Water Industry Journal

08/09/2026

Bioaugmentation and Artificial Wastewater Use During Biological ETP Shutdown Periods

For sites operating a biological effluent treatment plant (ETP), maintaining compliance with discharge consent limits during start-up or post-shutdown periods presents a significant challenge. When biomass within the ETP becomes weakened or depleted, it can take several days or even weeks to re-esta...

08/09/2026

Drawing on a new report from experts across the business, Simon Dennis, Managing Director of Wolseley Infrastructure, explores four steps to success in delivering the requirements of AMP8.

Read more: https://www.waterindustryjournal.co.uk/a-blueprint-for-amp8-success-how-the-supply-chain-is-supporting-water-industry-progress-2

AMP8, the current Asset Management Period for the water industry, which runs from 2025 to 2030, is now well underway. It’s the biggest investment ever made in UK infrastructure – more than double the latest estimate for HS2 – and represents a combined £104 billion investment package for water...

07/09/2026

The Haweswater Aqueduct – stretching from Cumbria to Greater Manchester – has long been recognised as a major feat of engineering. Water Industry Journal spoke to John McNeill, Head of Programme Delivery (HARP) about United Utilities’ flagship project.

Full story: https://www.waterindustryjournal.co.uk/harp-tunnelling-into-the-future

The Haweswater Aqueduct – stretching from Cumbria to Greater Manchester – has long been recognised as a major feat of engineering. This vital gravity-fed pipeline is now undergoing a £3bn tunnel upgrade – one of the UK’s biggest ever water infrastructure projects – to secure fresh water s...

07/09/2026

How Do You Find the Cause of Something You’ve Never Seen Before?

I spend a lot of my time talking to people about causes. I’m not a water scientist or an engineer. My interest is Root Cause Analysis and, specifically, what happens when we investigate events occurring in conditions that may be very different from those we have experienced before. Working with te...

06/09/2026

Southern Water engaged Selwood and Siltbuster to support a programme of planned maintenance and repair works on key assets at the treatment works.

Read more: https://www.waterindustryjournal.co.uk/shoreham-waste-water-treatment-works

Southern Water engaged Selwood and Siltbuster to support a programme of planned maintenance and repair works on key assets at the treatment works. The challenge Extremely restricted site footprint, limiting plant placement and access. Complex hydraulic arrangement due to split assets and the off-sit...

05/09/2026

A key milestone has been reached on the Havant Thicket Reservoir project, with work about to begin on two new pipelines in Havant, Hampshire.

Full story: https://www.waterindustryjournal.co.uk/key-milestone-reached-in-new-reservoir-pipeline-planning

04/09/2026

SES Water has reduced the cost of rolling out smart metering by 70% by transforming existing meters into a fully connected digital network, using British technology.

Read more: https://www.waterindustryjournal.co.uk/ses-water-cuts-smart-meter-rollout-costs-by-70

SES Water has reduced the cost of rolling out smart metering by 70% by transforming existing meters into a fully connected digital network, using British technology. Using B4T’s Jellyfish Bridge technology, in just four months a team of two engineers deployed 5,000 Jellyfish devices across Sutton,...

03/09/2026

FROM READINGS TO RESULTS: Seven Principles of Successful Smart Metering

Turning Two Decades of Experience into Actionable Insights For more than 20 years, SUEZ has been at the forefront of smart metering innovation, helping utilities deploy, operate and optimise smart water networks around the world. From the earliest automated meter reading systems to today’s intelli...

03/09/2026

The cyber fundamentals for UK water are quite simple, says David Bean, Business Development Group Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems Division.

Read more: https://www.waterindustryjournal.co.uk/our-water-infrastructure-is-open-to-attack-heres-how-to-establish-cyber-resilience

The cyber fundamentals for UK water are quite simple, says David Bean, Business Development Group Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems Division. Infrastructure is deemed critical when disruption has severe consequences for public safety, economic stability and national security. Whilst th...

02/09/2026

Welsh Water Automates Valve Operation at Pen-y-Stryt Site with AUMA Actuator Solution

AUMA Actuators Limited has completed an actuator automation upgrade for Welsh Water at its Pen-y-Stryt site in Denbighshire, North Wales, designed to reduce manual intervention and improve operational efficiency. The project involved the installation of an AUMA SAV10.2 multi-turn actuator with ACV01...