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11 Nov 2015

State of the Nation – Scotland’s Infrastructure 2015 including Flood defences & Water

State of the Nation Scotland: Infrastructure 2015, focuses on the performance, resilience, capacity and condition of Scotland’s infrastructure networks. It also analyses the economic, social and environmental benefits of infrastructure. Through the report ICE Scotland seeks to improve the planning, delivery, operation and regulation of Scotland’s infrastructure. Scotland’s approach to delivering and maintaining infrastructure requires […]

21 Sep 2015

Blueprint for Water coalition sets out vision

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Bluepint for Water, a broad coalition of environmental, water efficiency and fisheries organisations, launched its vision for a healthy water environment that people and nature can enjoy at the Houses of Parliament. There seemed to be real appetite for the vision as representatives from government, industry and NGOs – including the Secretary of State for […]

15 Jun 2015

From Risks to Resilience – Does Your Business know it’s Water Risks

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Thanks to Bruce Horton for highlighting this report that puts flesh on the bones of the major international challenges facing the water sector A new WWF report examines the physical, regulatory and reputational risks around water management that UK businesses face, both domestically and internationally. It sets out a water stewardship framework to help businesses […]

21 Apr 2015

European Commission refers the United Kingdom to Court over poor waste water collection and treatment

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European Commission ‘The European Commission is referring the United Kingdom to Court over its failure to ensure that urban waste water is adequately treated in 17 agglomerations. In the EU, Member States need adequate collection and treatment systems for urban waste water, as untreated water poses risks to human health, inland waters and the marine […]

10 Mar 2015

Fish Legal Wins Landmark Case – Water Utilities are now subject to Freedom of Information Requests

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Fish Legal ‘The environmental and angling organisation, Fish Legal, has won a major victory in a groundbreaking case against Yorkshire Water Services Ltd and United Utilities Plc, which was the culmination of a six year legal campaign for greater transparency within the water and sewerage industry. The Upper Tribunal has ruled that water companies in […]

01 Mar 2015

UK Water Partnership launched to champion sector expertise and resilience

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Public and private sector bodies have joined forces to create the UK Water Partnership, a new body to promote water resilience and UK expertise in the sector around the globe. http://www.ukwrip.org//articles/new-uk-water-partnership Countries around the world require infrastructure investment – and underpinning it all is the need for reliable and sustainable water supplies. The UK Water […]

10 Feb 2015

5 Ways to ensure Water Utility resilience and sustainability

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Sustainability and resilience are not the same thing but both require a clear assessment of the long term direction of travel. With water companies now having legal duties to deliver both sustainability and resilience this is a helpful set of ideas. Athough it’s American these ideas based on five years of research highlight key areas […]

13 Jan 2015

Regulation for Water Quality – How to Safeguard the Water Environment” – A new book

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This book by Martin Griffiths, Chris Chubb and Simon Spooner titled “Regulation for Water Quality – How to Safeguard the Water Environment” http://www.fwr.org/WQreg/index.htm has been written to make environmental water quality regulatory principles and best practice available to all – policy makers, regulators, water industry practitioners and environmental NGOs. It provides a reasonably comprehensive, innovative […]