Havant Borough Council, GB
Non-Metropolitan District in England
United Kingdom
Havant Borough Council, GB undertakes UK-first pilot of real-time water testing near Hayling Island
The project team placed a testing apparatus on a buoy off the island's coast. This device automatically gathers and tests samples from waters popular among swimmers. Test results are sent to a public dashboard for real-time updates on potentially unsafe conditions and trend analysis. Project partner Southern Water used its Beachbuoy wastewater release alert platform as a template for the testing system.
Havant Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom
Havant Borough Council, GB mitigates coastal nitrates with nature reserve and trading platform
The council purchased a 60-acre dairy farm that created high nitrate levels near Emsworth Harbour. This farm will be turned into a nitrate-free green space between housing developments and the coast. Borough officials created a nitrate trading platform that allows developers to buy offsets for construction nitrates. The Warblington Farm reserve eliminates 1,872 kilograms of nitrates and new construction creates far fewer nitrates than agriculture.
Havant Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom