Despite long-standing regulation, it’s estimated that up to 10 million UK homes may still be connected by lead supply pipes. With tighter water quality standards and growing public health awareness, utilities and contractors face mounting pressure to modernise. But while the goal is clear, the route to compliance often isn’t – especially in space-restricted, built-up environments.

Full excavation to the recommended 750mm depth isn’t always achievable due to driveways, shallow plots or the presence of other services. Traditional methods can involve costly reinstatement, prolonged disruption and even restricted access into the home.

A recent installation by a contractor, using Groundbreaker …

Water technology provider Ovarro has opened a new Asia Pacific headquarters and production facility in Selangor, Malaysia.

The purpose-built, three-storey facility in the town of Bandar Rimbayu will serve as the production centre for the company’s Kingfisher remote telemetry units (RTUs) and as a regional hub for technical support, repairs, training, sales, finance and marketing. Housing around 25 staff, the site also includes a new warehouse for components and completed goods.

Ovarro has had a presence in Malaysia for 25 years, and in its current region for the last five. This has facilitated supply of advanced technology to water utilities …

Connexin’s LoRaWAN based IoT network delivers real-time monitoring to reduce leaks, lower bills, and protect communities.  

Hull, 27 August, 2025 – Smart technology and digital infrastructure provider Connexin has reached a major milestone in the development of its Internet of Things (IoT) network, which now connects a quarter of a million smart water meters across the UK.  

Connexin has secured major contracts with leading UK water suppliers – including Northumbrian Water, Essex & Suffolk Water, Yorkshire Water, and Severn Trent Water – to deliver smart water metering. Currently compulsory in water-stressed regions, smart metering is expected to become mandatory nationwide …

Comprehensive Brief

In April/May 2023, Radius Subterra embarked on discussions with Anglian Water’s IMR division to address issues with a 10″ PVC Potable Water pipeline, plagued by periodic significant leaks. The pipeline, situated in East Anglia amidst a mature wood, presented challenges due to limited access caused by trees and badger sets.

Traditional solutions like slip-lining were deemed inadequate, given the insufficient bore of a 225mm OD PE pipe to manage the required water throughput. To surmount these obstacles, Subterra proposed a tailored approach, the Rolldown methodology. This innovative technique involved reducing the OD of a 250mm PE100 pipe by …

The introduction of new national standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) marks a significant step forward in the way water management is addressed in urban development. This regulatory update reinforces the growing consensus among industry professionals that effective drainage solutions must work with natural processes, not against them. 

In the UK, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) have long been recognised as an important component of effective water management. Their role was formalised through the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, which gave Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) responsibility for managing local flood risk, including surface water. This was reinforced …

Collaborative innovation project River Deep Mountain AI (RDMAI) has announced the open-source release of a suite of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models set to transform the way water quality data is collected and used.

Funded by Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge and led by Northumbrian Water, with Spring Innovation as the knowledge-sharing partner, RDMAI is a cross-sector initiative building open-source, scalable AI tools to tackle waterbody pollution and improve river health. Data from a range of sources, including citizen science and satellites, has been used to build the models.

The release of AI/ML and remote-sensing models on the open-source …