Defra ‘This week we published a report commissioned by the Storm Overflows Taskforce – made up of the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), Blueprint for Water, Water UK, the Environment Agency, Ofwat, and Defra – which outlines the evidence, costs and benefits of reducing the occurrence of storm overflow spills. This is the first assessment of its […]

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Work by Professor Peter Hammond published in a scientific journal is covered in the Guardian. It has prompted a meeting between him and Rebecca Pow, the Defra Minister responsible. Water Briefing ‘Government to hear evidence that unlawful discharge of raw sewage into rivers at least 10 times greater than prosecutions suggest. The Government is due to […]

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