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bNovate’s BactoSense analysers are giving scientists live insight into Mount Fuji’s vast volcanic aquifer, helping secure safe drinking water and industrial supply in one of Japan’s most seismic regions.
Annually, 2.2 billion tons of rain and snowfall seep through the multi-layered lava gaps of this emblematic stratovolcano to become clean springs and well water.
A team led by Prof Dr…
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Thames Water has suffered a major blow in its attempt to secure its future after US private equity giant KKR pulled out of plans to buy the company.
KKR had been selected as the preferred partner to inject £4 billion (€4.7 billion) of much-needed cash into the UK's biggest water company.
The setback increases the possibility that the company will collapse into a government-supervised…
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A completely natural combination of bacteria, enzymes and fungi that removes pollutants from wastewater, but without having any detrimental effect on watercourses, is now available in the United Kingdom for the first time.
Effective in almost any polluted wastewaters, including those badly effected by sewage, fats, oils and greases, the non-hazardous Novoflow (from Micronovo in South Africa)…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $19 million (€17.8 million) in new grant funding that will work to improve the climate resilience of the nation’s water infrastructure.
EPA’s Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability grant programme will support drinking water systems in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities that are working to…
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Thames Water shareholders have agree to provide a further £750 million (€871 million) of equity funding in AMP7, with the acknowledgement that significant additional funding will be required during AMP8 (2025-2030), to further improve operational performance and financial resilience.
In accordance with the commitment made by shareholders in June 2022, Thames Water drew down £500 million…
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Thirteen research reports have just been published, which aim to boost the water sector’s knowledge of microplastics and further the understanding of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in wastewater treatment processes.
The reports are from the final stage of the UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) Chemicals Investigation Programme (CIP3) are now available to view and download.
UKWIR has…
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SPIRAC has won a new order to supply four of its proven screens to wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in the Midlands, UK.
In the West Midlands, two of SPIRAC’s high-efficiency BANDGUARD screens are due to be installed at the inlet works of a strategically important WWTP.
A dual-flow traveling fine screen, SPIRAC’s BANDGUARD prevents screenings accumulation with an exceptional capture rate…
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Thames Water's new chair has said nationalisation is not the right way forward despite the regulator warning the company has "deep-rooted" problems.
Sir Adrian Montague said he understood customer "frustration" over the UK's largest water firm's poor performance.
However, he said the best way to resolve it was keeping the company under private ownership.
Thames Water has faced criticism over…
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Shareholders in UK-based water company Thames Water have agreed to provide a further £750 million (€881 million) in funding as the company attempts to fight the threat of a government takeover.
Thames also said it would be looking for an extra £2.5 billion (€2.9 billion) between 2025 and 2030.
The water firm has faced criticism over sewage discharges and leaks and is struggling under a…
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Consumers will not be hit with higher bills if the UK government takes Thames Water into temporary public ownership to tackle its rising debt.
In an interview with Sky News, health minister Neil O'Brien said there were contingency plans in place to make sure people would continue to have access to water and that their bills wouldn't change n the event that the government did step in to bail out…
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Mapal has surpassed its fund target of £400,000 via Crowdcube, with 475 new investors choosing to inject over £467,000 (€546,000) into the business that has completed over 100 installations of its energy-saving, wastewater aeration solutions.
Due to the high demand, the deadline to invest was extended by 14 days as more and more parties expressed their interest in becoming part of the Mapal…
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Water sector supply chain companies are being invited to share their experiences of working with UK utilities over the past 12 months.
This is against a backdrop of an expected increase in spend to improve environmental performance.
Membership organisation British Water has launched its annual UK Water Company Performance Survey for 2023, which asks contractors, consultants and suppliers to…
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Water and wastewater utilities are executing ambitious decarbonisation goals, according to a new survey of 100 utilities in North America and Europe.
Sponsored by global water technology leader Xylem, the survey finds that 75% of respondents intend to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals by 2040 or earlier. 48% of respondents have set a net-zero emissions goal, and 42% have set an…
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Fluid Motion Solutions, part of the global National Oilwell Varco group, is backing a new patented product, NORAG, which has been designed to prevent sewage litter from combined sewage overflows (CSOs) that cause pollution.
Developed by Samatrix, NORAG is a maintenance-free solution that has no moving parts and requires no electrical power.
Using the Venturi effect, NORAG continuously draws…
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Xylem has completed its acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies, a leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions and services, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7.5 billion (€7 billion).
The combination creates the world’s most advanced platform of capabilities to address customers’ and communities’ critical water challenges.
Headquartered in Washington, DC…
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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been agreed between Egypt and the UK’s leading water sector trade association to establish a framework for bilateral cooperation on water projects for 27 governorates and the new cities across Egypt.
The collaborative agreement was signed by British Water chair Dr Mark Fletcher and Dr Sayed Ismail, deputy minister for infrastructure, the Egyptian…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18.5 million (€16.9 million) to the state of Colorado from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).
The funding will support Colorado communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water…
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