17 Aug 2022
Last week the French Parliament approved a law requiring all new buildings in commercial zones to be partially covered in plants or solar panels. In a bid to make France more eco-friendly, all new buildings in commercial zones across the country must comply with new environmental legislation. The law will sanction business to either partially […]
10 Aug 2022
Water UK blog Water and sewerage are uniquely sensitive to the impacts of a changing climate. The water industry has been working hard on its response: from mitigating industry’s own carbon emissions, to managing the multi-decadal impact of increased rainfall, to preparing for increased algal blooms in water sources. More than any other impact, though, we worry about […]
10 Aug 2022
Customer trust in water companies has fallen to its lowest point in 11 years, with perceptions of the fairness of charges for water and sewerage services also dropping off, according to CCW’s latest annual Water Matters survey for 2021. The organisation renewed its calls for a single social tariff to end the current “postcode lottery” […]
10 Aug 2022
We’re all too aware that climate change is a present reality, not least with the drier, hotter summers and increase in flooding. Add the growing pressure from population growth and economic development, and you can clearly see why there is concern about the impact on water supply resilience. The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) estimated that new water […]
10 Aug 2022
From waterbriefing A new research study is warning that climate change and increasing populations could be drastically reducing the resilience of wastewater infrastructure in the UK. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have examined the dynamic changes in the resilience of UK wastewater treatment works, now known as Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs), and discovered […]
10 Aug 2022
The Environment Agency has updated its river habitat survey guidance. River habitat surveys characterise and assess the features of freshwater rivers and streams. Read more and download the guidance here. The Foundation for Water Research has published the Freshwater Biology and Ecology Handbook. This is a ‘Practitioners’ Guide to Improving and Protecting River Health’, with […]
10 Aug 2022
From the Guardian Water shortages across the continent, from France through Italy, Spain and beyond, are creating a critical situation Europe’s worst ever drought in pictures The dry bed of the Brenets Lake on the Doubs River, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland, as much of Europe bakes in a third […]
10 Aug 2022
From Defra Consultation description We want to know what you think about Defra’s proposed changes to 11 specifications made under the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999. These regulations are needed to protect human health from contaminated drinking water. We need to update the specifications to reflect modern toilet designs. One change will introduce a […]
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