10 Jan 2024
Reported by the BBC One of the biggest investors in Thames Water has slashed the value of its stake in the debt-laden utility by almost two-thirds, weeks after the company admitted that it does not have enough money to make its debt repayments. A fund controlled by Thames Water’s second largest investor, the University Superannuation […]
10 Jan 2024
CCW, the consumer body for water, has launched a consultation on its Strategy and Forward Work Programme, which sets out plans for what the organisation wants to achieve in 2024–25. The three areas are A trusted water sector Value for customers Transparency of performance Customer-focused culture Improved customer service Getting basics right for business customers Fair and […]
10 Jan 2024
10 Jan 2024
In this Vancouver suburb, innovative technology is harnessing heat from wastewater and using it as a renewable energy source to heat homes. In the midst of winter, the streets of Vancouver will be carpeted with a light layer of snow, punctuated by steaming openings where it has already melted. The access holes to the drains […]
10 Jan 2024
Interesting blog by Gill Wrigley, Sphagnum project officer, Calderdale Council Sphagnum moss holds twenty times its weight in water. Once it was the most abundant plant on the hill tops of Calderdale, soaking up the water as soon as it falls, keeping the peat wet and slowing the flow of water into our steep sided […]
03 Jan 2024
Defra has announced that 100% of storm overflows across the water network in England have now been fitted with Event Duration Monitors (EDMs), meeting the ambitious target set by the government to do so by the end of 2023. Event Duration Monitors increase transparency by measuring how, when and for how long a storm overflow […]
03 Jan 2024
Covered in The Guardian Ministers have been told they will be “punished” by voters after analysis revealed the decline of vital flood defences across England. The proportion of critical assets in disrepair has almost trebled in the West Midlands and the east of England since 2018, leaving thousands of homes and businesses more vulnerable to […]
03 Jan 2024
A new report, commissioned by Affinity Water from thinktank DEMOS, sets out a number of policy recommendations to government on new build standards, joined up retrofitting, greywater reuse, smart metering and tariffs and on national leadership. Flowing Forward – Safeguarding the UK’s Water System sets out a number of policy recommendations to keep the taps flowing: Create […]
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