Efficiency Improvement

Three Yorkshire Water experts have flown to Ethiopia as part of a mission to improve the country's water infrastructure and access to safe, clean water

The trio of experts have volunteered to be part of a small task force from the utility firm who will visit the East African country from 21st to the 30th of June.

The nine-day trip is part of a Yorkshire Water and WaterAid mission to bring clean water to 130,000 people in Ethiopia and improve access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

The Committee on Climate Change: Potential Vulnerabilities of Water Infrastructure

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has published a report which recommends water companies and infrastructure providers take steps to address potential vulnerabilities.

Improvements in sensor technology coupled with advances in knowledge about plant physiology have made it feasible to use real-time substrate volumetric water content sensors to accurately determine irrigation timing and application rates in soilless substrates in greenhouse and container production environments. Sensor-based irrigation uses up-front investments in equipment and system calibration in return for subsequent reductions in irrigation water use and associated costs of energy and labor, spending on fertilizer, and disease losses. It can also accelerate production time.

PepsiCo executives say prioritizing water conservation means pushing the issue at plants around the world.

"It is absolutely necessary for us to diffuse the [conservation] message and let the people in the regions and in the plants take their own approach, which is very different around the world," said Liese Dallbauman, director for water stewardship at PepsiCo, in an interview with Ooksanews.