20 Jul 2015
Environmental Performance of Water and sewerage companies in England: Report 2014
Environment Agency report on Water and Sewerage Companies performance in England for 2014. This set of results is the latest prior to new expectations which are set for the next AMP investment round to 2020. The expectation of the Environment Agency were clearly set out in 2013 for the next AMP cycle. The use of […]
20 Jul 2015
Business Water Usage – Aquamark launches a major benchmarking project
Thanks to Bruce Horton for this article. ‘AquaMark is the largest and most ambitious water benchmarking project to have ever been undertaken in Britain.The ground breaking scheme will deliver over 500 different building benchmark classifications for water and greatly assist participating organisations in meeting many of their sustainability, corporate social responsibility and financial objectives. Putting […]
17 Jul 2015
Ecosystem Services and river management across regional boundaries – report
Thanks to Bob Harris This report looks at the use of ecosystem services thinking when applied to regional water management issues on the same river shared by the Dutch and Germans. It looks at collaboration, stakeholder engagement, paid ecosystem services and the outcomes and trade-offs that would be necessary. Click Here to access the report. […]
15 Jul 2015
Water Abstraction: NFU delegation meet the new minister to discuss proposed changes
NFU ‘Farmers have met with environment minister Rory Stewart today to explain how crucial a secure supply of water is for their fruit and vegetable businesses. A delegation of NFU members representing the field vegetable, soft and top fruit sectors were invited to Westminster by the minister to talk about the proposed changes to water […]
15 Jul 2015
Benefits of SuDS (BeST) – New, free tool – susdrain & CIRIA
We’re delighted to launch BeST (Benefits of SuDS Tool, W045), a new, free Excel tool for use on PC. The tool and guidance has been developed to make assessing the benefits of SuDS easier, without the need for full scale economic inputs. BeST provides a structured approach to evaluating a wide range of benefits, often […]
15 Jul 2015
WFD – Responses to the River Basin Plan Consultation – Environment Agency
Anne Dacey, Environment Agency: ‘Following the public consultation earlier this year on ‘Water for life and livelihoods: draft update to the river basin management plan’, the Environment Agency has now produced a summary response document, which can be downloaded here: https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/ho/wfd/draft_plans/consult. We really value all the comments and feedback you have provided and I’d like […]
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