05 Feb 2019
National Drought Group – EA Chairman’s Statement – January 2019 Environment Agency: Published 22 January 2019 The National Drought Group (NDG) brings together government departments, water companies, environmental groups and others. The role of the group is to prepare for and mitigate the impacts of dry weather, to coordinate action to maintain water supplies, consider […]
20 Nov 2018
Experts from the Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency have asked the water companies to confirm that they are doing “everything possible to act early” to plan for possible pressure on water supplies next year. The issue was raised at the latest meeting of the National Drought Group (NDG) chaired […]
27 Sep 2018
National Drought Group – Chairman’s Statement – September 2018 Environment Agency ‘The NDG convened on Thursday 20 September to assess the present situation and review the action being taken to reduce the risk of drought in 2019. Published 20 September The National Drought Group (NDG), chaired by Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan, brings […]
05 Sep 2018
Environment Agency The National Drought Group has urged people to use water wisely following a meeting to discuss pressure on water resources and the environment following this summer’s heat wave. The environment has suffered due to the driest May to July across England since 1921. The Environment Agency (EA) responded to a 330% increase in […]
14 Aug 2018
CEH Blog on the summer and water resources – full of useful graphs and descriptions Submitted by Mr. Jamie Hannaford on Thu, 09/08/2018 CEH ‘The summer of 2018 has continued to deliver plenty of reliable holiday weather, but the heatwave conditions have also caused significant impacts on people and the environment. The persistent hot and dry conditions have […]
14 Aug 2018
Water sector regulators call on water companies to do more on resilience Defra, the Environment Agency, the Drinking Water Inspectorate and Ofwat have sent a joint letter to the water companies calling on them to do more work on building resilience in water resources management in England. The regulators say that “ambitious and co-ordinated leadership” across […]
08 Aug 2018
IMECH Policy: This summer has presented the UK with the hottest and driest summer since 1976, a year well remembered for melting tarmac and long, hot summer’s days. The UK experienced average temperatures in June of 19.9ºC, the same as in 1976. When this is combined with June being one of the top five driest […]
08 Aug 2018
Three articles Ofwat fines Thames over leakage, United Utilities cancel their hosepipe ban and Yorkshire focus on leakage detection to meet future demand. The heatwave and drought has drawn the spotlight of publicity and attention on the water companies. Ofwat confirms £120m package of payments and penalties for Thames Water following leakage failures Following consultation, […]
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