Government announces new £15m funding for farmers and landowners to protect 1000s of acres of English landscape
The government has confirmed that farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to create new habitats for wildlife, help protected sites and boost efforts to reach net zero, alongside sustainable food production.
Farming rules for water - Environment Agency sets out guidance to prevent diffuse water pollution from agricultural sources
The Environment Agency has published statutory guidance under regulation 15 of the farming rules for water aimed at preventing diffuse water pollution from agricultural sources.
‘Chemical cocktail’ of sewage, slurry and plastic polluting every river in England, new Parliamentary report warns
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is warning today that poor water quality in English rivers is a result of chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement - not a single river in England has received a clean bill of health for chemical contamination.
House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee launches new inquiry into water quality in rivers
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched a new inquiry into water quality in rivers with a focus on the water industry and urban diffuse pollution.
UK bathing waters rank 2nd from last in European league table
The UK has come second from last in the European Environment Agency’s annual league table which ranks European Union countries on their bathing quarter quality.
Anglian Water to invest £12m to improve East of England bathing water quality
Anglian Water is set to invest £12 million into the East of England’s coastline over the next five years as part of its ongoing commitment to help improve the cleanliness of the local bathing waters.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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