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On 17 May 2023 Water Briefing reported: Yorkshire Water starts work on £180 million storm overflow reduction plan Ofwat’s enforcement capacity is set to be trebled, following the approval of an £11.3 million funding budget increase from HM Treasury. Read the full article on the Water Briefing website.
On 18 May 2023 Water UK reported: Water and sewage companies in England apologise for sewage spills and launch massive transformation programme £10 billion – more than triple current levels – ready to be invested in a new National Overflows Plan, enabling the biggest modernisation of sewers since the Victorian era, and the most ambitious…
On 17 May 2023 Water Briefing reported: HM Treasury approves £11.3 million funding increase for Ofwat – enforcement capacity set to treble Ofwat’s enforcement capacity is set to be trebled, following the approval of an £11.3 million funding budget increase from HM Treasury. Read the full article on the Water Briefing website.
On 2 May 2023 Water Magazine reported: Anglian Water fined £2.65m after sewage discharged into North Sea Anglian Water pleaded guilty and was hit with a fine of £2.65m after allowing untreated sewage to overflow into the North Sea following a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. Read the full article on the Water Magazine…
On 27 April 2023 The National Infrastructure Commission reported: NIC and CCC call for urgent action to protect infrastructure from climate risks The National Infrastructure Commission and Climate Change Committee have written jointly to government urging ministers to take steps to improve the resilience of key infrastructure services to the effects of climate change. Read…
On 27 April Water Magazine reported: South West Water (SWW) has been fined more than £2 million for a series of environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall spanning a period of four years. It is the largest ever fine imposed for environmental offences in the region. Read the full article on the Water Magazine website.…
On 24 April 2023 GOV.UK reported: Water companies and individuals urged to focus on preserving water now to get ahead of future dry spells Experts have urged water companies and individuals to focus on preserving water now to get ahead of future dry spells, after the country experienced contrasting weather bouts over the past couple…
On 21 April 2023 The World Meteorological Organisation reported: Water companies and individuals urged to focus on preserving water now to get ahead of future dry spells From mountain peaks to ocean depths, climate change continued its advance in 2022, according to the annual report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Droughts, floods and heatwaves…
On 27 February Reuters reported: Britain’s Thames Water pledges $1.92 billion to cut sewage discharges British utility Thames Water plans to invest 1.6 billion pounds ($1.92 billion) in the next two years to cut discharges into rivers and tackle pollution, after UK water firms faced a backlash over sewage outflows into waterways. England and Wales…
The Water Industry Journal reports: Increasing regulatory pressure and environmental challenges highlight a need for new knowledge and skills in the Management of Water Production. Learning & Development Associates (L&DA), a specialist provider of higher-level training for the Water and Environmental Industries, has successfully delivered their Level 5 Water Production course to learners from a…
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