Kenya tackles future water gap with 2030 Water Resources Group
The Kenya 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG) Partnership has been launched at a high level roundtable which brought together senior members of Kenya’s government, private sector and civil society to discuss solutions to bridging the gap between the country’s future water demand and supply.
Second consecutive month of below average rainfall for England
For the second consecutive month, rainfall totals for October were below average across England at 82% of the long term average, according to the Environment Agency’s latest water situation report for England.
Chancellor launches National Infrastructure Commission and pledges £100bn spend by 2020
Chancellor George Osborne will today insist better infrastructure is vital to improve the lives of British people as he commits to £100 billion of spending in this Parliament for new roads, rail, flood defences and other vital projects.
Speed up pace of infrastructure action, say two thirds of UK businesses
The majority of businesses (62%) are concerned with the pace of progress on the delivery of infrastructure projects, and over half (53%) believe they won’t see necessary upgrades in the next five years, according to the 2015 CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey.
Centre launched to tackle impacts of groundwater on urban infrastructure
Atkins has signed an agreement launching a Centre for Research and Innovation with the University of Birmingham, Imperial College London, and the British Geological Survey, to tackle the economic and environmental impacts of groundwater infiltration on urban infrastructure in the UK.
New report says UK infrastructure asset value falls behind all other G7 nations
The UK has fallen two places down the global ranking for infrastructure asset investment and now sits in 13th position behind all other G7 nations, according to the latest Global Built Asset Wealth Index published by leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets Arcadis.
Shareholder concerns grow as water impacts cost business $2.5bn this year
Water impacts have cost businesses over $2.5 billion this year, and over two thirds of companies say their business is exposed to substantive risks in the future.
New research shows over 60s struggle to pay water bills
The effects of six consecutive years of record low interest rates - which have cut older savers' returns - have been unveiled in new research which reveals that over 60s are most likely to fall into arrears with their water company.
Water UK joins EU shale gas and water work programme
Water UK, the body which represents all the UK water companies, is joining a three-year European Commission work programme to develop a best available technology reference document for oil and gas, which will take full consideration of environmental protection.
Sir John Armitt: Consensus can power infrastructure revolution
This piece was originally published on the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Infrastructure Blog
Sir John Armitt : Infrastructure forms the backbone of modern society – it not only boosts GDP and job creation but regenerates communities, protects us from flooding and supplies our energy and water. It enables the movement of essential goods into and around the UK.
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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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