01 Jun 2016
This is open and it will be interesting to see how it compares to the recommendations of the recently released Worsfold report on investment in flood infrastructure. Environment Agency’s Response to the Infrastructure UK peer review of flood and coastal risk management Environmental Audit Committee – EAC: Following another winter of severe UK floods, EAC […]
01 Jun 2016
National infrastructure assessment consultation includes water, sewerage and flood defences NIC ‘The National Infrastructure Commission has launched a consultation into the process and methodology of the National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA). In its plan to establish the National Infrastructure Commission, the government set out a responsibility for the commission to: analyse the UK’s long-term economic infrastructure needs […]
01 Jun 2016
STC ‘For the first time our once pristine, gin-clear English chalkstreams and rivers have been put under the microscope in a national survey to compare and investigate whether they are as healthy as they should be. And the results are truly shocking. The 2015 Riverfly Census, undertaken by Salmon & Trout Conservation UK (S&TC UK) […]
01 Jun 2016
Thanks to Richard Ashley for this report. Arcadis: This report seeks to expand on our annual Sustainable Cities Index to focus solely on water and identify which city is harnessing its water assets for the greatest long term advantage. It is our hope that city leaders find this ranking to be a valuable tool in […]
01 Jun 2016
There is no doubt that the water industry is in a very good position in relation to anaerobic digestion with it’s expertise, the resource from sewage sludge and the potential to make significant contributions to supplying base load energy supply. Three articles: 1. Decc has published its proposals for capacity market reform. It will launch […]
01 Jun 2016
The Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland have published a series of guidance notes entitled ‘Managing River Restoration: Gearing Up For The Management of River Restoration’. These documents will help to equip organisations with the necessary tools for the governance and management of river restoration projects, particularly those that utilise public funds. These guidance notes are intended to […]
01 Jun 2016
And of course it’s all legal, and sounds terribly familiar – think BHS. When the Daily Mail write like this it’s not good for reputations. By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail ‘Australian bank Macquarie is gearing up to sell its share of Thames Water after squeezing hundreds of millions of pounds out […]
31 May 2016
DCLG: Coastal Communities Fund Businesses and communities across the Great British Coast could be sailing towards a cash windfall, ministers have announced (23 May 2016). Creative coastal entrepreneurs can from today bid for a share of £90 million government funding available UK-wide over the next 4 years to support their plans to reel in jobs […]
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