05 Oct 2021
From Ofwat In 2021, water companies, in partnership with others, have been invited to enter two types of competition with their innovations: A £2 million Innovation in Water Challenge (IWC) with the opportunity to receive funding of up to £250,000 and a £40 million Water Breakthrough Challenge (Breakthrough 1) with the opportunity to receive funding […]
05 Oct 2021
Blog by Dr Peter Matthews, past president of CIWEM and former Chair of Natural Resources Wales COP26 is fast approaching, bringing with it – we hope – all the attention and urgency the climate crisis requires. We see it in the news, we read it in IPCC reports – but it’s not (exclusively) through academic […]
05 Oct 2021
The Water Climate Discussion conference starts Tuesday 5 October with a categorisation of water climate issues and potential solutions, and continues on 16 and 19 October as the sector develops & starts to fulfil the Water Climate Call to Action. Future Water together with organisations from across the water sector joined forces this year to bring the water […]
05 Oct 2021
From Defra The Government has unveiled proposals to improve water quality and regulate activities that affect water supplies which are intended to: modernise the system of licensing water abstraction – when water is taken from the environment for use in farming, food manufacturing and public water supplies – by giving businesses and other licence holders […]
05 Oct 2021
From WaterBriefing Anglian Water has outlined plans for a programme of river restoration schemes which will begin this Autumn at selected locations across the East of England. The water company plans to invest over £7 million across 16 separate schemes all designed to restore unique river habitats, improving ecology and biodiversity. The work will be […]
05 Oct 2021
Read the government response here From WaterBriefing The Government has accepted the National Infrastructure Commission recommendation to implement resilience standards for infrastructure operators and stress testing against the standards, subject to the outcome of the current National Resilience Strategy call for evidence. The Government has published a policy paper setting out its initial response to […]
28 Sep 2021
From Defra Over 3,000 hectares of new woodlands are set to be planted along England’s rivers and watercourses with backing from the country’s leading environmental organisations, Forestry Minister Lord Goldsmith announced today (Saturday 25 September). Planting trees on and around riverbanks, or allowing them to grow naturally, can help to improve water quality by blocking […]
28 Sep 2021
Access the guidance here River basin management plans set out the legally binding objectives, standards, and measures to meet water objectives for all sectors of the economy. Introducing the guidance, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow MP said: “We are determined to accelerate our progress and drive the actions that are needed forward. The government’s commitment towards […]
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