Environment Agency receives applications for Surrey oilfield permits
The Environment Agency has received 3 applications for environmental permits at the Holmwood oil and gas site, off Coldharbour Lane, Surrey.
Whitbread applies for WSSL self-supply licences
Whitbread Group PLC has applied for a Water Supply Licence and Sewerage Licence with a self-supply authorisation and proposal by Ofwat to modify the standard licence conditions that will apply to Whitbread, if it is granted a self- supply licence.
New report reveals benefits of circular business models for built environment
Arup and BAM have launched a study exploring the benefits that circular business models (CBMs) offer stakeholders within the built environment sector.
World’s largest competitive water market opens in England today
The world’s largest competitive water market, valued at £2.4 billion, opens today, Saturday 1st Apri, representing the biggest shake up to the UK water industry since privatisation in 1989.
NASA: sea ice extent sinks to record lows at both poles
Arctic sea ice appears to have reached a record low wintertime maximum extent on March 7, according to scientists at NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado.
MPs to examine UK's role in Arctic sustainability
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched a new inquiry into the UK's role in Arctic sustainability.
NAO report warns Internal Drainage Boards vulnerable to potential conflicts of interest
A new report from the National Audit Office is warning that the current requirements for oversight and assurance of Internal Drainage Boards are not sufficient to ensure they are able to meet the expectations associated with public expenditure, leaving them vulnerable to potential conflicts of interest.
Bristol businesses ready for new water market
Nearly 70% of businesses in the Bristol Water supply area are ready for the new retail market which opens for business in April, according to a new survey.
Planning for extremes in the UK water sector – a spotlight on water resources
Ben Piper, technical director at Atkins, explores how the UK water sector is putting plans in place to address growing levels of extreme weather events in the face of climate change and population growth.
New UN water report looks as wastewater as valuable resource, not waste
The United Nations has published a new report which advocates a paradigm shift to view the vast quantities of domestic, agricultural and industrial wastewater discharged globally into the environment everyday as a valuable resource rather than as a costly problem.
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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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