WET News and Water & Wastewater Treatment (WWT) have today announced the finalists for the Water Industry Achievement Awards 2011. The winners will be announced on March 29 at a prestigious awards ceremony and gala dinner held at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham.
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Environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services group MWH Global is taking over Biwater Services, the holding company for Biwater Treatment, Farrer Consulting and BiProduct Recovery. The move follows Biwater Holdings' decision to concentrate on its core businesses.
The water industry initiative on the management of fats, oils and grease (FOG) in sewers and wastewater has now gained considerable momentum through the efforts of a group of enthusiastic supporters from the sector. The FOG Forum will be hosted by British Water's Technical Forum and will be chai
A microsite dedicated to fat, oil and grease (FOG) compounds in sewer networks has been launched by Water & Wastewater Treatment (WWT) magazine as part of its Campaign on FOG.
Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, wants Scottish Water to become an energy powerhouse, ensuring communities benefit from renewable energy developments. The proposal is one of ten new pieces of legislation that the first minister has presented in the Scottish government's programme for Governm
Thames Water's is to launch a consultation exercise shortly on the need for a tunnel to reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the River Thames. The move follows the government's decision to back Thames Water's tunnel plans.
Scottish Water will remain a public-owned entity, the Scottish government has stressed despite calls for an urgent review of the utility's ownership. The government's stance follows Scotland's Independent Review Panel recommendation of "exploring options" to change the status of Scottish Water.
Scottish Water is applying for a Drought Order in areas of Dumfries and Galloway following months of extraordinarily dry weather, and as part of its ongoing strategy to manage the water supply in the region.
Managing business customer expectations and creating a sustainable water supply legacy needs to be the challenge water companies address, according to Thames Water and Ofwat.
Hormel Foods, the company behind the Spam brand, has exceeded its first set of five-year sustainability goals for reductions in waste, water and packaging.
Northumbrian Water has come first in the latest Water Company Performance survey run by British Water and based on the views of supply chain stakeholders, the third year running it has claimed the top spot.
Plans to advance water management innovation and efficiency in Europe have been unveiled, with a new partnership agreement to drive innovation forward.
Plans to develop a sustainability roadmap to improve resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of the soft drinks industry have been unveiled.
South West England, the Midlands and parts of Yorkshire have been removed from the Environment Agency's (EA) drought list due to the recent heavy rainfall.
Wessex Water has increased its sludge handling capacity at Trowbridge STW, through reducing downtime of existing capital assets, following the installation of an S:Max sludge screen from CDEnviro.
ViroFilter Technology incorporating ViroBlend reagent has been independently tested with the difficult, but ultimately successful, target of reaching the Habitat Directive for phosphorus (P) removal in special Areas of Conservation of 0.06mg/L.
