£2.5m investment to reduce storm overflows into River Dearne

Mapplewell, near Barnsley to reduce the number of discharges into the river Dearne from a storm overflow in the village. Contractor Sapphire Utilities Solutions is constructing a new underground storage tank in private land off...

Eyes on the enterprise: Reflections on the AMP8 bidding process

As we near the end of the AMP8 bidding cycle, Sam White, managing director of natural resources at Costain, reflects on how water companies have structured tenders and, importantly, what this means for end-users. The...

Citizen photos train AI to monitor river pollution

Photographs gathered by a Bradford community group have been used to train an AI model to spot visual markers of river health. The initiative, by the Friends of Bradford’s Becks, is believed to be a...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with 3D-printed ceramic ink

Engineers have invented an effective, scalable way to remove health-harming ‘forever chemicals’ from water, using 3D printing. Researchers at the University of Bath say their method, using ceramic-infused lattices (or ‘monoliths’), removes at least 75%...

Improving infrastructure planning is essential to delivery

infrastructure at scale over the coming decades. Ahead of her keynote address to the Water Industry Forum on 25 September, Sharon Darcy, chair of the Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel, says competing demands with other...

November conference on invasive water weed control

A conference dedicated to the control of invasive weeds will examine the impact of aquatic weeds on Britain’s waterways and how best to deal with the problems they pose. The Property Care Association’s (PCA) 2024...

UKWIR’s research programme will ‘transform’ sewerage management

Water industry research organisation UKWIR is leading a raft of innovative sewerage projects designed to transform the way water companies manage the issue in the coming five-year Asset Management Plan period for England and...

Water companies urge Ofwat to reconsider investment cut

Water companies have warned Ofwat that its draft decision to cut proposed investment puts urgent improvements at risk. In its submission to the regulator’s consultation on draft determinations, Water UK urges Ofwat to back company...

£15m pumped into Somerset water recycling centre

A multi-million-pound investment to reduce nutrient impact and improve water quality in the north of Somerset is completed this autumn. More than £15 million has been invested at the water recycling centre serving the town...

Is outsourcing sampling services the shift water utilities need?

By Dr. Mikael Khan Water and wastewater sampling is a core activity of water utilities around the world. While utilities have traditionally handled sampling in-house, this essential task can be a logistical headache. Managing this...