The winners of the 2025 Environmental Photographer of the Year (EPOTY) competition have now been announced. This year there were four themes: From Source to Sea – working at different scales Inspired by Nature – fighting back together Deluge or Drought – the environment’s changing face Models of Stewardship – …
Date: 12 Jan 20266, 18-19:30 UK This technical session explores the potential of Sludge Drying Reed Beds (SDRBs) as a nature-based, sustainable alternative for biosolid management within wastewater treatment facilities. Drawing on a case study, lifecycle assessments, and design criteria, the session will evaluate how SDRBs can reduce operational costs …
Date and time: 2 Dec 2025, 09:30-18:30 UK Venue: 30 Euston Square, London The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is running a conference on A Fresh Water Future (AFWF) as a continuation of its ongoing work on this important area. CIWEM has also published an update to …
Date: 3 Oct 2025 12-13:00 UK Venue: Online, free to attend The Chartered Institiution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Constructed Wetland Association (CWA) are inviting water professionals to a webinar presenting comprehensive evidence on treatment wetlands as established biological treatment systems in the UK. Based on the …
Earlier this year EBNet’s PFAS WG presented a Position Statement identifying knowledge gaps and the need for development of cost-effective approaches able to degrade PFAS. Since then the WG has: run a successful international workshop co-sponsored by EBNet and the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) – see video playlist presented …
The next series of AquaEnviro one-day online training courses begins in September and includes the following: 9 Sept 2025 Wastewater Treatment 16 Sept 2025 Optimising Activated Sludge plants 24 Sept 2023 Optimising Anaerobic digesters: Sewage sludge For more information follow the links above, or for the overall programme see here. …
The Environment Agency’s new Position Paper on Nature-Based Solutions is the starting point for an episode in the Planet Possible podcast series, featuring Helen Wakeham, the EA’s Director of Water, and Mark Lloyd, CEO of the Rivers Trust. A wide-ranging discussion includes the challenges presented by lack of performance data, …
Minworth WWTW on the outskirts of Birmingham and is operated by Severn Trent Water and is one of the UK’s largest, serving around 2 million people. The West Midlands branch of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has arranged a site visit on 25 September 2025 which …
The Independent Water Commission’s Review of the Water Sector in England and Wales was released on 21 July 2025, but the public response has been more muted than some anticipated (see Prepare for a drubbing). In part this may be because, while the report recognises that all parties involved bear …
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has arranged a site visit to Toton WWTW near Nottingham. The visit is on 24 June 2025 and is open to CIWEM members and to non-members. For details and to register for the visit see here. The guided tour, hosted by …
Submission deadline: Friday, 31 January 2025. Extended to 30 June 2025.The guest editors are Dr Tao Lyu, Cranfield University and Dr Anjali Jayakumar, Newcastle University – heads of our PFAs and ECR Working Groups respectively. This special issue is open for participants of the EBNet ECR24 conference AND also the whole EBNet community. Take …
12.00-13.30, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 Hosted by the CIWEM Tyne and Humber branch, this event will showcase examples of where working with the regulators, Yorkshire Water in partnership with Stantec, have developed low carbon solutions for waste water treatment consent compliance. Part of the CIWEM Climate Emergency Adaption and Resilience …
9:45am – 12:30pm, 27 February 2024. Wessex Water, Yeovil Pen Mill WRC, Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset Yeovil (Pen Mill) WRC is owned and operated by Wessex Water and serves the Somerset town of Yeovil and catchment with a Population Equivalent (PE) of 75,000. Its existing permit requires treatment of flows …
CIWEM: Trials at the Resource Recovery and Innovation Centre – 18 September 2023CIWEM: Resilience planning in the water industry – 26 September 2023UKWIR 4th annual conference – 30 November 2023, Hilton London Tower Bridge, LondonIWA: International Conference On Wider- Uptake Of Water Resource Recovery From Wastewater Treatment – 18-21 June 2024, Palermo, Italy19th IWA Leading …
Innovate UK/KTN: Net Zero Chemical Manufacturing – Unlocking the power of biotechnology to transform the UK chemicals industry webinar – 14 September 2023KTN: Future of the Ofwat Innovation Fund webinar – 19 September 2023AquaEnviro: Wastewater Treatment Of The Future – 18 October 2023, CoventryKTN: Overview of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy for Public Sector – …
