Taking water illegally in drought-threatened area costs man more than £7K
A private fishing lake owner has been fined £3,300 for illegally taking water from a stream in an area of ‘potential drought’ in Lincolnshire. He was also ordered to pay full costs of £3,873.
Food company ordered to pay more than £12k for dirty effluent
Food producer Bakkavor was fined £8,000 for discharging dirty effluent into an Old Leake stream at Boston last week.
Anglian Water Drought Summit - opportunity for business?
Key Anglian Water managers involved in drought strategy and mitigation will be devoting a day to discuss the challenges and the opportunities for the water supply chain.
Gorbachev NGO says World Water Forum fails to respond to water crises
The Ministerial Declaration issued at the World Water Forum this week has failed to rise up to the challenges posed by the global water crisis according to Green Cross International, the environmental NGO founded by President Gorbachev.
UK looks to Israel for new water technology
The Israeli Trade and Economic Office last week brought to the UK a delegation of Israeli water companies to present to the UK their latest technologies within the sector.
Environment Agency calls for better interconnectivity between UK water companies
The Environment Agency has called for the upcoming AMP6 price review round for water company business plans to include better interconnectivity between the utilities.
Europe urged to improve water efficiency
Europe needs to redouble efforts in using water more efficiently to avoid undermining its economy, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA).
Gorbachev calls for urgent action on global water crisis
Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev has called for urgent action on the global water crisis at the opening of the World Water Forum in Marseilles.
Drought - water companies say UK water use is "unsustainable"
The water companies have described current UK water use as unsustainable in the face of ongoing drought conditions.
Infrastructure growth steady as construction output struggles
The latest economic report from the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) shows that infrastructure is bucking the trend as challenging market conditions within the construction sector continue.
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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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