23 Mar 2022
On 17 March we covered a report by the Senedd’s Climate Change Committee which was calling on the Welsh Government to take urgent action to tackle sewage discharges made by water companies into Welsh rivers. There was a report of over 105,000 incidents of untreated sewage being dumped into Welsh rivers. Further information on this […]
23 Mar 2022
It was World Water Day on 22nd March, with a special focus on Groundwater. Most of Europe’s drinking water and a significant proportion of water used in irrigation come from groundwater. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published on World Water Day, provides a European overview of this key resource that is under increasing pressure […]
23 Mar 2022
Water companies in England have published a landmark report which sets out how they plan to significantly reduce leakage by 2050. Highlights include: It outlines how water companies will triple leakage reduction by 2030 and halve leakage by 2050 Leakage across the network at lowest levels since records began following significant investment and innovation by […]
17 Mar 2022
As reported in the Guardian, Severn Trent and Anglian Water say they will accelerate efforts to protect rivers after the government and regulators called on the sector to do more. Last month, the environment minister Rebecca Pow called on water companies to significantly improve their practices in England and Wales to support the local environment. The minister said the […]
17 Mar 2022
As reported by Edie, the Government has proposed new ambitions to boost biodiversity, protect habitats, reduce water consumption and pollution and halve waste. Should consultations prove that the Government has support for implementing these targets, which were first announced today (16 March), they will be enshrined in law through the Environment Bill. The Bill was designed to […]
17 Mar 2022
From the Environment Agency: How we’ll use the money we have for the people we serve by Sir James Bevan, Environment Agency Chief Executive Most of the Environment Agency’s work is funded by government grant. Following the recent Spending Review, which set government budgets for the next three Financial Years, we have now received our […]
17 Mar 2022
Back at the end of 2020 we covered the investigation of the destruction of 1.5 miles of the protected River Lugg in Herefordshire. Now, Natural England and the Environment Agency have launched a joint legal action against a landowner in response to that damage. The press release from the EA and Natural England says: This […]
17 Mar 2022
Leading organisations are working with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) on a new initiative to help fight the climate, nature and wellbeing crisis by creating networks of healthy wetlands across the UK. The Blue Recovery Leaders Group inaugural meeting at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire, was chaired by chair of Natural England, Tony Juniper, […]
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