Green light for vital part of £30m Mytholmroyd flood defence scheme
Plans to construct flood walls at an industrial estate in Mytholmroyd to provide better protection for both businesses and residents have been approved by Calderdale Flood Recovery and Resilience Partnership Board.
Thames Water - Ofwat flags up catalogue of operational and management failures on leakage
Ofwat’s consultation paper on its proposal to impose a penalty on Thames Water for significant failures in its leakage reduction performance published last week has revealed a catalogue of failures in the delivery vehicle the water company put in place to deliver its leakage activities.
Commons Committee want Government to make climate risk reporting for large companies and pensions compulsory
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is calling on the Government to make it mandatory for all large companies and asset owners—such as pension funds—to report their exposure to climate change risks and opportunities by 2022.
Parliamentary inquiry into heatwaves to hear evidence from water experts
The Environmental Audit Committee will today hear oral evidence from water experts as part of its ongoing inquiry into how the UK is planning on adapting to the growing risk of heatwaves resulting from climate change,
Times targets utilities in investigation into UK transport infrastructure
In the first of a series of investigations into the state of Britain’s transport infrastructure, The Times newspaper is reporting that the number of utility companies fined for over-running roadworks has doubled in five years “amid warnings that contractors are causing traffic chaos and leaving streets in a crumbling state.”
Government warned England faces taps running dry without infrastructure improvements
The Government is being warned that England’s homes and businesses could face having their water supplies cut off in times of severe drought, if the water industry does not improve infrastructure and water efficiency.
Yorkshire Water appoints Sweco for three-year telemetry project
Engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco UK has won a three-year contract with Yorkshire Water to manage the installation of telemetry assets at 1,200 waste water sites.
Environment Agency says different approach is needed to tackle flooding over next 50 years
Over the next century a different approach is needed to protect the country from flooding, the Environment Agency’s Chief Executive said in a keynote speech at the opening of the annual Flood and Coast Conference today.
Carbon Trust launches project to reduce costs & underwater noise in offshore wind construction
The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of BLUE PILOT, a large-scale demonstration project aimed at reducing costs and underwater noise during construction of offshore wind farms as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA).
Yorkshire Water to host supply chain event on £1.1bn AMP7 opportunities
Yorkshire Water is to host a supply change event to highlight opportunities within its Yorkshire Alliance from 2019 onwards at Shine in Leeds on Monday 19 March 2018 - the utility will have an anticipated spend in the Alliance for a maximum period 11 years from 2019 of circa £1.1 billion.