New bathing water quality statistics show England’s favourite swimming spots have maintained high standards. Standards have remained high following last year’s record results which showed bathing waters were the cleanest since records began.98.3 per cent of bathing waters tested at over 400 beaches and lakes up and down the country passed tough standards this year, following […]
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association, the representative body for the marine aggregate sector, and The Crown Estate have jointly published a new good practice guidance for marine aggregate extraction operations in English waters. Dredging of sand and gravel from the seabed is long established in England to secure material used as construction aggregate, for beach […]
2018 Marine Code Tide Tables Our 2018 Pembrokeshire Marine Code Tide Tables are here and are now available for your business and customers. With almost a 7m tidal range, the tides in Pembrokeshire can make a big difference in the marine environment while out exploring the beaches, bays, harbours and little coves. Our coastline is […]
A Major New U.S. multiagency report affirms that climate change is getting worse. According to the Climate Science Special Report, “climate change is real. It’s caused by greenhouse-gas pollution released by human industrial activity. Its consequences can already be felt across every region and coastline of the United States—and, unless we stop emitting greenhouse gases […]
The government is seeking views on the development of a national policy statement for water resources and the types of infrastructure that it will apply to. The government wants to know what you think about its approach to developing a national policy statement for water resources. The statement will simplify the process of gaining planning […]
Defra has announced support for further restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides, linked to impacts bees and butterflies. Read Defra’s blog and there is more coverage in the Guardian. According to Defra, Matt Shardlow, CEO of Buglife, warmly welcomes the news in the Express saying Michael Gove’s support for a more comprehensive ban on neonicotinoids is just […]
Nationalisation of the water industry was back on the agenda at the 2017 CBI conference. Jeremy Corbyn denied the suggestion that Labour’s policy was a ‘throwback’ to the 1970s, saying “it’s not good for the image of business when water companies pay out billions in dividend and interest payments through opaque financial arrangements, while households […]
CIRIA has released the results of a Scoping study to explore support for partnership funding in flood & coastal erosion risk management. You have to register to download the publication, but the key points are as follows. In 2011, the UK Government announced a new approach to funding projects that would reduce flood and coastal […]