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On 22 January 2026, Water Magazine reported: Thames Water launches a £5.7 billion tender notice to bring a contractor on board to build its proposed new reservoir. The newly named White Horse Reservoir would secure water supply for 15 million people across the South East, including Thames Water, Southern Water and Affinity Water customers. Around…
On 21 January 2026, Water Magazine reported: The government’s long-awaited Water White Paper, A new vision for water, published by Defra yesterday (20 January), has been met with a cautiously mixed response across the water sector, with broad support for regulatory reform tempered by concerns over pace, funding and ambition. Read the full article on…
In L&DA’s water production courses we compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks of Surface and ground waters. The UN World Water Development Report 2022 “Groundwater – making the invisible visible” will look at many aspects of groundwater from its use on small islands to its resilience and sustainability. Perhaps we need to know some…
Learning & Development Associates hosted the latest iteration of the Management of Water Sector Risk & Resilience webinar on 8 December 2021. In the wake of COP26, water resilience is an increasing topic of focus across the global water industry. With growing risks from our already changing climate, ensuring resilience is now more important than…
On 11 March 2021, we were delighted to welcome delegates from across the water industry and supply chain to the first networking webinar in a series of L&DA online events. The free to attend webinar focused on the Management of Water Sector Risk and Resilience and how organisations can improve their risk management capability in…
The water industry is well experienced in dealing with problems including exercises in emergency planning. All water companies should allow for succession plans and help their staff develop into roles as they develop the managers of the future. However, the pressing question now is; has Covid-19 going to cause us to re-evaluate this approach? At…
Start with the basics! On water treatment sites, all workers should be familiar with the “blue card” or water hygiene requirements, therefore one Government mantra that resonates is “Wash your hands“. Now more than ever it is essential to ensure all staff are regularly washing their hands. Sadly, studies indicate that possibly more than 20%…
On 26th May 2020, Learning & Development Associates attended Aquatech’s first virtual breakout online webinar. As water continues to be a critical player in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19, embracing digital transformation, innovation and resilience has become key in succeeding during these difficult times. The webinar discussed how their characteristics have impacted the…
As Ofwat quite rightly states, “what customers want is confidence that clean, safe drinking water will be reliably available and that they can rely on their wastewater being taken away.” Each water company will have planned their own Risk and Resilience responses broadly based on Ofwat’s model of operational, corporate, and financial resilience. But you…
We live in unprecedented times! This statement punctuates nearly every news broadcast and Government briefing we hear these days. What does this mean to the water industry? At present most water companies have a significant proportion of their workforce working, at least in part, from home. However, the work of operations and maintenance of these…
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