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Company News
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Monday, 13 October 2008 |
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Anglian Water has published the contract notice for the delivery of its AMP 5 Capital Programme.
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Water Issues
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Monday, 13 October 2008 |
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British Waterways has announced plans to generate renewable energy at canal and riverside locations across the UK.
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Water Issues
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Monday, 13 October 2008 |
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A new report published by the National Trust says that a better way of managing water is essential in order to cope with a future where more frequent flooding and drought are likely to become the norm.
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Contracts
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Friday, 10 October 2008 |
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Scottish Water has appointed Mott MacDonald, MWH and Halcrow to produce Drinking Water Safety Plans (DWSPs) covering the entire population of Scotland for 290 public water supplies.
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Company News
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Friday, 10 October 2008 |
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Construction of a new multi million pound water treatment works for Edinburgh got under last week with the start of construction of the new works at Glencorse, near Edinburgh.
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Water Issues
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Friday, 10 October 2008 |
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New research released by the Environment Agency suggests river flows could drop drastically by 2050 as climate change puts increasing stress on the water environment and wildlife across England and Wales.
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Kemira Water
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 |
 A Worthing-based water company has introduced a ground-breaking system of stock management which has delivered savings of £500,000 in its first year. It has proved so successful that it is set to be copied by companies not just in the UK but across Europe.
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Company News
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 |
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South West Water is starting a £790,000 project this week to tackle sewer flooding in Hannafore, Looe.
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Company News
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 |
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An epidemic of metal theft – everything from copper, stainless steel and cast iron – from its water and sewage treatment sites has spurred Severn Trent Water into action.
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Company News
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 |
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is due to start work shortly on a £750,000 project to replace the longsea outfall on Seafront Beach in Porthcawl.
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Company News
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 |
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Severn Trent Water has awarded a number of key contracts to new framework consultants who will play an integral role in helping shape the company’s asset management programme which is due to start in 2010.
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Company News
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 |
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has launched ‘Green Space Wales’ - an initiative to promote natural drainage to help the sewerage network cope better with climate change and increasing urbanisation to reduce incidents of sewer flooding.
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Company News
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 |
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Ofwat has secured a legally binding agreement from United Utilities to take action to drive down the risks of flooding from overloaded sewers for people living in Penketh.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 |
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To coincide with the launch of a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project analysing the carbon emissions of the UK's biggest companies, a broad coalition, including major companies and over 60 MPs, have demanded that the Government set out a robust framework for the introduction of a mandatory carbon reporting standard.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 |
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed the responsibilities of its new Ministerial team.
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Water Issues
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 |
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The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, a new powerhouse to generate ideas for action on climate change, was launched by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) yesterday.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 |
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Data released yesterday by the Environment Agency shows that the quality of water in rivers in England and Wales continues to improve.
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Company News
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 |
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Residents in Peregrine Close, Swindon, are set to benefit from a large sewer relief scheme, which will help protect their homes from flooding in severe weather.
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Company News
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
Water companies in England and Wales propose increasing the average customer bill byaround nine per cent more than inflation, between 2010-2015, according to a Summary Document issued by Ofwat.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
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further temporary exemption from the cross compliance standard for farmers who need to use mechanical equipment and vehicles on waterlogged soil to harvest their cereals, oilseeds and protein crops in England (GAEC 3). |
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Regulation and Legislation
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
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Ed Miliband, the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has welcomed the creation of a new department to tackle the twin challenges of energy security and climate change.
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Water Issues
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Friday, 03 October 2008 |
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An invasive plant species with the potential to choke UK waterways and increase the risk of flooding is being eradicated by the Environment Agency.
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Water Issues
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Friday, 03 October 2008 |
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The Environment Agency, Natural England and River Tweed Commissioners have come together to ensure Northumberland farmers affected by the recent floods are being offered support and advice about managing their land.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Friday, 03 October 2008 |
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Liquid pig waste polluted a small, shallow stream for about a quarter of a mile (400m) when a slurry pump failed to work at a farm in Troston, Bury St Edmunds.
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Mono Pumps
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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Mono® NOV, Europe’s leading designer and manufacturer of progressing cavity pumps, parts, grinders, screens and packaged systems, has shown Osberstown Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ireland why it is an excellent choice for progressing cavity pump parts.
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ABB Ltd
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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A new wallchart and MCERTS pack is now available from ABB providing a step-by-step guide to meeting the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) regulations now known as the EPR Environmental Permitting Regulations.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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New plans to prepare Wales for flooding which will become more frequent because of climate change are due to be unveiled by Environment Agency Wales –the start of an extensive three month consultation process with representatives of those most affected by flooding.
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Company News
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water will be holding a public exhibition next week to explain a £1.4 million scheme to reduce the risk of flooding from its sewers to properties in the town.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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Water industry regulator Ofwat has written to Environment Minister Phil Woolas expressing its concerns about issues that have emerged from the consultation on water companies' draft water resource management plans.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 01 October 2008 |
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Environment Minister Phil Woolas today announced £300,000 for pilot schemes which will develop new guidance on surface water management plans to cope with anticipated extreme rainfall in the future.
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Halma Water Management is launching the PermaNet SMS for remote, wireless water leak monitoring.
