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CSO challenges: from big data to full network coverage
Utility Week Innovate and industry experts from the likes of Thames, Northumbrian and Yorkshire Water dived into challenges posed by managing tens of million data points across vast networks with ever-changing technology as industry-wide CSO targets loom.
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Best of both: Innovation festival goes hybrid
Northumbrian Water will combine the advantages of digital and face-to-face platforms for inspiration and problem solving at its fifth Festival of Innovation. The company’s CIO Nigel Watson tells UW Innovate how the mix will allow the company to build on the impressive legacy of its first four events.
Interviews
Effluent discharge permits relaxed over supply pressures
Regulations on treating effluent from wastewater works before discharging have been relaxed after chemical supplies were impacted by Brexit and Covid. The Environment Agency has accepted that some companies may be unable to comply with current permits because they are struggling to get access to ferric sulphate.
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Water sector makes strides on plastics commitment
Following the water sector’s commitment to prevent the equivalent of four billion plastic bottles ending up as waste by 2030, Utility Week speaks to Wessex chief executive, and co-champion of the target, Colin Skellett, to get an update on progress, including a new initiative from SES.
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Utilities risking reputations on poor supply chain practices
The clamour for net zero, increased energy demand and shortages related to Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic have left utility companies overstretched and potentially vulnerable to unethical behaviours infiltrating supply chains. Utility Week invited industry experts to have their say on tackling poor practice.
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Survey shows low awareness of environmental management
The public remain largely unaware of the responsibilities water companies and other stakeholders have to conserve the natural world, or of the work the sector undertakes. Most agreed environmental concerns should be more important than lowering bills or making services accessible.
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EA proposes flexibility for WINEP
The Environment Agency has proposed allowing water companies up to 25 years to deliver on environmental programmes and extending the timeframe for the Water Industry National Environmental Programme (WINEP) from five to ten years.
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Poor river quality and fewer green spaces linked to deprivation
An Environment Agency report called for further research into how low quality rivers socially impact communities living closest to them. The urban environment report noted pollutants to waterways from surface run-off that would worsen as climate change becomes more extreme.
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Thames simplifies pollution reporting
Thames Water has set up a fast-track pollution reporting system for members of the public to report incidents. The company said it would send a dedicated team to assess the situation within two hours.
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