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A radical new approach to the protection and use of the marine environment was set out in proposals published yesterday by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

As the UK’s implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) gathers pace, water companies and industry will need to make wastewater treatment and management a priority, says Air Products.

Environment Secretary, David Miliband, today welcomed the carbon-cutting measures in the Chancellor’s Budget as the next steps towards a low-carbon economy.
Tuesday, 27 March 2007 00:00

Hosepipe ban rules to be updated

Proposals for modernising the hosepipe ban legislation were published by Defra last week for consultation.
On 23 March 2007, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published a consultation on proposals to modernise the legislation on hosepipe bans.

Water UK has appointed the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to accredit companies wishing to be nominated certifying bodies for contractors carrying out in situ lining of water mains.

A vital new blueprint is being put together for builders and developers to protect Scotland’s sewer network.

 

Friday, 27 April 2007 00:00

OFWAT calls for longer view on AMP

The five year mindset developed by the AMP framework needs to be changed for a much longer cycle, according to George Day, OFWAT’s head of capital maintenance.

A new system to beat illegal fishing around the world by tracking fish from the moment they are caught to when they arrive on consumers’ plates will get the backing of the UK Government today (30 April).

The water industry regulator, Ofwat, has taken two more steps in its bid to increase competition in the water industry.

The view of water regulation in England and Wales published today by the Public Accounts Committee is one-sided and misleading, according to Water UK.

Following the publication of a report on the role of Ofwat in the water industry, Edward Leigh MP, Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, today said:

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