This is a summery PR story – fine – but the CCF is real enough and effective. But there are a host of funding streams available to coastal communities for regeneration and development and what marked out the last Government was their lack of willingness to take an integrated view of these. With a clearly […]
Defra ‘Today we have published the Government’s response and consultation summary on our proposed changes to marine licensing, so that in exceptional circumstances the Secretary of State can make certain licence decisions. The Government’s response confirms that it will proceed with the proposed changes. These strengthen the democratic accountability of the marine licensing process for […]
MMO ‘On the 21 August 2015 Westminster Dredging Company Limited appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court in respect of 1 charge of carrying out marine licensable activity otherwise in accordance with a marine licence contrary to section 65 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The charge related to a dredging and disposal campaign carried […]
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Liverpool have entered into a new strategic partnership creating the Institute for Sustainable Coasts and Oceans (ISCO). The new Institute is a collaborative venture that brings together marine scientists, social scientists, engineers and economists to meet the challenges of a changing ocean and a changing coastal […]
UK Unprepared For Environmental Disaster Following Budget Cuts Guardian ‘The country could be unprepared to deal with major environmental disasters because government jobs cuts have got rid of vital scientists and specialist staff, according to a senior public sector union official. Leslie Manasseh, the president of the TUC and deputy general secretary of the Prospect union, […]
Ofwat ‘Our five-year business plan for 2015-16 to 2019-20 sets out our overall approach for delivering our strategy, ‘Trust in water’ over the next five years. We update our business plan every year so that we always look five years ahead. It may change significantly from year to year, as circumstances change and our priorities evolve. […]
Website text: It is perhaps no surprise given the high profile nature of the Californian drought that the US is taking up the challenge of water reuse in terms of specialist association. CH2M have won support for their work in this area not only for their technical developments but also their work in tackling the […]
As pressure on water supplies increase due to population growth, climate change, and the need to protect the environment, wider measures to manage leakage need to be deployed. CIWEM’s new statement outlines the key issues for both customers and the environment: performance measures, economic considerations and new technological developments. Visibility of some leaks and coverage […]