What’s next in the UK water sector

Water UK is changing the way it oversees and contributes to standards across the water industry. After many years of relying on the Water UK Standards Board, the organisation has decided to adopt a network‑based approach.

The West is in a cyber 'phoney war' Charles Radclyffe at EA Global wrote in Forbes. Attacks are coming, utilities are dangerously exposed, and mandatory baseline cyber standards for every company and citizen are now essential.

January’s extreme weather initiated serious flood risk in the Somerset Levels. However, the Environment Agency (EA) and partners were able to manage potential impacts by implementing flood resilience strategies that included the rapid deployment of many additional transportable pumps.

The WWT Drinking Water Quality Conference is back for its 11th edition, bringing together water quality leaders on 30 June – 1 July in Birmingham, to explore the latest developments in the drinking water sector, amid potential regulatory shifts.

Infrastructure sectors often rely on complex jargon that excludes the public. With the UK’s average reading age at nine, clear, simple, and visual communication is essential to build understanding and trust.

A wastewater treatment process, Helea, developed by Anglian Water, will be used by Haskoning for projects in São Paulo.