16 Jan 2025
The Guardian reports that Downing Street has blocked plans to release wild beavers in England because officials view it as a “Tory legacy”, the Guardian can reveal. Photo credit: Pierre Miyamoto Natural England, the government’s nature watchdog, has drawn up a plan for reintroductions of the rodent, which until about 20 years ago had been […]
16 Jan 2025
Useful article in New Civil Engineer Water industry experts have expressed dismay at the news that mandatory sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for developments over 100m2 is not being introduced, despite the Department for Food, Rural Affairs and Environment’s (Defra’s) promise. Despite the government saying that Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 would […]
16 Jan 2025
The Guardian reports water shortage fears as Labour’s first AI growth zone is to be sited just seven miles from Abingdon reservoir planned for water-stressed south-east England. Labour’s first artificial intelligence growth zone will be sited close to the UK’s first new reservoir in 30 years, sparking fears that the AI push will add to […]
16 Jan 2025
The UK Water Report says the Environment Agency (EA) has found catchment nutrient balancing (CNB) to be “ineffective and unworkable as a regulatory mechanism”. Ahead of Christmas, it told water companies it was minded to withdraw CNB permitting as a regulatory mechanism for wastewater treatment works discharges – from the start of AMP8. CNB allows water […]
16 Jan 2025
The 5th edition of the well-known textbook “Urban Drainage” by David Butler, Chris Digman, Christos Makropoulos and John W. Davies has just been published. Photo credit: Chris F Keeping its balance of principles, practice, and research, this new edition has had the most comprehensive update of any edition so far. It includes a […]
16 Jan 2025
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) says that the discount scheme for high essential water use needs to be updated. Photo credit: Mart Production WaterSure caps water bills for low income, metered customers with high essential needs due to medical conditions or family size. The customer champion has made six main recommendations to […]
14 Jan 2025
Online database of UK marine monitoring – do we need one? MEDIN have been tasked with finding out whether there is an underlying business case for providing an online database of marine monitoring undertaken by UK organisations. And, if there is, how this should function to meet the needs of the marine community. We would […]
14 Jan 2025
New research has found more than 200 measures to protect sharks and rays across the 22 coastal states of the Mediterranean region Overfishing, illegal fishing and increasing marketing of shark meat pose significant threats to the more than 80 species of sharks and rays that inhabit the Mediterranean Sea, according to a new study. […]
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