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Day Zero: Waking up to water scarcity
David Hartwell of Creative EC, explains why Day Zero might be closer than we think and
how water event metering could help...
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'There's a Hole in my Bucket, dear Boris, dear Boris'
David McNeice, Director in DWF's Water practice, analyses the Public Accounts Committee's
report on the outlook of...
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Maximising water efficiency savings from smart meters and adapting to lockdown
From 1 September, Thames Water will restart its award-winning programme of in-home
water efficiency visits having used...
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Bubbling up: the impact of rising water risk
With water risk on the rise, Erin Boeke Burke, associate director, sustainable finance at S&P
Global Ratings, considers...
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Expansion of SuDS schemes will help alleviate flooding events
David Smoker, chair of BPF Pipes Group, talks about how the expansion of the UK
government's SuDS scheme should help solve
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Water leads the way to a green recovery
In weathering the Covid-19 storm, the water industry has proved its resilience and is
emerging from the crisis in a...
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Meet the Water Industry Awards 2020 Winners
In this 40 page report, WWT showcases each of this year’s winners and finalists across 19
categories,
detailing the...
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Resilience must be viewed through a big-picture lens
Simon Jude, senior lecturer at the Centre for Environment and Agricultural Informatics
at Cranfield University, discusses...
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Journey to a carbon neutral fleet
Pete Stevens, manager of carbon neutrality at Yorkshire Water talks about the
company's switch to carbon neutral...
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What we learnt from WWT's net zero webathon
The water industry has made the ambitious pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions
by 2030, 20 years ahead of the...
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An organic approach to water treatment
Robert Denny, Sales Manager at Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) describes the
benefits of specifying alternative...
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Flood resilience: what you need to know
Geoff Williams, northern sales manager at Sykes Pumps, discusses the need for
businesses and local authorities to think...
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Come together to beat climate change
Northumbrian Water chief executive Heidi Mottram's motivational message to the water
sector on the opportunities and...
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Reaching net carbon zero
In summer 2019, the water industry committed to reach net carbon zero by 2030. This
is a very ambitious aim and...
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How the water sector is moving to be net zero
Water companies have ambitious plans to reach net zero carbon by 2030, ahead of
commitments made by other industries, but...
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News >
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Portsmouth Water launches biodiversity grant scheme
Portsmouth Water has launched its first biodiversity grant scheme, which will be funded
by the water firm up to a total of £250,000 over the next five years.
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Anglian Water opens invasive species fund for applications
Anglian Water has opened its invasive species fund for applications, with more than a
month left to apply for grants of up to £15,000.
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Severn Trent Green Power excels during lockdown
Severn Trent Green Power has revealed that it generated enough electricity from food
waste during the national lockdown to power 12,000 homes for a year.
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Water sector responds to EA's shocking river pollution figures
The water sector has responded to the environment minister's call for more to be done
about pollution in England's rivers, after the Environment Agency published figures last
week which suggested "every river in England is polluted".
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Scottish Water installs solar at Inverness water treatment works
Scottish Water has completed a £450k project to install 1,300 solar panels at its water
treatment works which serves customers in Inverness, Nairn and surrounding areas.