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Water companies react to British Water survey
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.
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The Big Question
Who is to blame for drought hit Britain? Do you agree that UK drought in the midst of heavy floods is due to water mismanagement by suppliers?
· Yes, more action should have been taken on leakage
· No, it’s up to water users to conserve this precious resource
· It’s an unavoidable situation – you can’t control the weather!
Money matters
Easing the burden
Easing the burden Capitus director Aubrey Calderwood offers edie users a guide to sustainable and renewable tax incentives that could help your business save money and grow...
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Award Winners
Read all about the winning projects, products and consultancies from last year's Awards for Environmental Excellence
Entry now open for Sustainability Leaders Awards 2012
New Thames Tunnel consultation set to launch
Thames Water has unveiled plans to launch an additional four-week consultation round on amendments to its proposed Thames Tunnel project. ...
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Nestlé shows real bottle in lightweight packaging
Nestlé Waters claims to have developed the UK's lightest bottled water product with the opening of its new £35m production factory in Buxton last week. ...
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Business engagement will drive economy, says Ofwat
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. ...
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Spam maker makes mincemeat of waste and water
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. ...
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European partnership to advance sustainable water management
Plans to advance water management innovation and efficiency in Europe have been unveiled, with a new partnership agreement to drive innovation forward. ...
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Soft drinks sector braced for sustainability drive
Plans to develop a sustainability roadmap to improve resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of the soft drinks industry have been unveiled. ...
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Tidal Thames water quality improvement pilot launches
A new community-led pilot to improve the water quality and ecological health of the tidal River Thames has launched. ...
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Drought status removed from three more areas
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. ...
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Coca-Cola slashes water footprint by 13%
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has revealed it is continuing to make progress on its water, carbon and waste and packaging reductions. ...
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Features
'I've taken blunt questions - and given honest answers'
The winter crisis of 2010/11 has forced Northern Ireland Water to change the way that it operates. In an exclusive interview, chief executive Trevor Haslett gives WWT editor Natasha Wiseman the inside story ...
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Tread with care
With a new international standard being developed for water footprinting, Stuart Crisp, business development director of Concrete Pipeline Systems Association, considers how pipeline materials measure up ...
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MCERTS 'not enough' for complex sites
A successful monitoring system needs more than an Environment Agency MCERTS certificate, argues Steven Tuck of Pollution & Process Monitoring ...
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Scottish Water completes 1.2km tunnel
One of Scotland's largest project in AMP5 has been completed in Airdrie. Scottish Water's William Ancell explains ...
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Harsh reality of water poverty first hand
Twelve volunteers from the water sector in the UK have just returned from a fact-finding mission to Zambia in southern Africa. ...
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Hi-tech help to drive the savings
Water companies are under pressure to perform more efficiently. Andrew Reeks explains how automation technology can optimise a company's performance ...
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An investment not a hindrance
Chair of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH)'s Environment & Waste Management Group, Joe Taylor, looks at best practice in the water industry, and the potential impact of the Government review into UK laws ...
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Products & Services
COD Tubetests
Palintest Tubetests are integrated with the Palintest photometer system so as to provide a complete system for COD measurement. Palintest COD Tubetests are offered in four ranges: 150 mg/l, 400 mg/l, 1,000 mg/l, 2,000 mg/l and 20,000 mg/l....
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Compact Chlorometer Duo
The new Palintest Chlorometer Duo offers a new dimension in chlorine testing. Used in conjunction with the DPD standard method developed by Palintest, it provides a level of simplicity and accuracy unrivalled in a portable hand-held instrument....
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Compact Ozone Meter
The new Palintest Ozone Meter provides a simple means of measuring ozone residuals up to a level of 3.0 mg/l. Used in conjunction with the Palintest DPD method, it provides a level of simplicity and accuracy unrivalled in a portable, hand-held instrument.
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Edie+ Editor's Pick
'I've taken blunt questions - and given honest answers'
The winter crisis of 2010/11 has forced Northern Ireland Water to change the way that it operates. In an exclusive interview, chief executive Trevor Haslett gives WWT editor Natasha Wiseman the inside story ... read more
Latest Water Jobs
Process Engineers
nationwide - North West - South West - South East., To £35.00 per hour ltd.
Process and Senior Process Engineer required both contract and permanent for a number of clients working on AMP5 project, ...... read more
Lead Civil Engineer
Surrey, £35.00 per hour ltd
Lead Civil Engineer, Surrey.
Lead Civil Engineer on water and wastewater treatment, collection, storage, pipeline ...... read more
Water Treatment Sales/Accounts Manager - Scotland
Scotland, £35000 per annum + OTE, Company Car, Benefits
A forward thinking and progressive water treatment company that has a national presence and provides an array of water treatm...... read more
A forward thinking and progressive water treatment company that has a national presence and provides an array of water treatm...... read more
Civil Site Agent
Lincolnshire, £250 - £320 per day
My client a leading contractor to the UK water Industry has an immediate requirement for a Senior Civil Site Agent to head up...... read more
My client a leading contractor to the UK water Industry has an immediate requirement for a Senior Civil Site Agent to head up...... read more
Technology must make a splash
The UK public and media response to the drought situation is fascinating and heartening as phone-ins and commentators scramble to find a peg for the blame and solutions to the problem. Interestingly, callers to Radio 4's You & Yours on 13......
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Looming drought should spur investment
It’s only just turned spring but the south and east of England is already in drought, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), with some parts drier than at any point since the famous heatwave of 1976. Conseq......
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Private sector failing to deliver
Given its sheer size and scale of operation, Thames Water will always win statistical Top
Trumps in the water industry playground. Customers: 14m. Turnover: £1,600m. Length of water mains: 31,300km. Mains over 100 years old: 44%. Water lost to......
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Water Events
Irish Sustainable Business Exhibition
17/10/2012 to 18/10/2012
Simmonscourt, Dublin, Ireland
Resource Ireland is the premier event for the Irish environment, water, recycling and waste markets. ... read more
Simmonscourt, Dublin, Ireland
Resource Ireland is the premier event for the Irish environment, water, recycling and waste markets. ... read more
Irish Water Exhibition
17/10/2012 to 18/10/2012
Simmonscourt Dublin
Ireland’s leading event for water and wastewater professionals.The Irish Water Exhibition, part of Resource Ireland, is the leading event for water, wastewater and effluent professionals who are looking for the top suppliers to the water in... read more
Simmonscourt Dublin
Ireland’s leading event for water and wastewater professionals.The Irish Water Exhibition, part of Resource Ireland, is the leading event for water, wastewater and effluent professionals who are looking for the top suppliers to the water in... read more
Energy from Waste
17/09/2012 to 18/09/2012
Copthorne Tara Hotel, Central London, United Kingdom
Targets set by the European Landfill Directive state that England and Wales must landfill no more than 8 million tonnes of biodegradable municipal was... read more
Copthorne Tara Hotel, Central London, United Kingdom
Targets set by the European Landfill Directive state that England and Wales must landfill no more than 8 million tonnes of biodegradable municipal was... read more
A serious shortage of capable experienced practical engineers in high places.
We spent billions on a motorway network, we...
For commercial restaurants and kitchens grease traps and enzyme/biological dosing systems are available. These systems are hi...
Thames Water had a choice of allowing the sewage to back up into Heathrow Airport or discharing into the River Crane - they c...
This has made my day - sea-horses in the Thames! There is hope yet!...
'What differentiates this project is that the live, real-time data will be published online and can be accessed by any intere...