06 Oct 2022
Water scarcity has already proven to be a significant impact in eastern parts of Scotland this year as the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) reveals the extent of extreme, dry conditions experienced. This summer in the east was the tenth driest in 100 years. Eight out of the last 12 months saw below […]
06 Oct 2022
The third round of Ofwat’s innovation competition –Water Breakthrough Challenge – has opened, encouraging innovation and collaboration to transform water services with up to £38 million available in funding. The Water Breakthrough Challenge, run by Ofwat in partnership with Challenge Works, Arup and Isle Utilities, aims to encourage initiatives that help to tackle […]
06 Oct 2022
A “snapshot” survey of England’s largest lake found water quality is “not high” in all areas but that there was “no evidence” of problems across the whole of Windermere. Lancaster University, which published the results, said it marked the start of a long-term monitoring programme, the BBC reported. Zoologist Matt Staniek has warned […]
29 Sep 2022
National Drought Group states that careful and proactive management of water resources is needed throughout the winter to reduce the risk of drought next year. Participants at the latest National Drought Group (NDG) meeting have set out further action needed now and over winter to mitigate the impacts of drought on water supplies, agriculture and […]
29 Sep 2022
There have been widespread concerns expressed by numerous organisations regarding the UK Government’s announcements in their recently announced Growth Plan. This has been accompanied by significant coverage in many media outlets. The UK Government has responded to these concerns and a spokesperson said: “Claims we intend to go back on our commitment to […]
29 Sep 2022
The Environment Agency and other flood risk management authorities are reviewing and updating plans for managing flood risk in the Thames Estuary. The plan is a long-term strategy to manage flood risk and climate change impacts in the Thames Estuary. Below is an extract from the Environment Agency’s release on the launch of a new […]
29 Sep 2022
Thames21 launches new Five Year Plan with call for more collaborative action to get rivers ‘climate-ready’ for impacts of floods and droughts. The environmental charity has announced plans to ramp up its efforts to work with communities and river stakeholders to help develop nature-based solutions to be better prepared to tackle the growing impacts […]
29 Sep 2022
Severn Trent is trialling the use of ozone disinfectant to create bathing rivers in the UK in a move that could help revolutionise the future of wastewater treatment. In what is believed to be a UK first, ozone treatment will be used to improve the health of rivers in Warwickshire and Shropshire. An extract from the […]
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