MPs in the new Parliament have selected the new Chairs of two key House of Commons environmental committees.
The prospective new Chair of the government’s independent water regulator, OFWAT, Iain Coucher, will appear before the House of Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee next week for a pre-appointment hearing at 09.45am on Wednesday 20 April 2022.
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched a new inquiry into the regulation of the UK water sector.
On 27 February, MPs from two Select Committees, the Environmental Audit Committee and the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, will come together for a joint debate in the House of Commons to hold the Government to account on its management of flood risk.
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.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.