Switch focus from quality to price, ex-Ofwat chief urges water firms
Water regulation should move its focus from environmental quality and concentrate on limiting prices, according to a new report by ex-Ofwat chief Sir Ian Byatt.
New study to develop UK guidelines on water sensitive urban design
A new scoping study to develop UK guidelines for the implementation of a Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) approach to water management is underway.
Cyclicality of investment in water sector to be challenged
The Government has today published its analysis and recommendations to resolve the longstanding issues of cyclicality in the water sector, saying it no longer needs to be accepted as a feature of the industry.
Defra competition to protect infrastructure from climate change
Britain’s engineers, scientists and designers are being challenged to come up with innovative ways to help protect UK infrastructure from the effects of climate change in a new competition launched by Environment Minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach today.
UK water sector bucks slump in infrastructure spending
The regulated UK water industry is continuing to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on new infrastructure and operational maintenance in the current 2010-15 AMP5 investment period, in contrast with ongoing weakness in other construction spend, according to a new report on the sector.
Construction sector: Government must speed up infrastructure investment
UK construction leaders are calling on central government and local authorities to speed up investment in infrastructure projects and promote investment in the industry as an important means of stimulating jobs and growth.
85% of Londoners back Thames Tunnel, poll shows
More than eight out of ten Londoners support the Thames Tunnel, proposed to help tackle growing sewage pollution in the River Thames, a new survey commissioned by Thames Water has revealed.
White Paper weak on metering: CIWEM welcomes EFRA committee report
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) has welcomed the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee’s report on the Water White Paper, which lacks any targets to increase levels of water metering.
Thames Tunnel in top 100 global infrastructure projects
The KPMG Infrastructure 100, a league table showcasing 100 of the most innovative infrastructure projects from around the world, includes Thames Water’s “supersewer” project, the Tideway Tunnel.
Behaviour change approach to water-saving could have global impact
An innovative program undertaken by projects firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) for the Water Corporation of Western Australia has demonstrated the effectiveness of using voluntary behaviour change techniques in tackling scarce water problems.
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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
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