12 Jun 2024
CDP environmental disclosures platform
12 Jun 2024
BBC says ‘Estimated million tonnes of sewage pumped into sea’
From the BBC More than one million tonnes of raw sewage is estimated to have been released from a pumping station into the North Sea in 2023. Northumbrian Water produced the estimate of how much sewage was released from its Whitburn site after a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from South Tyneside resident Steve Lavelle. […]
12 Jun 2024
Adapting to our changing coast
CIWEM has produced a report that compiles reflections, or ‘postcards’, from coastal flood and erosion practitioners to offer different geographical and thematic perspectives from Britain’s coast, alongside some international perspectives. CIWEM’s Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management specialist panel have analysed these reflections to answer the question ‘How do we realistically adapt to rising sea […]
12 Jun 2024
Water industry facing an ‘engineer exodus’
The water industry is facing an exodus of engineers, with 70% of professionals considering a move to other sectors in the next two years. That’s according to a new report from specialist water industry recruitment firm, Water by Murray. The ‘Water Industry Labour Report’ found that seven out of ten engineers were considering working in […]
12 Jun 2024
Water firm seizes stake in Devon sewage protester’s home over unpaid bills
From The Guardian South West Water has taken a legal stake in a customer’s home after she withheld her bill payments in a protest over sewage dumping in rivers and the sea. Thousands of water company customers are thought to be withholding payments but this is the first known case of a company enforcing a […]
12 Jun 2024
Waste nutrient treatment in aquaculture pond facilities
Useful free to access article Abstract Managing waste nutrients from intensive freshwater and marine pond aquaculture is a global challenge. Nutrient-enriched water released from farms can have detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystem health. There are a range of treatment options for discharge water from fish and crustacean ponds, and this review examines the benefits and […]
12 Jun 2024
Asset Management of Urban Drainage Systems
Asset management issues are and will always be key concerns for many stakeholders in the water sector. Despite this, there is still a lack of awareness and clear guidance on the topic. There has been some focus on the management of drainage pipes, but more effort needs to be dedicated to examining the various regulations, […]
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