Buoys to help predict flooding -
Wave buoys have been deployed off Scotland's east coast to help improve flood forecasting. Marine builders asked to switch wood for the greater good -
We all know about overfishing and how stocks of the species which traditionally find themselves on our plates are plummeting while their equally-edible cousins remain unscathed. The same is happening when it comes to our choice of timber. Shortlists for edie's awards announced -
We are pleased to reveal the host of cutting edge projects shortlisted for honours in the edie Awards for Environmental Excellence. Plan hatched to save wetlands from the sea -
Part of a popular wetlands reserve is being sacrificed to the sea in a bid to save the whole site from the effects of coastal erosion. Last chance for free water saving advice -
A government-funded programme offering businesses free advice on cutting their water consumption - and their bills - is calling for companies to sign up to the scheme. Water capacity shortfall to affect cities - Water supply shortages will affect urban centres in the next five years unless there is further investment, according to the national policy advisory body for enterprise and science. Wastewater loses beach Blue Flag -
Outflow from a waste water treatment plant has affected water quality at a beach that has lost its Blue Flag status. Water charges 'won't happen' -
Charging for water is not on the agenda for the government despite dwindling supplies, environment minister John Gormley has claimed. Swiss say cities and farms share blame for pesticide pollution -
Swiss researchers looking at the origins of pesticides and other pollutants in rivers and streams say we are too quick to blame agriculture for our water's woes. Water delivered street-by-street - Water was delivered street-by-street after recent floods in Sligo County led to discolouration and fears of contamination of the public supply. Water transfer system needed, study says -
There is no need to privatise water in New Zealand but the country needs a better system to transfer allocated but unused water to those who need it. Grants handed out as drought continues - Grants totalling $17m have been handed out for water-saving programmes that try to address the current drought in California. Dry cleaner coughs up for clean up - A small dry cleaning firm will have to pay out thousands of dollars towards the costs of cleaning up a major superfund site contaminated with industrial solvents and chemicals. Millions eat food watered with wastewater -
Millions of hectares of agricultural land around the world are being watered with untreated or partially treated wastewater. London bans bottled water -
Bottled water will be a thing of the past in one city's council buildings after a ban on its sale was agreed by city chiefs. Gee markets Milton Roy range of mixers and stirrers -
Gee & Company has acquired the UK distributorship for the range of top and
side entry mixers, agitators and stirrers from Milton Roy. This brings together
the combination of a market-leading range of sealed and unsealed mixers,
supported by the Gee computer-based mixer selection service. Atkins earns Environment Agency award - Atkins, working with the Environment Agency National Capital Programme
Management Service (NCPMS), has won a Project Excellence Award in
recognition of their outstanding efforts on the Regional Habitat Creation
Programme in the Anglian Region. Advanced Low Energy Water Treatment System Tested for Major US Environmental Scheme -
UVPS Environmental in collaboration with Filter Clear have successfully completed field trials in the USA of an advanced water treatment system. Known as "Sapphire-Clear™", it effectively destroys contaminants in low visibility water, using less energy than conventional methods. Solutions flowing in for Scottish Water - CSS Ltd has turned to industry experts Process Instruments to help provide instrumentation for Scottish Water Solutions.
