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Company News
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Scott Wilson Group plc, the global integrated design and engineering consultancy for the built and natural environments, has released its Interim Management Statement for the period from 15 December 2009 to date.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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More than 38 homes and businesses in Keith will benefit from a new scheme designed to protect vulnerable communities in the Deveron catchment from the threat of flooding.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Floods Minister Huw Irranca Davies visited a village in Gloucestershire yesterday to see how flood defences have been bolstered. Deerhurst, near Tewkesbury, was badly affected in summer 2007 when the River Severn burst its banks, flooding over half the homes in the village.
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Water Issues
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Wildlife Minister Huw Irranca-Davies gave the go-ahead today for the release of an insect, called a psyllid, to stop the spread of the non-native invasive plant Japanese Knotweed, a devastating plant which costs the UK economy over £150 million a year to control and clear.
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Company News
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Thames Water is spending up to £25million over the next five years on measures to stop basements flooding with sewage at properties in west London. |
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Water Issues
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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A new map which shows where hydropower could be deployed in England and Wales could help to tap into the unused power potential of British rivers.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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The regulatory regime for the water industry has played a major role in securing service and environmental improvements and increased efficiency.
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Company News
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Grontmij has been appointed to Wessex Water’s 5-year AMP5 framework agreement.
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Water Issues
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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New guidelines have been published to help regional authorities assess the potential for renewable and low-carbon energy in their area.
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Company News
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Martin Baggs has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Thames Water.
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Water Issues
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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The final plans for changing the way new electricity generation is connected to the UK’s power grid have been published for consultation by Energy and Climate Change Minister David Kidney.
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Water Issues
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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Wave and tidal energy in England and Wales received a boost this week as plans for the first full Strategic Environmental Assessment for wave and tidal energy were outlined.
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Company News
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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Thames Water has started work on a £85million upgrade at Riverside Sewage Works in east London as part of a major scheme to help improve water quality in the River Thames and produce enough renewable energy to power the entire site.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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Scotland's environment watchdog has confirmed that anaerobic digestion output that is certified under the new PAS110 quality assurance scheme and that satisfies prescribed production and usage criteria will not be subject to waste regulatory controls
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Contracts
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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Rivers and aquatic wildlife will be protected from pollution by cypermethrin sheep dip with its permanent withdrawal from sale in the UK this week.
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Company News
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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AMEC PLC, which provides consultancy, engineering and project management services to the energy, power and process industries, has announced “another record operating performance” with the publication today of its results for the year ending 31st December 2009.
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Company News
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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VT Group told the London Stock Exchange this morning that it has decided not make an offer for consultant Mouchel.
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Water Issues
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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The Environment Agency has closed the Thames Barrier five times in three days this week to protect London from a combined high tide and tidal surge in the Thames estuary.
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Company News
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has reported a strong performance in its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2009.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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The UK water industry is forecast to make record investments in capital equipment, infrastructure and operational activities over the next five years, according to a report published today by IMS Business Information Services.
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Company News
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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NI Water has announced the start of work on the last bundle of improvements that will see the company complete 40 projects as part of its £10 million Rural Wastewater Investment Programme.
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Company News
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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Scottish Water’s third annual carbon footprint report shows the public utility has managed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by over 9,000 tonnes, largely due to its target-beating crackdown on leakage.
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Company News
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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United Utilities is about to start a multi-million pound deep clean of a maze of underground water mains running east to west across Lancashire.
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Water Issues
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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An independent report to the cross-departmental Infrastructure and Adaptation project has been published by Defra.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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Secretary of State for Environment Hilary Benn has confirmed that the proposed Thames Tunnel, the second phase of Thames Water’s £2bn London Tideway Tunnels project, is to be referred to the Infrastructure Planning Commission for fast-tracking through the planning process.
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Company News
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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The arrival of massive new mains pipes in Sheffield's Malin Bridge has marked the halfway stage for Yorkshire Water's £11m investment in the city.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has outlined measures to bring about the most sweeping reform of Northern Ireland’s planning system for over 30 years.
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Water Issues
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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A new report has highlighted startling changes in conditions for waterbirds in the UK during the last decade. Each winter Britain sees the arrival of millions of waterbirds of many different species from the Arctic and northern Europe.
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Company News
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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Leading infrastructure services specialist Morgan Est has contributed to a robust set of preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2009, released by parent construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall plc.
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Regulation and Legislation
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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Planning Minister John Healey has heralded the start of the new planning regime for major infrastructure as it begins receiving applications for energy projects with the potential to provide up to £50bn worth of international investment and supply electricity to 22m homes.
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