01 Jun 2022
01 Jun 2022
Unlocking the benefits of smart water metering
Water companies face an important choice around the type of water meters they choose to install on customers’ premises. This choice will influence outcomes including cost performance, customer experience, for meeting regulatory requirements and for the environment. In this report, we look at the choice between Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and less advanced options, including […]
01 Jun 2022
Planning for flood risk in England
The TCPA and the Environment Agency have launched a resource on addressing flood risk through the planning system. The video explains how and why planning must consider flood risk and explores different options and opportunities. There are also links to a range of related resources, including Environment Agency strategy and related resources Site-specific flood risk […]
01 Jun 2022
Office for Environmental Protection takes strong line with government
The Office for Environmental Protection, established to hold the Westminster government to account in terms of its environmental performance post-Brexit, has published its first report. It calls for the government to aim high and act now to ensure it achieves its ambitions and points out that ‘government strategy and policy have not yet proved successful’. […]
01 Jun 2022
MPs report on carbon in construction
A welcome report from the EAC, including this recommendation: “We recommend that the Government introduce, not later than December 2023, regulations to mandate whole-life carbon assessments for buildings above a gross internal area of 1000m2, or which create more than 10 dwellings. This requirement should be established in Building Regulations, and ought to be reflected […]
01 Jun 2022
Defra consultation on environmental targets extended
The DEFRA’s Consultation on the Government’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan closed on 12 May. The deadline for responses to the DEFRA Consultation on Environmental Targets has been extended to 27 June. DEFRA is currently consulting on proposals for a series of legally-binding, long-term environmental targets in England. In accordance with the Environment Act 2021 […]
01 Jun 2022
Microplastics in sewage under the spotlight
Microplastics in sewage: a toxic combination that is poisoning our land By George Monbiot Policy failure and lack of enforcement have left Britain’s waterways and farmland vulnerable to ‘forever chemicals’ We have recently woken up to a disgusting issue. Rather than investing properly in new sewage treatment works, water companies in the UK – since […]
01 Jun 2022
Bodington Fields Natural Flood Management Site Completed
From Leeds University The official launch of a natural flood management site on Bodington Fields took place on 19th May. Located at the Brownlee Triathlon Centre in north Leeds, the site is the first of its kind in the UK. It will reduce flood risk in the area and increase resilience to the impacts of […]
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