21 Jul 2022
The recent heatwave has put huge pressure on water resources and water companies. The BBC reported that water providers across the west are urging customers to use water responsibly “for the benefit of everyone”. They warned that an “extraordinary” demand due to the hot weather could see a drop in water pressure and potentially affect […]
06 Jul 2021
Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd last week spoke about water scarcity at the WWT event ‘Water Security in a Changing Environment’. “Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic and there is no vaccine to cure it. Most of the world will be living with water stress in the next few years. […]
08 Aug 2019
Met office climate report 2018 The Met Office have published their annual State of the UK Climate report for 2018. Some of its key findings are: Nine of the 10 warmest years for the UK have occurred since 2002 and all the top 10 warmest years have occurred since 1990. The most recent decade (2008–2017) […]
01 Aug 2018
Environment Secretary calls in Water Bosses to explain leakage failures NB: Some of these links will be behind pay walls Defra: ‘Today’s Times reported on the news that The Environment Secretary has called in the Chief Executives of nine water companies to explain their poor performance on leakage. Environment Secretary Michael Gove said: Customers expect a reliable […]
26 Jul 2018
The Environmental Audit Committee report on the effect of heatwaves has just been released Environment Agency steps up response to mounting impacts of dry weather & drought risk The Environment Agency is stepping up its response to tackle the mounting impacts of continued dry weather and coordinate action to maintain water supplies and manage the other […]
26 Jul 2018
Defra ‘United Utilities shareholders set to receive £181m The Mail on Sunday has reported on water company United Utilities’ plans to pay out £181 million dividends to its shareholders days before a hosepipe ban takes effect across North West England. Coverage focusses on the reported failure of water companies to invest in infrastructure with the equivalent […]
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