As part of ICE 200, ICE water panel member and Exeter University visiting professor Chris Binnie will give a lecture on water engineering in the past, present and future at One Great George Street on 19 September.
The lecture will address global challenges for water engineering and sustainable water management in…
Bristol Water has launched a £100M pipe renovation scheme on the back of Ofwat’s calls to reduce Britain’s number of leaks.
The water provider is inviting suppliers to engage in its contract strategy and procurement plan for a 10-year scheme. It comes after Bristol Water was told to “up its game”…
Thames Water has been slapped with £120M worth of fines in relation to leakage failures.
Water regulator Ofwat has confirmed that Thames Water will pay £65M back to its customers as part of the total package of penalties. It comes after Oftwat ruled that the water provider was shirking its legal…
Total water supply (including leakage) in England and Wales is only around 7% of the average water resource. Virtually all of that 7% is returned, either as leakage or after use. We just move water around, in time and place. There are environmental gains and losses depending on the where…
A £40M human waste energy centre in Yorkshire is a step closer to construction after demolition work started on the existing sewage sludge incinerator.
A ‘state-of-the-art’ facility will convert waste into electricity through anaerobic digestion to power a sewage treatment plant and supply homes in Calderdale and Kirklees. Demolition of the incinerator…
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