Anglian Water power failures led to hundreds of fish deaths
For more than three hours an Anglian Water sewage treatment works discharged sewage into the River Wid in Essex killing hundreds of fish and hundreds of invertebrates, a court heard last Friday.
Scottish reservoir safety rules to be updated
Communities throughout Scotland could soon be better protected against the threat of flooding from reservoirs if plans presented to Parliament today are given the green light.
Property company fined £20K+ for breaching sewage discharge permit conditions
A Berkshire property company has been ordered to pay more than £20,500 for breaching its consent to discharge treated sewage into a Thatcham stream.
Surrey transport company fined for River Thames oil pollution incident
A Surrey transport company has been ordered to pay a total of £6,867 after pleading guilty to polluting a stretch of the River Thames with oil.
CIWEM calls on Government to develop “shadow price” for water
The Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is calling for the Government to develop a “shadow price” for water to ensure that the sustainable management of water fully reflects the value of water, not just for comsumers but also for the environment and the ecosystem services it provides.
Company fined £40K for Heathrow groundwater pollution
A London company responsible for supplying jet fuel at Heathrow Airport was fined £40,000 last week and ordered to pay the Environment Agency in excess of £14,000 for its costs, after severely polluting groundwater beneath the airport, with at least 139,000 litres of Jet A-1 aviation fuel.
Flood and Water Management Act implementation gets under way
Implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 gets under way this week when the first two phases come into force.
Barratt Homes fined for polluting stream with sewage
Barratt Homes have been ordered to pay more than £13,400 in fines and costs after sewage escaped from a housing development and polluted a stream close to the Tamar Valley.
Parliament launches inquiry into Government plans for Green Investment Bank
The Environmental Audit Committee, chaired by Joan Walley MP, has launched an inquiry into Government plans to establish a Green Investment Bank.
Competition Commission publishes final report on Bristol Water price decision
The Competition Commission (CC) has now made public its final report on Bristol Water’s appeal against water industry regulator Ofwat’s price decision.
95% of Scotland's bathing waters reached mandatory or better quality standards
Despite torrential rain at times, 95% of Scottish bathing waters finished the 2010 summer season having achieved at least mandatory bathing water quality or better, and overall only 1.4% of tested samples were below European standards.
Defra launches online consultation for Water White Paper
The Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched an initial online survey for its forthcoming Water White Paper.
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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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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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