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for the UK and Ireland Water Sector

 

 

Addressing the Big Questions facing the water industry

Creating real outcomes through new knowledge and learning

 

 

 

  

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Leading the WATER Research Agenda

UKWIR has been positively shaping the UK water industry's future for over 25 years.
We facilitate, manage & deliver a strategic programme of research projects for our members, the Water Companies of the UK and Ireland, to address the key challenges they face.  We do this by providing leadership in shaping the future water research agenda.-

UKWIR’s 4th Annual Conference, which took place in London in November 2023, explored the importance of research and innovation in addressing the water challenges of the 21st century and featured high-profile speakers from across water companies, regulators, the media and the supply chain.
To find out more about the key highlights from this year’s conference: https://ukwir.org/progressive-partnerships-will-refresh-water-sector-narrative

Big questions

The focus of our research is captured in our Big Questions.  These questions cover many Research Themes and activities of work and represent the key challenges they face, now and in the future.

UKWIR Big Question VIDEO

You can directly access five of our Big Questions below, with a sixth link to all twelve.

News

Wastewater treatment works’ process emissions: optimisation of current processes

Published On 30/08/2024


Source and pathway control of non-sanitary pollutants

Published On 29/08/2024


Leadership transition at UKWIR

Published On 11/06/2024


Update gives insights into non-acoustic leak detection and location technologies

Published On 19/05/2024


Customer behaviour campaigns on blockage reduction

Published On 17/05/2024


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Latest Publications (for non-members)

Members have free access to reports by logging into the website and using the Publications Menu.

 

Overall Impacts

Published: 04/10/2024 15:01:58

Workbook for estimating operational greenhouse gas emissions - version 18

UKWIR has developed a standardised workbook for estimating operationa...

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Sewerage Infrastructure

Published: 04/09/2024 17:08:03

Improved understanding of retrofit SuDS whole life cost, carbon and delivery to enable deployment

The costs, carbon and wider delivery complexities of retrofitting SuD...

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Overall Impacts

Published: 06/08/2024 10:22:23

The greenhouse gas emissions of nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment

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Urban Pollution Management

Published: 22/07/2024 10:51:18

Source and pathway control of non-sanitary pollutants

The 3 rounds of the Chemical Investiga...

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Overall Impacts

Published: 16/07/2024

WWTWs' Process Emissions: Optimisation of Current Processes

The water industry is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) ...

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