14 Jul 2020
From UKWIR The UK’s first draft Water Innovation Strategy has been launched. It sets out a vision for transformational change across the water sector in anticipation of Ofwat’s £200m innovation fund and the establishment of a Water Innovation Centre that will act as a UK hub for global water innovation. The draft strategy looks ahead […]
14 Jul 2020
From Public Accounts Committee In a report published today, Thursday 9 July 2020, the Public Accounts Committee says all the bodies responsible for the UK’s water supply – Defra, Ofwat and the Environment Agency – have “taken their eye off the ball” and must take urgent action now to ensure a reliable water supply in the years […]
14 Jul 2020
Last week, the Chancellor has announced £3bn green investment package, part of the Treasury’s post-Covid ‘Plan for Jobs’. According to Rishi Sunak, the package will be used to decarbonise public buildings and cut emissions from Britain’s poorly insulated homes as part of the government’s Covid-19 economic recovery plan. There is £3bn for green investment, to […]
14 Jul 2020
Business as usual won’t tackle the challenges we face, warns Environment Agency The Environment Agency has launched its 5-year plan for reaching a greener, healthier future. Returning to business as usual after the Coronavirus pandemic won’t be enough to address the challenges of the future, warns Sir James Bevan, chief executive of the Environment Agency. […]
14 Jul 2020
14 Jul 2020
As part of an Environment Agency project on property flood resilience information (PFR), CIWEM has put together a survey to help understand how information provision and training on PFR can be improved, which can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PFRtrain. The 5-minute survey is initially open until Friday 17th July, but may be extended. CIWEM is very […]
07 Jul 2020
Exclusive in the Guardian “Water firms discharged raw sewage into England’s rivers 200,000 times in 2019” Newspaper highlights how untreated effluent flowed into waterways for more than 1.5m hours, whilst England’s privatised water firms have paid £57bn in dividends since 1991. Water companies in England discharged raw sewage into rivers on more than 200,000 occasions […]
07 Jul 2020
From Waterwise newsletter During the driest May since records began, demand for water was the highest that it’s ever been. Water UK reported an average overall increase in water use of 20%, with some areas hitting 40% above normal for the time of year – representing an increase of more than 2.2 billion litres per […]
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