24 Feb 2022
The Government will know it has a problem when the Daily Telegraph starts an environmental campaign. This time it is about raw sewage discharges into rivers to mark the launch of its Clean Rivers Campaign. David Black – Ofwat To: Chairs of Remuneration Committees for all regulated water and wastewater and water-only companies, copied to […]
24 Feb 2022
Published 16 February 2022 The water industry is producing strategic drainage and wastewater plans to maintain, improve, and extend robust and resilient drainage and wastewater systems. Water and sewerage companies must produce drainage and wastewater management plans (DWMPs) (they must cover a minimum of 25 years) plans looking at current and future capacity, pressures, and […]
24 Feb 2022
UK Government has moved to recognise the circular economy. But what happens if the ‘circles’ keep getting bigger? That is the fundamental problem based on many projections of the growth in plastic production – pick your graph from this lot. This is the Oil & Gas industries plan B. EcoWatch ‘Plastics quickly became popular for […]
24 Feb 2022
WWF UK farming and nature must not be ‘an afterthought’ in Government plans to tackle climate change Landmark report highlights untapped extra potential of sustainable farming, which could deliver emissions cuts equivalent to taking an extra 900,000 cars off the road. WWF urges UK governments to get behind farmers shifting towards nature-friendly approaches to tackling […]
24 Feb 2022
CaBA Agriculture Hub Aims & Objectives The overall aim of the project is to provide a free to use online data hub that builds upon the existing Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) data package and enables farmers, retailers, CaBA partners (including water companies and NGOs) to more easily identify: Sources of local, environmentally focused farm advice […]
17 Feb 2022
Minister Pow’s visit to the Wye highlights the ongoing high profile of river pollution. More alarming for Government (see below) is the Daily Telegraph has begun a Clean Rivers campaign which it has run on its front page for several days this week. Minister Pow visit to the River Wye Defra Media ‘There has been […]
17 Feb 2022
Since publication of the SPS there has been a growing amount of commentary see below: Read the SPS here Angling Trust ‘Government Water Statement must overhaul ‘creaking and leaking’ sewage infrastructure The Government’s Strategic Policy Statement (SPS) for water, laid before Parliament today (February 2nd), urges water companies to do more to protect the environment. […]
17 Feb 2022
Plans approved for a new ‘aquagreen’ that will reduce flood damage in east Hull An Environment Agency project to create a large ‘aquagreen’ that will reduce flood risk to over 870 properties and key infrastructure in east Hull has been given the go ahead. Planning permission for the project at Castlehill has now been approved […]
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