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On 3 November 2022 The Guardian reported: Environment Agency’s James Bevan says he wants to change law that provides tough water testing regime. The head of the Environment Agency has signalled he wants to change a key regulation on water quality which repeatedly exposes how English rivers are being choked in a cocktail of sewage…
On 28 October 2022 The Guardian reported: Thérèse Coffey says targets underpinning nature recovery will not be published this month. The government has delayed publication of clean water and biodiversity targets, putting it in breach of its Environment Act, ministers have admitted. Read the full article by Helena Horton on The Guardian website.
On 16 October 2022 Mail Online reported: Water levels at Wimbleball Lake, on Exmoor in Somerset, have dropped to 20% Comes after England faced its driest summer since 1995 and sixth on record This time last year Wimbleball, which can store 21,000 megalitres, was 70% full South West Water expects continued pressure on reservoir levels…
On 3 October 2022 Ofwat reported: Most water companies will be hit by financial penalties because of missed targets, the regulator Ofwat announced today. Overall, for those 11 companies, almost £150m is planned to be taken off customers’ bills in the next financial year because of missed targets on areas such as water supply interruptions,…
On 3 October 2022 Ofwat reported: Entries for the third round of Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge will open today, offering up to £38 million to incentivise innovation in the water sector. The competition, run by Ofwat in partnership with Challenge Works and supported by Arup and Isle Utilities, has already recognised a number of winners…
On 31 August 2022 The Guardian reported: Charity says strategy is unlawful and will allow storm overflows to dump raw sewage for next 28 years. The UK government’s plan to cut millions of hours of raw sewage discharges by water companies each year is facing a judicial review on the grounds that it is unlawful.…
On 16 August 2022 The Guardian reported: The head of the water regulator for England and Wales has defended water companies against criticism over not building new reservoirs despite high levels of executive bonuses and shareholder dividends. David Black, the chief executive of Ofwat, also said old pipes were not to blame for leaks and…
Latest annual Environmental Performance Assessment shows environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies has declined. The Environment Agency has released its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies. The report shows that overall in 2021, the performance of the companies fell to the lowest level we have…
“After the Environment Agency required the water industry to install monitors on overflows, data shows that their use is now not exceptional. In some cases, up to 200 discharges a year are occurring. This is obviously unacceptable on public health grounds. Whilst zero discharges are technically achievable the cost of this may not be justified;…
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