Leading UK industry body calls for permanent Infrastructure Authority
Leading UK manufacturers organization the EEF has called for the creation of a permanent UK Infrastructure Authority to address the nation’s long term strategic infrastructure requirements.
CPA warns cost increases hindering UK construction sector
The Construction Products Association is warning that cost increases are hindering construction despite growth in Q2 2014.
California to vote on $7.5bn water plan
California’s Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has signed legislation to put a comprehensive water bond before voters this November which is designed to provide funding for more than US$7.5bn (£4.3bn) of projects.
Portsmouth Water: regrets not a statutory consultee in planning process for fracking
Portsmouth Water has issued a statement clarifying its role with regard to the possible use of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas production in its area of supply and expressing regret that it is not a statutory consultee to the planning process.
Fracking:proposals for exploratory drilling in Co Fermanagh rejected
Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan has rejected Tamboran’s proposals for exploratory drilling in Fermanagh to test for shale gas under permitted development rights.
ISO publishes International Standard to measure water footprint
The International Organization for Standardization, the world's largest developer of voluntary International Standards, has published a new Standard enabling organisations worldwide to measure their water footprint.
Competitions call for infrastructure ideas for Northern England
Two new competitions have been launched to identify infrastructure ideas for northern England from industry professionals and members of the public age 25 and under.
New reports warn of worldwide water shortage by 2040
Water is used around the world for the production of electricity, but new research results show that there will not be enough water in the world to meet demand by 2040 if the energy and power situation does not improve before then.
London faces stark wake-up call on capital’s infrastructure requirements
The Mayor of London is warning that the city is set to exceed its record level of population within months and risks losing its position among the world’s elite cities unless a major programme of infrastructure investment is put in place to allow the capital to continue to operate efficiently and successfully.
Test shale oil drill application rejected in West Sussex - but water not an issue
An application by Celtique Energie to create a temporary exploratory hydrocarbon (oil/gas) site to test drill for shale oil on land near the village of Wisborough Green in West Sussex has been turned down this week by West Sussex County Council.
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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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