05 Feb 2020
Trying Veganuary Waterwise By Stephanie Hurry This year I decided to go Vegan for January to challenge myself and reduce my environmental impact. Reducing meat consumption is one of the ways we can help the climate change conversations as well as save water due to certain meat products having very high water and carbon footprints. […]
06 Dec 2019
Water companies in England have launched a major project to design the plan that will help deliver their world-leading goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. The water industry is the first industrial sector in the UK, and one of the first major sectors in the world, to commit to a carbon zero […]
19 Nov 2019
The Environment Agency’s water quality monitoring programme has come under fire obtained by Unearthed shows the number of samples as data and sampling points has fallen by nearly 50% since 2013. The steep decline has raised serious concerns over the state of England’s environmental regulation as it prepares for a dramatic change in the legal and regulatory […]
05 Sep 2019
New research, commissioned through the water industry collaborative fund for Waterwise’s Water Efficiency Strategy Steering Group, has found that a government-led mandatory water label linked to building regulations and fittings standards could reduce personal water consumption by up to 30 litres per person per day within 25 years. Phase 2 Summary Report (2019); Phase 2 […]
06 Mar 2019
Thanks to Bruce Horton for this timely reminder. ‘Natural’ solutions have other benefits i.e. not using concrete. Concrete: The most destructive material on Earth Guardian – by Jonathan Watts ‘After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to […]
12 Dec 2018
EAC Comprehensive report into Nitrate Pollution in its many forms EAC Introduction: We decided to look at the issue of nitrate pollution for several reasons. One was the continuing problem of water quality. For instance, in October 2015, it was reported that the majority of water bodies in England were failing to achieve good status […]
23 Oct 2018
This week’s Global Engineering Congress (GEC) is being held in Westminster. The five day meeting is a joint effort by the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to spur practical action on climate change, clean water, clean energy, innovation, infrastructure and sustainable cities. A key outcome will be […]
30 Sep 2018
Environment Agency and Natural England have released a new (Sept) update on the Water Environment Grant (WEG). Update Details 316 applications for the scheme have now been assessed for eligibility and scored against the prioritisation criteria. Those applications which are eligible are now going through a process of quality assurance (QA) and checks to make […]
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