10 May 2017

Unlike the immediacy of flooding events droughts by their very nature creep up slowly, and then once people realise, they are upon us. Three articles which provide food for thought. Water Briefing: Drought on the horizon for the UK? The widespread publication of reports in the national press and media flagging up the prospect of drought […]

15 Mar 2017

Groundwater updates – This site provides a full list of the updates https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/groundwater-protection These include: Protect groundwater and prevent groundwater pollution Groundwater protection technical guidance Groundwater protection position statements Land contamination groundwater compliance points: quantitative risk assessments & fourteen more

15 Mar 2017

Severn Trent starts work on £300m Birmingham Resilience Project Water Briefing: Severn Trent Water has finally started work this week on its £300 million Birmingham Resilience Project after years of planning. An official groundbreaking ceremony was help at Lickhill, near Stourport, where the local Mayor, Councillor Henderson was on hand to put the first spade in […]

26 Oct 2016

US Incentive Programme – $30 to every household to save at least 10% water 2016 vs 2015  Connecticut Water’s innovative Water Drop Challenge (WDC) has resulted in a saving of nearly 9 million gallons of water (approx. 34 million litres) in the first half of 2016! The WDC is a voluntary water conservation program that […]

18 Oct 2016

Don’t be put off by the title of this Environmental Audit Committee evidence. Some seriously big hitters can be seen contributing to this developing debate. Water is at the heart of much of the session. Brexit is providing a major opportunity to look at more constructive ways of incentivising farmers to do the right thing.   […]

28 Jul 2016

Tracker Survey Results Now Available Waterwise: ‘Data from the first water efficiency annual tracker survey launched by Waterwise and Ideal Standard late last year has been summarised in a Water Saving Report and is now available. Late last year, Waterwise and Ideal Standard launched a new annual water efficiency tracker survey, the aim of which […]

09 Jun 2016

Three items on water resources  1. Past & Future Drought Events in Europe In case you missed it (I did), a recent European Commission report investigates the trends and impacts of past and future meteorological drought events in Europe. It estimates the damage caused by droughts in Europe over the last 60 years at over […]