Freedom-of-information data reveals threat of drought that would devastate wildlife, with government slow to act on water management. WWF & Guardian A quarter of England’s rivers are at risk of running dry, with devastating consequences for wildlife, according to data obtained by WWF under freedom of information rules. Fish are most obviously affected when rivers slow […]
A cross party group of MPs, including the current Water Minister Therese Coffey, Sports Minister Tracey Crouch and former Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon, attended a chalk stream discovery day on the River Itchen last week to learn about problems facing all rivers and in particular the English chalk streams. These unique habitats are under […]
1. UN World Water Development Report: Wastewater: The Untapped Resource UNESCO Wastewater: The Untapped resource Most human activities that use water produce wastewater. As the overall demand for water grows, the quantity of wastewater produced and its overall pollution load are continuously increasing worldwide. Over 80% of the world’s wastewater – and over 95% in some least developed countries […]
Bioresources & Water Resources trading – Ofwat consultation Ofwat has launched a consultation on the information needed to facilitate the launch of the new markets for bioresources and water resources trading. The regulator expects companies to publish information to enable potential market participants to identify opportunities to supply services in the treatment, transportation and disposal […]
TWO Articles 1.Cross Party MPs headed by Richard Benyon call for a complete overhaul of the outdated water abstraction regime With the general election now likely to take place as drought conditions threaten parts of the South East of England, a cross party group of MPs headed by former Environment Minister Richard Benyon, and backed […]
Waterwise ‘The Great British Water Watch (GBWW) is a citizen science project run by Waterwise to collect information on household water use. Sign me up! Please send my GBWW Pack Members of your household will be citizen scientists collecting information on your water use for 1 week. You will be sent your Great British Water Watch Pack, […]
Water resources and efficiency Waterwise has produced a Think Piece on Water Efficiency and Climate Change. It looks at some of the potential threats posed by climate change to water resources as well as outlining actions to help safeguard water resources against these threats. Not surprisingly, it calls for a scaling up of water efficiency, […]
Fresh thinking at Sepa from a leader with a track record in delivering sustainability…. As the circular economy becomes mainstream and BSI are working on a standard (BS8001). Guardian Interview with SEPAS chief executive, Terry A’Hearn ‘Scotland’s industries and farmers must cut energy, greenhouse gas emissions and resource use as waste overtakes pollution as […]