07 Sep 2021
From Defra Thousands more homes and businesses are to be better protected from flooding and coastal erosion, as part of plans published today by the Government outlining a record £5.2 billion of investment over the next six years. More than £860 million will be spent in 2021-22 boosting design and construction of more than 1,000 […]
07 Sep 2021
The Environment Agency will allow water companies to discharge untreated effluent to surface water in event of “supply chain failures” to obtain treatment chemicals Water and sewerage company effluent discharges – supply chain failure: RPS B2 How to manage effluent discharge treatment when you cannot get the chemicals you need because of unavoidable supply chain […]
01 Sep 2021
The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) partnership is inviting you to take part in the following consultation on the: draft revised Water Industry Strategic Environmental Requirements (WISER). The draft revised WISER has been jointly developed by Environment Agency and Natural England. The document has 2 parts which you can download below. WISER Part 1 sets out the environmental challenges that […]
27 Jul 2021
Link to Defra press release Proposals include To introduce a tiered approach for including actions in the WINEP To better incorporate long-term planning in the development of the WINEP To clearly establish dependencies between the WINEP and other statutory planning frameworks To increase the use of catchment and nature-based solutions to meet statutory obligations To […]
21 Jul 2021
Projects to restore kelp forests, create new woodland, deliver natural flood risk management, and improve water quality are among an initial 27 schemes to benefit from a pioneering new fund to drive private investment in nature and tackle climate change, Defra, the Environment Agency & Natural England have announced today (14 July 2021). Read more […]
21 Jul 2021
The Rivers Trust has given its reaction to the Environment Agency environmental performance report on the water industry. THE RIVERS TRUST RESPONSE TO WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANY ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORT: WINNING SLOWLY IS THE SAME AS LOSING The Environment Agency published its Environmental Performance Report for water and sewerage companies today, assessing nine water companies’ […]
13 Jul 2021
Southern Water has been sentenced to pay record £90 million in fines for widespread pollution after pleading guilty to 6,971 unpermitted sewage discharges. Southern Water has been handed a record £90 million fine after pleading guilty to thousands of illegal discharges of sewage which polluted rivers and coastal waters in Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. The […]
13 Jul 2021
The EA has released ‘Water and sewerage companies in England: environmental performance for 2020’. Chair’s foreword The progress made against the Environmental Performance Assessment’s (EPA) metrics over the last 5 years shows that clear targets and regulatory focus combined with investment in the environment delivers change. From 2020’s results there is welcome news that for […]
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