WiseOnWater

A world-first system combining automated drones, robotics, real-time sensors and rapid shore-side testing is set to transform how UK coastal bathing waters are monitored. The Smart Skies, Healthy Waters project is developing a…

With the government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Metasphere, a Grundfos company, has responded to this shift with…

An eco-conscious primary school keen to play its part in reducing local flood risk has implemented a small-scale sustainable drainage system (SuDS) to manage surface water runoff. Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary…

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released a landmark report aimed at tackling the lack of a unified approach to quantifying and valuing asset health across the sector. The water industry…

When a strategic Scottish Water pumping station had to be taken out of service unexpectantly, the utility faced the risk of over-pumping. Working with Xylem and its Avensor service, the team used…

Technical research commissioned by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) and conducted by the University of Sheffield has provided a breakthrough in understanding how and why cast iron pipes fail. The UK water industry faces a…

From products to partnerships, as the water sector in England and Wales embarks on an unprecedented scaling of investment, Jason Hemingway, SIG infrastructure sales director, asks what can be learned from…

Sustainable drainage system (SuDS) specialist Sudsplanter Ltd has partnered with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) on three flood prevention and research projects designed to advance the use of nature-based solutions in urban water…

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has today announced its latest compendium of Expressions of Interest (EoIs). The UK's leading water sector research organisation invites the research and supply chain community…

Trial of an innovative phosphorus removal technology at a Sussex wastewater treatment plant (WwTP) has led to the purchase of two Flocell XFM20 filtration units by UK utility Southern Water. Wastewater…