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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…
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On 28 October 2022 The Guardian reported: Thérèse Coffey says targets underpinning nature recovery will not be published this month.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…