17 Nov 2015
The Environment Agency is consulting on the new technical guidelines for water companies to follow when writing their water resources management plans. The guidelines have been jointly produced by the Environment Agency, Defra, Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales and Ofwat. We want to hear your thoughts, comments and opinions on this guidance. The guidance is […]
29 Oct 2015
Water UK ‘Customers’ number one priority for the water industry is safe, reliable supplies of water at a price they can afford. To deliver this, it’s critically important that the water industry plans for the long term, because decisions and investments made today will determine the level of service that the industry can provide well […]
01 Sep 2015
Click here to read more Bloomberg ‘Coca-Cola Co. and its bottling partners expect to be replenishing 100 percent of the water used in their factories by the end of 2015, reaching a longstanding conservation goal five years ahead of schedule. The beverage giant, which announced the replenishment target in 2007, said it’s already “balancing” about […]
26 Aug 2015
Website text: It is perhaps no surprise given the high profile nature of the Californian drought that the US is taking up the challenge of water reuse in terms of specialist association. CH2M have won support for their work in this area not only for their technical developments but also their work in tackling the […]
26 Aug 2015
As pressure on water supplies increase due to population growth, climate change, and the need to protect the environment, wider measures to manage leakage need to be deployed. CIWEM’s new statement outlines the key issues for both customers and the environment: performance measures, economic considerations and new technological developments. Visibility of some leaks and coverage […]
12 Aug 2015
‘The Environment Agency (EA) is holding a consultation for the revised Water Company Drought Plan Guideline (see consultation site). The water company drought plan guideline (WC DPG) sets out what water companies must and should include in their statutory drought management plans. These plans focus on the things that companies plan to do to maintain […]
20 Jul 2015
Thanks to Bruce Horton for this article. ‘AquaMark is the largest and most ambitious water benchmarking project to have ever been undertaken in Britain.The ground breaking scheme will deliver over 500 different building benchmark classifications for water and greatly assist participating organisations in meeting many of their sustainability, corporate social responsibility and financial objectives. Putting […]
15 Jul 2015
NFU ‘Farmers have met with environment minister Rory Stewart today to explain how crucial a secure supply of water is for their fruit and vegetable businesses. A delegation of NFU members representing the field vegetable, soft and top fruit sectors were invited to Westminster by the minister to talk about the proposed changes to water […]
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