19 Aug 2014

Protecting customers where there are very material differences between companies’ re-submitted plans and Ofwat’s wholesale cost assessment. ‘Ofwat has written to Bristol Water, Thames Water and United Utilities to tell them that it is already clear that very material differences remain between their re-submitted plans and our assessment of efficient wholesale costs.  The Thames tideway […]

19 Aug 2014

Defra  want to know what you think about proposed changes to the Specified Infrastructure Project Regulations (also known as the SIP Regulations).   The changes will affect Infrastructure Providers. These are independent companies licensed by the water regulator (Ofwat) to finance and deliver large or complex projects, like the Thames Tideway Tunnel. The proposed amendments would […]

19 Aug 2014

Marine Ripple  ‘Noise made by passing ships stops eels from using their survival instincts scientists investigating the effects of man-made noise on fish. The study, published in Global Change Biology, found only 38% of the eels that were exposed to ship noise responded to an ambush from a predator compared to 80% in normal ocean […]

19 Aug 2014

Expression Of Interest: Local climate resilient futures This call is seeking expressions of interest for action research projects to support the development of local climate resilient futures, including an inbuilt evaluation of impact. Further information We wish to fund two/three projects which will bring together local authorities, communities and other agencies to develop strategic responses […]

12 Aug 2014

Water UK and its members do not support or oppose the exploitation of unconventional oil and gas. This position paper outlines our understanding of possible impacts on water and waste water services.  As with any activity of this nature there are inherent risks. Evidence suggests that these risks can be mitigated given proper enforcement of […]

12 Aug 2014

This newsletter provides a good overview of Government’s fishing programmes and their interaction with other marine programmes. To read the newsletter click here Contents include: Regional fisheries management The reformed Common Fisheries policy establishes a regional approach to fisheries management. This is first being used to develop regional discard plans to support the implementation of […]

12 Aug 2014

MCCIP website has recently been updated with new marine climate change news and events. Below is a brief summary of the new items that have been added. For more details on all of the items listed below, simply go to http://www.mccip.org.uk/ and go to the relevant links in the ‘news and events’ box on our […]