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Water Issues
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Friday, 12 September 2008 |
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Forty years ago heavy thunderstorms were sweeping across South East England, flooding more than 14,000 properties, washing away bridges and shutting down roads and phone lines.
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People and Places
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Friday, 12 September 2008 |
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A new Presidential team at CIWEM is helping to achieve a more clean, green and sustainable world. Alastair Moseley has taken over from David Rooke MBE and is joined by Ken Shapland as the new Vice-President and Malcolm White as President-Elect.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Friday, 12 September 2008 |
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Ofwat has granted Independent Water Networks Limited (IWNL) its third inset appointment which will enable the company to supply water to a new development of 162 homes at Great Billing Way in Northampton.
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Company News
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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With only a few weeks to go until the competition closes, businesses are urged to take advantage of this unique opportunity which can provide market differentiation, increased brand awareness and improved staff morale – all essential tools for business.
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GETAC
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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Specialist rugged mobile computer manufacturer GETAC Inc. has announced its new V100 ultra-light hybrid Notebook/Tablet PC with the most advanced Sunlight Readable Technology currently available.
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Contracts
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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Together with Fitzpatrick Contractors and Morrison Construction, construction companies Balfour Beatty, Carillion and Edmund Nuttall have been shortlisted for the contract to build London’s Olympic white water canoe centre.
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Water Issues
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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The health, social and economic impacts of major floods are devastating, affecting people’s physical and mental health and disrupting and dispersing communities.
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Water Issues
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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The UK's first green funding website exclusively for businesses has revealed the best and worst English regions for local and regional environmental funding initiatives.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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New development rules which will cut the red tape for home improvements, reduce flood risks from surface water run-off and combat the effects of climate change have been introduced by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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Water Issues
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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Floods Recovery Minister John Healey has welcomed the swift action by One NorthEast to support businesses in the region hit by the weekend's floods.
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Water Issues
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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Business lobby group, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), has given a cautious welcome to limited additions made to the revised list of occupations in which the skills gaps in the UK can be filled by migration.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008 |
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Failing to adhere to a condition of its licence cost Scottish Water £2,500 at Stirling Sheriff Court on Tuesday 2 September 2008.
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Mono Pumps
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 |
 Two high performance industrial pumps from Mono NOV®, Europe’s leading designer and manufacturer of pumps, parts, grinders, screens and packaged systems, have been specified by Yorkshire Water to meet heavy duty demands at its Normanton Wastewater Treatment Works
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Regulation and Legislation
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 |
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The House of Commons Public Accounts committee has criticised Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for failures in its report on how Defra manages its expenditure, concluding that policy and operational delivery within the Department and its delivery bodies have been adversely affected by financial management failings.
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Water Issues
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 |
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A report released today by the Consumer Council for Water has revealed that specific problems within a few water companies caused an 11 per cent rise in complaints last year, while complaints to many other water companies either remained steady or fell.
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Water Issues
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 |
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has renewed its policy on lending to water projects to adjust it to the developments and challenges of the sector.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 |
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The Government has unveiled a new strategy for the UK’s manufacturing sector – ‘New Challenges, New Opportunities’ – to help UK firms take advantage of changing global trends in manufacturing.
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Contracts
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Monday, 08 September 2008 |
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Thames Water leakage detection award is Mouchel’s largest water-related operational services win.
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Water Issues
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Monday, 08 September 2008 |
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The latest flooding update from the Environment Agency says that after heavy rain in Wales, the Southwest and the Midlands the event is now primarily focussed in the Northeast.
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Company News
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Monday, 08 September 2008 |
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AMEC plc, the international engineering and project management company, has been ranked one of the world's top five companies for sustainability in the oil equipment and services sector according to the worldwide Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2008/9.
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Water Issues
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Monday, 08 September 2008 |
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A large boom, which stops the spread of pollution, will be used on the River Thames this Thursday as part of an Environment Agency training exercise.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
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Defra has published regulations extending the areas of England designated as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) from 55% to around 70% - reflecting the Government's decision to continue designating the zones on a selective basis rather than adopt the whole territory approach of some Member States.
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Company News
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
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Black & Veatch has announced that it is leading a research project focused on the unique challenges of desalinating brackish water in Florida.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
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Ofwat has said that it has received a new application for an inset appointment at a site in Waterlooville called Old Park Farm under Section 8 of the Water Industry Act 1991.
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Company News
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
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United Utilities has established a new environmental team to ensure the company is following environmental guidelines.
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Company News
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
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Scottish Water is encouraging people on the Shetland island of Yell to see for themselves preliminary plans for a new £6million drinking water treatment works and system of pipelines to supply the whole island.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
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A Stratford company that processes animal bi-products has been prosecuted for discharging toxic levels of contaminants into the sewerage system.
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Water Issues
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
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2007/08 has been another successful year for the Met Office, achieving all its Key Performance Targets and making £4.4 million business profit which will be invested in further improvements to weather and climate services.
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Company News
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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According to a report on the BBC news website last night, the Environment Agency has told Thames Water to revise "substantial parts" of its plans for a new reservoir in Oxfordshire.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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The Environment Agency has received financial approval for the design and construction of the £8.5 million tidal defence scheme for Shaldon and Ringmore.
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