In the Ministerial Forward to the 81 page report, Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment states: "The Water framework Directive sets a framework which should provide substantial benefits for the long term sustainable management of our waters.
At the heart of the Directive is a new river basin planning system which will enable us to manage our waters in a more holistic and transparent way, following the principles of better regulation. Following consultation on draft guidance, DEFRA and the Welsh Assembly Government are issuing this guidance to the Environment Agency on river basin planning, setting out their expectations in relation to the principles and key steps of the river basin planning process and the content of the documents which the Agency must produce."
In a TV show that will explain the complex journey of the wastewater treatment process, Lakeside Equipment Corporation is set to feature in US Public Television’s All Access program with Andy Garcia.
Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo, the UK’s largest environmental event, has released the full speaker programme for its 2025 event, which now features seven shows spanning all corners of the environmental sector, under one roof at the NEC Birmingham.
We are exhibiting at WWEM – Water, Wastewater and Environmental Management Expo, which is one of the eight exhibitions taking place at the NEC, Birmingham 17-18 September 2025 as part of ESS Expo 2025. Please come along and visit us at Stand WW-S60.
Publication of the Independent Water Commission’s Final Report, alongside new legislation and updated national standards, marks a major turning point in the wider adoption of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) by water companies and developers, according to Alex Stephenson, director, SuDSPlanter.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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What is to be done about the UK’s failing utilities? Listen to Professor Dieter Helm explore the options to tackle the UK’s failing utilities – Thames Water, the Royal Mail and Network Rail in particular.