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A group of farmers in California are volunteering to give a fourth of its water this year to the state as a whole. This sets a precedent since the water set aside for agriculture in California has been protected for more than a century. In exchange, the farmers want guarantees that none of the remaining […]
The new King’s Cross Pond Club is open to the public for a good dip and swim. The new facility is the UK’s first ever man-made freshwater public pond. It is chemical-free pond purified through a closed-loop process using submerged plants to filter the water. If you wish to visit, the pond is located within […]
New reports are showing that over two thirds of the UK’s virtual water consumption is from other nations. This is due to half the imports to the UK coming from countries with areas of high-water risk. Most of the industries affected by this figure are agriculture, pharmaceutical, and beverage sectors. If you’d like to know […]
According to the European Union’s reports on water quality, Europes inland and coastal waters have become cleaner over the past year. Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, and Croatia have had their bathing waters rated as “excellent” in 2015. Estonia, Ireland, and the Netherlands still had low percentages of clean bathing water. For a full breakdown […]
The industrial dispute between the staff and management at Northern Ireland water has died down. The staff’s union, Unite, claimed a two-year pay offer and it had been signed off. The agreement also provides pay increases backdated to August 2014 and will also cover the additional cost of pension reform. For more on this water […]
As part of the 1.7 billion pound restructuring program, Welsh Water will be cutting out 360 jobs over the next five years. A spokesman for Welsh Water said the aim was to have the reduction occur naturally via retirements and not filling in vacancies. Welsh Water also believes it would help reduce customer bills by […]
The officials at Severn Trent and Industrie De Nora SpA have agreed to share sale of Severn’s Water Purification business. The Water Purification business has operated in the U.S., Europe, and Asia but global expansion has been in the works to provide water electrochlorination, disinfection, and filtration to the masses. For more details on this […]
Dr. Nita Forouhi of the UK Medical Research Council in the University of Cambridge stated in a recent press conference that replacing sugary drinks with water and unsweetened coffee and tea can cut the risk of diabetes by over 20%. It can also help those with diabetes lower their health risks and sugar spikes, too. […]
Engineers in Malaysia have found a new way to remove mercury from water. By processing coconut pith waste into char and use the carbon activation to absorb the mercury from water sources. For more details on this finding, please click here:: A cheaper way to remove mercury from water
As Brazil prepares for next year’s Olympic Games, a team of Scottish scientists have launched a new plan to tackle the toxic water pollution in the area. One bay in Brazil that is planned to host a number of swimming event is currently described as an “open sewer.” The researchers from Glasgow Caledonian University plan […]
