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Regulation and Legislation
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Monday, 29 September 2008 |
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Ofwat has published its annual report on the Financial performance and expenditure of the water companies in England and Wales 2007-08.
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Water Issues
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Friday, 26 September 2008 |
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A new report by International Rivers has chronicled the social and environmental debt created by river-rich Laos’ unprecedented dam-building boom.
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Company News
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
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Anglian Water was yesterday fined a total of £11,000 after pleading guilty to causing two pollutions within a month of each other near Ely in Cambridgeshire.
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Water Issues
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
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The Environment Agency has started work to remove silt from a 420-metre long culvert where the River Chelt flows underground through Cheltenham town centre.
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Company News
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
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Scottish Water has awarded Veolia Water & Solutions Technologies (VWS) UK the Framework Agreement for the supply of membrane filtration plants for their Q&SIIIA Capital Investment Programme.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
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The Environment Agency is seeking views on the best way to tackle flooding on the lower reaches of the River Derwent which includes the City of Derby. The Agency has started a consultation on the draft Lower Derwent Strategy – the deadline to submit comments is 10 December 2008.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
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Rivers disconnected from their floodplains could be having serious consequences for fish and other river life according to a new Environment Agency report.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
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Critical research findings that will help plan future flood risk in the Thames Estuary were revealed yesterday as part of the Environment Agency's Thames Estuary 2100 Project - a project that considers an adaptive approach for planning for future flood risk in the Estuary.
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Company News
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
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Mouchel’s management consulting business is helping Northumbrian Water with its electronic content management system to prepare an upgrade from Open Text LiveLink 9.5 to 9.7.
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Water Issues
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
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Tackling climate change can have a significant impact on company value in six sectors worth a total of $7 trillion, according to a new report launched by the Carbon Trust: Climate Change: a business revolution?
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Company News
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
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Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has published its first Annual Report.
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Company News
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
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A new report published today by Severn Trent says that the aggregate debt for the water industry in England and Wales could triple – from £30 billion today to £90 billion by 2035.
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Company News
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
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Scottish Water is unveiling preliminary plans for a new multi-million pound drinking water treatment works that will use water from Loch Maree at an Information Day next week.
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Company News
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
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Northumbrian Water has started work on a new scheme to protect and improve the environment in the Seaton Valley.
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Water Issues
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
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The Government has published statistics for the 2006 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions at Local Authority and Government Office Region level.
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Company News
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Friday, 19 September 2008 |
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Scottish drinking water firm, Panton McLeod has announced a major expansion into the United States.
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Company News
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Friday, 19 September 2008 |
Ofwat is examining an application from Sutton and East Surrey Water to raise the prices it charges customers in 2009-10.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published the results of the monitoring of bathing water quality around Scotland in 2008.
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Water Issues
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
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The latest Monthly Hydrological Summary for the UK for August 2008 has been published .
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Regulation and Legislation
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
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The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has published the results of a research study to assess levels of NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine) in drinking water in England and Wales.
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Company News
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
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Half a million people in the North East are set to benefit from a major water quality scheme which began this week with the start of the second phase of Northumbrian Water’s £30 million mains cleaning programme.
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Contracts
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
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United Utilities Connections has been awarded a £3 million contract to provide electricity, gas and water infrastructure for a development of 200 homes and 10 commercial units in Chester.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
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The Environment Agency is launching a toolkit to help London’s rooftops ‘go green’ and adapt the city to the challenges of climate change at the World Green Roof Congress, London.
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Company News
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
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Wessex Water will unveil its proposals to build four wind power turbines in Avonmouth at an exhibition in Bristol today. Wessex Water is planning to build the turbines at its Bristol Sewage Treatment Works off Kingsweston Lane.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
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Scottish Water has welcomed the report by the Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR) which confirms that the overall quality of drinking water in Scotland has continued to improve.
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Company News
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
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A review of a project which was designed to improve flood prevention in the Bishopbriggs area near Glasgow is to be carried out for Scottish Water.
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Company News
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
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Brent Council has asked Thames Water to explain flooding that may be caused by defective drains and sewers.
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Technology News
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
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Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda today handed over the first of nine state-of-the-art co-ordination and communications vehicles for use in major emergencies by England's Fire and Rescue Service. Each vehicle will provide a variety of communications systems so that should one fail other options remain available.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
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The Government’s plans for ten eco-towns have been referred for judicial review following a successful application to the High Court last week.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
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According to a new European Commission survey, Europeans are highly concerned about climate change and clearly willing to take action against it.
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