The Department of Environment Northern Ireland has announced the publication of the River Basin Management plans to improve the quality of water in Northern Ireland's rivers.
Communities across Yorkshire are to benefit from increased funding for local flood defence schemes thanks to a 20 per cent increase in investment which was approved by the Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee yesterday.
The Environment Agency has awarded the contract to build its £8.4 million tidal defence scheme at Shaldon and Ringmore to the civil engineering specialist Interserve Plc.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has been warned that the Government could face a judicial review unless its "fundamentally flawed" draft planning policies on major energy infrastructure are significantly changed.
Shanael Farms Limited and Michael Miller of Greville Hall Farm, Evesham, pleaded guilty on Wednesday this week at Worcester Magistrates’ Court to polluting the Battleton Brook at Hinton on the Green, near Evesham.
The Scottish Parliament has issued a statement clarifying its position on the balance to be struck between hydropower generation and potential adverse effects to Scotland’s water environment.
Bristol Water has announced that it cannot accept the regulator Ofwat’s determination of price limits between 2010-2015. The Company says that it has no alternative but to ask for the issue to be referred to the Competition Commission for review.
Eight companies have now accepted Ofwat’s Final Determination of 26 November 2009 on the prices water and sewerage companies in England and Wales will be allowed to charge their customers between 2010 - 2015.
Two of NOV Mono’s revolutionary EZstripTM progressing cavity (PC) pumps have been installed at United Utilities Fairbourne wastewater treatment works in Wales to improve process efficiency by reducing downtime on a critical site process.
The newly expanded Manhole Buddy manhole lifter range now provides three alternative solutions for single person cover lifting, all interchangeable on the same multi-function, lifting trolley.
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