Forums hosted by Welsh Water to explore ways to support the economy through new development and growth and to identify opportunities to overcome the current development challenges faced, have been positively received by local planning authorities who attended the events.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has issued a Direction to Natural England on measures to address nutrient pollution via strategic mitigation schemes which has been implemented with immediate effect.
Southern Water has acted to increase the water resilience of the South East at its third annual Developer Day with critical water industry stakeholders, aimed at ensuring the estimated 120,000 new homes planned for the area over the next five years use water as efficiently as possible, which will help deliver a cleaner environment.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has published the updated coastal concordat which sets out the separate processes for consenting coastal developments in England.
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.
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.
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.