Environment Agency completes floodplain enhancement partnership project
The Environment Agency has completed a river and floodplain enhancement project in partnership with the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Stour Valley Project, and a landowner.
South West Water partners in tree planting scheme improve water quality
South West Water is partnering in an ambitious project to plant 40,000 trees to help improve bathing water quality in Combe Martin which starts this month.
MPs on EAC call for climate and nature investment to be prioritised in economic recovery
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is warning that if the economic recovery from Covid-19 is not used as an opportunity to 'grow back better', climate change and biodiversity collapse may deliver an even greater crisis – and calling on the Government to prioritise climate and nature investment .
National Infrastructure Commission calls for 'aim for gain' to support natural capital assets
Infrastructure developments should aim to leave the environment in a measurably better condition than before to reinforce steps already being taken to protect the UK’s diminishing natural resources, according to a new discussion paper by the National Infrastructure Commission.
HM Treasury – new report warns "nature is a blind spot in economics that we ignore at our peril"
An independent, global review on the Economics of Biodiversity commissioned by HM Treasury is warning that a fundamental change in how we think about and approach economics is needed if we are to reverse biodiversity loss and protect and enhance our prosperity.
Peak District - United Utilities lets large parcels of land in Goyt Valley and High Peak
Regional water firm, United Utilities, has let large parcels of land in the Goyt Valley and High Peak to two young farmers who are breathing new life into the Peak District.
Affinity Water launches scheme to prevent introduction and spread of Invasive Non-Native Species
Affinity Water has launched a new scheme and is calling on environmental enthusiasts and interested groups to help stop the spread of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) within the Affinity Water supply area.
Planning go-ahead for £15m Otter Valley river restoration project
A £15 million EU-funded project to help a river valley in Devon adapt to climate change and create an internationally important wildlife reserve now has planning permission.
SES Water receives Wildlife Trusts’ gold standard biodiversity award in water industry first
SES Water has achieved The Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark for enhancing and protecting the biodiversity at its Elmer Water Treatment Works in Leatherhead – with two more sites expected to follow by 2025.
£40m funding from Green Recovery Challenge Fund projects to plant 800,000 trees
Projects which will see 800,000 trees planted across England have been awarded a share of almost £40 million from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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