Regulation and Legislation
Skills issue still needs higher profile, ACE tells Gordon Brown
Friday, 16 May 2008
Leading business association the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has called for stronger commitments from government on training and skills for the engineering sector.
 
Ofwat recommends opening water and sewerage markets to competition
Friday, 16 May 2008
Ofwat has published the second part of its review of competition in the water and sewerage sectors. Ofwat is recommending that contestable water and sewerage markets are opened to competition where it will benefit consumers.
 
New financial penalties for street works introduced
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
New powers allowing councils to financially penalise utility companies which fail to give proper notice that they intend to dig up the roads have come into force.
 
Ofwat responds to Defra surface water drainage consultation
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Ofwat has responded to Defra’s Improving Surface Water Drainage consultation as part of the Government’s water strategy, Future Water. 
 
Applications to discharge effluent into the Atlantic turned down
Friday, 09 May 2008
Three applications by South West Water to discharge effluent into the Atlantic Ocean have been refused by Secretary of State for the Environment Hilary Benn following a public inquiry.
 
Country still underprepared for flooding, warns EFRA select committee
Thursday, 08 May 2008
There was a total lack of awareness about the vulnerability of large parts of the country to flooding until the heavy rainfall of last summer, according to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
 
Northumbrian sewage treatment call-in requests turned down
Thursday, 08 May 2008
Applications from Northumbrian Water to vary the treatment of sewage discharges from six sewage works in the north east will not be 'called in' for a decision by the Secretary of State for the Environment.
 
Ofwat supports regulation for control of phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) has published its response to the Defra consultation on phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products in England.
 
UK dairy industry initiative includes focus on water use and pollution
Friday, 02 May 2008
Defra and the UK dairy industry have launched a Milk Roadmap that aims to reduce the environmental impacts of producing and consuming liquid milk.  
 
New guidance on Water Framework Directive requirements issued
Thursday, 01 May 2008
The United Kingdom Technical Advisory Group (UKTAG) which provides coordinated advice on technical aspects of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the United Kingdom has added two new documents to its website.
 
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