Water Magazine

The November edition of Water Magazine is out now! Top headlines this month: • Low public understanding of UK water sector is leading to distrust • UK to receive earlier flood and drought warnings using high-tech sensors and real time monitoring • Almost a fifth of water supplies are lost by water companies before reaching customers' taps • 300,000 new roles across energy and utilities sector needed by 2030 • Ofwat calls on water companies to improve performance as companies fall behind PLUS regular columns from: • Oliver Grievson - AtkinsRéalis • Ruth Clarke - Xylem Water Solutions UK & Ireland • Stuart Crisp, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. PLUS editorial features on: • Asset management & maintenance • Filtration & screening • Odour, pollution & spillage control AND not forgetting spotlights, event previews, water industry projects, new appointments and much more. Read it as a digital flipbook here... https://lnkd.in/eEgdXbWK #watermagazine #waterindustry #wastewaterindustry #waternews #waterindustrynews

Data, data, everywhere... This Month, Oliver Grievson, Associate Director AtkinsRéalis and Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter, considers the benefits of the data and information revolution... Read his latest column in the November edition flipbook of Water Magazine or online via www.watermagazine.co.uk Flipbook version: https://lnkd.in/egqsASz4 Website version: https://lnkd.in/eC_FU3bh #watermagazine #waterindustry #wastewaterindustry #monitoring #data

A new study from UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) scientists shows that extreme soil moisture droughts in the UK are expected to occur more frequently under climate change. Watch an exclusive interview with Dr Magdalena Szczykulska here: https://lnkd.in/eTsfYg7T Or read the full breakdown via: https://lnkd.in/exvqjBWr #watermagazine #climatechange #soilmoisturedrought #drought #soilmoisture

An Independent Commission into the water sector and its regulation will be launched by the government today (Wednesday 23 October), in what is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation.  Read the full story via Water Magazine here... https://lnkd.in/eEftzFdA #watermagazine #waterindustry #wastewaterindustry #waterregulation

For the sector to address the urgent challenges it faces, it needs diversity of ideas, thought and people, alongside innovation, to develop solutions. Entries to the Ofwat Innovation Fund are required to actively consider equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the design and delivery of their projects. This new blog showcases how two projects are thinking about EDI, to hopefully inspire other projects on their journey. With thanks to Mumin Islam from South Staffs Water for insights into the Water efficiency in faith and diverse communities project, the United Utilities team behind the Mainstreaming nature based solutions project, and Water Discovery Challenge judge Tania Flasck PMP for her thoughts on EDI and innovation. Read the blog in full here: https://lnkd.in/eeFJuFrD

The COP29 Presidency has published the final texts of nine Declarations and Pledges as part of its Action Agenda for the upcoming UN climate summit in Baku this November. The texts, finalised following a period of public consultation, include: • COP29 Truce Appeal • COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge • COP29 Green Energy Zones and Corridors Pledge • COP29 Hydrogen Declaration • COP29 Declaration on Green Digital Action • COP29 Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste • COP29 Multisectoral Actions Pathways (MAP) Declaration to Resilient and Healthy Cities • COP29 Declaration on Enhanced Action in Tourism • COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action Read the full story here... https://lnkd.in/e4ep4A_K #water #watermagazine #climateaction #cop29

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has awarded £450,000 to five suppliers to develop proof of concepts on potential solutions to treat, reduce and suppress the growth of Blue Green Algae. Full story here... https://lnkd.in/eTDbSz3p #bluegreenalgae #water #watermagazine #waterquality #waterpollution

A new paperback book aimed at the lay reader could help explain the complexities and challenges of sewage treatment to members of the public. THE SCIENCE OF SEWAGE – What happens when we flush, by Julian Doberski, is a 144 page paperback published by Gemini Books Group. According to the publisher, this is the only book aimed at the lay reader on this topical, but often contentious, issue. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eAFZjdK7 #waterindustry #sewage #wastewater #watermagazine

A world-first study has successfully used Porous Liquids to achieve liquid-liquid separation for the first time, creating exciting potential for advancing both environmental sustainability and public health. The research conducted by scientists at the University of Birmingham and Queen’s University Belfast discovered that Porous Liquids (PLs), meaning liquids with permanent cavities, can separate harmful or unwanted alcohols from existing aqueous mixtures. Read the fully story on Water Magazine: https://lnkd.in/eMgf8QQ4 University of Birmingham Queen's University Belfast #watermagazine #waterindustry #waterseparation #filtration

💡 Water Magazine featuring an article from Royal HaskoningDHV on the use of Kaumera technology within our Biopolymers in the Circular Economy project funded through the Ofwat Innovation Fund with partners, Severn Trent, South West Water, Royal HaskoningDHV, Glasgow Caledonian University Cranfield University Yara International AquaMinerals B.V. Cellvation B.V. 💡 We're truly appreciate of the opportunities this project is bringing for cross sector collaboration to drive our collective ambition for net zero #circulareconomy #biopolymer #netzero #wastewater #bioresources #innovation #engineering