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Defra promises to double flood protection investment

Defra promises to double flood protection investment

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled a strategy that puts natural capital solutions central to England’s flood defence and risk planning. Defra promised to double spending on flood defences and coastal erosion to £5.6 billion over the next six years and place water resource management at the heart of its vision.

5 years ago

Northumbrian invests in second gas-to-grid plant

Northumbrian has invested £9.5 million in harnessing biomethane from the wastewater treatment process that will cut energy bills for the company and, once returned to National Grid, will power up to 5,000 homes

5 years ago

Greater understanding of CSOs needed

5 years ago

‘Make some noise’ for water efficiency

Anglian chief executive Peter Simpson has called for water - “our most precious resource” -  to be central to the climate change debate, while shadow environment minister Luke Pollard urged the sector to “make more noise” to put it there. Both were speaking on the first day of Waterwise's virtual conference.

5 years ago

Committee calls for government intervention to future-proof water supplies

5 years ago

Plugging the 3,170 million litre leak

5 years ago

Water bills fall but affordability remains concern for customers

5 years ago

Water efficiency pleas must be tailored to specific customers

5 years ago

United Utilities launches innovation accelerator

5 years ago

Water sector underperforms but gains trust

5 years ago

Wastewater analysed to detect coronavirus

Wastewater could be an early indicator of outbreaks of Covid-19, as non-infectious, genetic material from the virus is understood to survive in faeces. Research into the detection and behaviour of the virus is being undertaken across the UK and hailed as the 'canary in the coalmine' for the disease

5 years ago

CCC pushes for water metering and labelling

The Committee on Climate Change has called on Defra to increase water metering, set more ambitious leakage and consumption targets and introduce mandatory water efficiency labelling. Anglian Water's climate change and carbon manager Matt Pluke welcomed the recognition of the water sector’s role in achieving the net zero target but said more needs to be done to eliminate emissions from heating.

5 years ago

Thames flushes out fatbergs across capital

Thames Water has shifted almost 700 tonnes of debris from its sewer network including fatbergs and concretebergs that form when improper materials are disposed of down the drain.

5 years ago

Early engagement needed on SuDS

Early engagement with stakeholders is needed to plan for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and for green urbanisation, a civil planning event heard.

5 years ago

UKWIR examines consumption in project to halve abstraction

The largest research project of its kind has been launched by the UK Water Industry Research with companies across the UK and Ireland to understand consumption as part of a larger investigation into reducing abstraction.

5 years ago

Public concern for environment growing but water left behind

Despite the driest spring on record the British public still overwhelmingly considers the UK to be a wet place and many have no concerns about future water supplies. That is according to a new report by Love Water which also suggests people are more aware and concerned about the natural world as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.

5 years ago

NI Water: ‘Act now to protect water supplies’

5 years ago

Wastewater team creates mobile testing units

A team from Northumbrian Water has created a mobile testing system to analyse wastewater during treatment to improve the quality of discharge.

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Ofwat sets out its three-pronged approach to £200m innovation fund

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WRSE unveils framework for resilience planning

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