Water News Roundup
17th October 2018
Basingstoke STW operating entirely on energy from sludge
Thames Water has revealed that Basingstoke Sewage Treatment Works is now producing enough energy from waste to power the whole site after a recent £53 million upgrade trebled its energy generation capacity. Read more…
Water industry to benefit from new engineering research centres
The water sector is set to benefit from a £47 million investment into three new advanced engineering research centres opened today (Thursday 11 October) at the University of Sheffield. Read more…
Defra Seeking Views On 2018 WEEE Compliance Fee
Defra is seeking views on whether it will set a waste electrical and electronic equipment compliance fee for 2018 and also on two proposals for managing this year’s fee. Read more…
Ofwat’s Fletcher: Change essential and inevitable for sector
Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher has said change in the water industry is “essential and indeed inevitable” and that the time is right to discuss “a new vision for the water sector”. Read more…
How microplastics salted the Earth: Over 90 percent of salt brands studied found to contain microplastics
The extent to which microplastic pollution is contaminating food chains was hammered home again today, as a new study suggested over 90 percent of salt brands could contain microplastics. Read more…