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Sewage monitoring requirements watered down

Sewage monitoring requirements watered down

The nationwide programme to enhance the monitoring of sewage releases has been watered down, after companies raised cost concerns relating to the government’s plan. Following pushback from water industry representatives the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the new monitoring mandate will no longer apply to storm overflows which have fewer than 10 spills per year over a five-year average.

2 years ago

Lords block ‘unconservative’ bid to relax water pollution rules

The House of Lords has blocked the government’s attempts to relax rules around the pollution of waterways. In a fiery debate on the proposed amendment to the Energy Bill, former Climate Change Committee chair Lord Deben labelled the move as “entirely unconservative” and added that it was “one of the worst pieces of legislation” he has ever seen. The proposed amendment on scrapping nutrient neutrality measures was introduced by Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove last month. He claimed it would free up developers to build thousands of homes.

2 years ago

Urgent crackdown needed on water’s £200m FOG problem

2 years ago

Ofwat seeks net zero innovations

2 years ago

Yorkshire to store wastewater in new wetland

2 years ago

Tideway boss pockets £1.7m bonus

2 years ago

Helm: Breaking up Thames would be a good start

Economist Dieter Helm has proposed dividing beleaguered Thames into two public limited companies with simplified ownership to improve management and prevent financial engineering. The sector's long-term critic also took Ofwat to task for not taking steps to strip poorly-performing companies of their licences and proposed reverting to the single-company structures of the original privatised companies.

2 years ago

Government ‘hellbent’ on removing environmental protections

2 years ago

Water UK: Misleading sewage claims help no one

2 years ago

Weekend press: Health check of England’s waters faces six-year wait

2 years ago

Probe launched into Yorkshire’s poor bathing water quality  

2 years ago

Unlimited fines for polluting firms edge closer

2 years ago

Call for urgent wetland reforms

2 years ago

Six water companies face £800m lawsuit

2 years ago

Water firms urged to step up emissions ambitions for PR24

2 years ago

Coffey slammed for lack of meetings with water bosses

2 years ago

Can the sector innovate through troubled waters?

Amid turbulent times for the water sector, the seventh Northumbrian Innovation Festival welcomed thousands of guests seeking the answers to the sector's most pressing problems. Utility Week caught up with the firm's chief executive Heidi Mottram and chief information officer Nigel Watson, as well as witnessing some of the many innovations on display.

2 years ago

How innovation can make water sexy

2 years ago

Water minister dodges social tariff and wet wipe commitments

2 years ago

Thames knock-on effect hurts listed water firms

2 years ago

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