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The water sector has a key part to play in levelling up the UK
No sector is more evenly spread across the UK than water. As the country looks to build
back better post Covid-19, Matt...
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What exactly is the circular economy?
The circular economy is being increasingly mentioned but what exactly is it and what does it
mean? What is its relevance...
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Integrated sustainability analytics to support asset planning and investment
Jiean Ling, doctoral practitioner in sustainability at the University of Surrey, discusses
why the water sector needs an...
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Strong supplier partnership brings leak detection advancement
With leak reduction and innovation prominent in the UK water sector's net zero carbon
vision, strong partnerships between...
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How can optimising assets increase social value?
Water companies are facing challenging times, with aims of driving lower carbon whilst also
achieving cost savings. Tim...
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Connecting Greece to the UK with NextGen circular developments
A sewer mining project in Athens is testing augmented reality (AR) to drive public
engagement. With a very high...
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The role of safe digging in the UK's economic recovery
The UK government looks set to invest heavily in large scale infrastructure in a bid to try
and kickstart the economy....
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Meet the judges of the Water Industry Awards 2021
WWT chats to some of the judges of the 2021 WIAs, to find out what they are most excited
about for this year's awards.
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Adopting circular practices in the water industry key to mitigating impact of climate change
The transition to a circular economy is not only better for the environment. It allows water
companies to more effectively...
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Innovation challenge paves way for permanent shift
There has never been a better time to work in water, as we approach the end of an
extraordinary 12 months and embark on a...
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How will water systems evolve to face the challenges of the future?
Laura Roberts, water innovation hub outreach and dissemination manager for the
Department of Civil and Structural...
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Reducing the environmental impacts of rapid infrastructure expansion
As the UK starts to manoeuvre out of the Covid-19 pandemic, it's no secret that the
government will need to kickstart an...
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NI Water: A climate emergency gamechanger
NI Water has launched its plans to harness the unseen potential in hydrogen from water, to
help address the climate...
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Water supply chain ‘mission critical' to net zero
The water industry's Net Zero 2030 Routemap represents a step-change for the sector, in
which increasing prominence is...
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What are the implications of the Environment Bill on the water industry?
After the pandemic forced a seven-month pause in debate, the Environment Bill has
returned to Parliament, precipitating...
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News >
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New Environment Bill provisions to tackle storm overflows
The Environment Bill will include new legal duties to tackle sewage discharges into rivers
and help protect our waterways, the government has confirmed.
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Water Breakthrough Challenge opens for entries to bring new wave of innovation to sector
A £40 million innovation competition - the Water Breakthrough Challenge – launches
today (Thursday 6 May) to spark ambitious innovation and new ways of working in
the water sector.
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Northumbrian Water's Innovation Festival announced for 2021
A North East based festival aimed at solving environmental and societal challenges is back
for 2021 and will see thousands of the world's most innovative and brilliant minds 'Get-
Together' to do it.
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Yorkshire Water appoints BarhaleDoosan JV and Stantec to wetland project
Yorkshire Water has awarded contracts for the construction of an integrated wetland at its
Clifton wastewater treatment works - the first of its kind in Yorkshire – to BarhaleDoosan JV
building on support from Stantec.
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ECS continues renovation of Great Ouse Groundwater Scheme pumping stations
To ensure that the allocation of water resources is safeguarded and optimised for the future
of the region, the Environment Agency has enlisted ECS Engineering Services to upgrade
the pumping stations that form the Great Ouse Groundwater Scheme (GOGS).