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2011 has already seen a number of successful prosecutions brought by Severn Trent Water against a number of companies for illegal discharges into the sewer network.

Tuesday, 22 March 2011 07:31

New £10M water source for Sussex

Southern Water’s new water source for Sussex has been officially opened by Nick Herbert MP. The £10 million project at Hardham, near Pulborough, West Sussex, has included the construction of a reservoir, a pumping station at Hardham Church Farm, and the installation of a 1.8km pipeline.

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) said the Government must consider the practical delivery of a new generation of low carbon energy infrastructure alongside measures to enable future investment in its response to the Electricity Market Reform consultation.

Yorkshire Water is conducting environmentally friendly dye-tests off the coast of Runswick Bay today in a bid to build a greater understanding of how its sewer outfalls can impact on the quality of local bathing waters.

The Scottish Government has published its first ever Land Use Strategy - identifying water as a key issue.

The Government has published proposals to reduce the financial support available to larger scale solar-produced electricity as part of plans to protect financial support for homes, communities and small businesses.

Anglian Water is using Facebook to carry out a region -wide otter survey.

Leading professional technical and management support services provider has been awarded a contract for the construction management of DC Water's Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Program in Washington.

Ofwat has commissioned five independent reports on the role of system operators in bringing more competition into the water sector. The water companies were almost all opposed to the idea which was first proposed by Ofwat in July last year.

Friday, 18 March 2011 07:02

First tidal power array in Scotland

The Scottish Government has approved ScottishPower Renewables’ plans to develop a 10MW tidal power array in The Sound of Islay on Scotland’s west coast. The project, the first of its kind in the world, envisages generating enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of the whole island.

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