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30 Mar 2021

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Two: sessions with video recordings Witness(es): Professor Nigel Watson, Professor of Geography and Environmental Management at the Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University; Professor Steve Ormerod, Professor of Ecology/Co-Director Water Research Institute, Cardiff University; Dr Michelle Jackson, Associate Professor of freshwater/marine ecology, Somerville College, Oxford University Witness(es): Guy Linley-Adams, Solicitor, Salmon and Trout Conservation; Amy Slack, […]

24 Mar 2021

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A speech by Sir James Bevan argues that reaching net zero “not enough” to save our planet, and that net zero and adaptation should be be seen as “two sides of the same coin”. The speech concludes: “The most exciting opportunity of all is the opportunity to create a better world: to build back better […]

24 Mar 2021

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Developing a new Natural Flood Management manual, which will provide design and management guidance to help practitioners with natural flood management. This project will collect evidence, case studies and lessons learnt from the delivery of NFM projects to develop a new design and management guide. This guide’s main focus is to provide guidance for practitioners […]

24 Mar 2021

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A recent report from the influential Public Accounts Committee argues the “next housing and building regulations scandal brewing” in flood protection failures. Flooding puts people’s homes, well-being and livelihoods at risk, and can impact food supply and destroy natural habitats. More extreme weather as a result of climate change and increased housing development will continue […]

24 Mar 2021

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from Water Briefing Ofwat has opened a new consultation on proposals to require the water companies to publish more data as a means of supporting further market development for bioresources trading. Since 2018, the eleven water and sewerage companies in England and Wales are obliged to publish bioresources market information at least annually by the […]

17 Mar 2021

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From Water Briefing Greener UK – a coalition of the country’s leading green groups – has concluded that environmental protections in areas such as nature restoration and chemicals are either no stronger or weaker than they were pre-Brexit. Since 2017 Greener UK has tracked the strength of environmental standards as the UK takes back control […]

17 Mar 2021

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Link to the Inquiry here Written evidence from Water UK here Written evidence from Ofwat (rather weak and very non-committal) here Main article from Utility Week (scroll down to hear about use of artificial intelligence to map spills of untreated sewage) Eliminating the use of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) could cost £100 billion and nature-based […]