Protecting our drinking water in the face of climate change

In the UK we enjoy some of the highest quality drinking water in the world. But water treatment is facing some key challenges including climate change, net zero targets, emerging contaminants, ageing assets, a need for behavioural change in how we use our drinking water, and an urgent recruitment drive for STEM training and skills.

In this Institute of Water Magazine article, Dr Lisa Barrott, Stantec’s Technical Director, Water Quality explores how the industry is tackling these wide-ranging issues and the big questions we need to keep asking.