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Water quality standards met at 99% of bathing sites

Water quality at designated bathing sites is at its highest standard since classifications began in 2015 with 99% attaining acceptable quality and almost 95% being classed as good or excellent. However, the UK’s first designated inland bathing site in the River Wharfe in Ilkley was rated as poor in its inaugural assessment by the Environment Agency.

3 years ago

Bevan: We’re going to need a bigger stick

Head of the Environment Agency James Bevan has said regulators need to “think differently, speak softly and carry a bigger stick,” working with operators to protect the environment and improve waterways but being “far firmer” if they fail to cooperate. He also called for “fewer, simpler and better” regulations to achieve environmental goals.

3 years ago

Yorkshire to invest £13m at bathing river site

Yorkshire Water has set out £13 million of investment to improve water quality in the River Wharfe in Ilkley which was the first inland bathing site designated last year. The company stressed that its interventions alone would not be sufficient to transform the river and called on stakeholders to work together to tackle pollution at source

3 years ago

OEP chair says body will not rely on fines for enforcement

3 years ago

England facing larger water shortage than previously forecast

England could face a daily water deficit of 3,435 megalitres by 2050 - an extra 1,500 megalitres over the previous forecast from two years ago - if no action is taken to prevent the shortage, regional water resource groups have warned. Representatives of the groups said demand reduction will play a vital role in managing water resources across the country until major infrastructure projects can be completed.

3 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Gas bills soar as Ovo ‘moves £21m around’

In our latest round-up of national newspaper coverage, questions are raised after Ovo Energy paid £21 million to a company owned by its founder, while soaring gas prices have led to calls for greater protections for customers using communal heating. Elsewhere, a council in Shropshire has promised to put pressure on water companies following the frequent discharge of sewage into its county waterways.

3 years ago

EAC calls for culture of ‘water citizenship’

4 years ago

Royal de-commission: Reconfiguring London’s water during a £25m reservoir upgrade

4 years ago

Innovation round-up: smart meter ‘blackspots’, priority services registers and recycling EV batteries

4 years ago

Metering and smoother transactions prioritised in MOSL plans

MOSL has set five key priorities for the coming year to improve services to customers in the non-household market by ensuring better quality data is available, smoothing interactions between wholesalers and retailers, and undertaking a strategic review of metering.

4 years ago

Wessex cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff

4 years ago

Ofwat urged to limit executive bonuses for pollution failures

4 years ago

SES site retains sector’s only biodiversity benchmark

4 years ago

CMA likely to approve Bristol acquisition

4 years ago

Innovation trends for 2022: From ‘all grown-up’ AI to hyper-automation

4 years ago

Thames partners with disability group to grow PSR

4 years ago

Changing the story to achieve net zero

4 years ago

RAPID calls for projects to embrace renewable energy

4 years ago

Access control in a complex production and distribution chain

4 years ago

Weekend press round-up: ‘No quick fix’ to energy crisis

The ongoing energy crisis continued to grab headlines in the weekend’s papers, with experts warning there is “no quick fix”, Labour urging the government to impose a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to fund support for struggling households and Tory MPs claiming the Treasury is set to see its own £1bn windfall from VAT on energy bills.

4 years ago