of a 40% reduction in leakage by 2025 after customer feedback indicated it is one of the key areas they would like to see improvement on.
The firm...