10 Feb 2022
https://www.ciwem.org/news/tackling-sewage-borne-litter Guest blog by Dr Peter Matthews, past president of CIWEM and former chair of Natural Resources Wales Government is currently calling for evidence on commonly littered and problematic plastic items. In line with its stated commitment to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042 it is consulting on bans on a range of single-use plastics. It wants […]
09 Dec 2021
CIWEM: ‘ OVERVIEW The purpose of this guide is to assist water companies with best practice for EDM to comply with the conditions within a discharge permit. This guide collates current good practice on Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) of discharges from combined sewer overflows and other permitted storm overflows. Note that this document relates to […]
01 Sep 2021
Returning by popular demand for its second year, the acclaimed Environmental Economics course, jointly developed by eftec, Environmental Policy Consulting and the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), introduces the key concepts, methods and valuation techniques used in environmental economics to tackle real world challenges. Whether you are interested in designing and delivering […]
10 Aug 2021
Where there’s muck, there’s brass – but after fifty years of value, is it time for a rethink? Dr Peter Matthews, Past President of CIWEM and former Chair of Natural Resources Wales, reflects on half a century of generating value from waste and asks if policy and priority are really aligned in the biosolids debate. There […]
11 May 2021
Article by Alastair Chisholm, Director of Policy As tactics go, talking our way to keeping global heating within 1.5oC of pre-industrial levels isn’t one we should be betting our (overheating, increasingly flood-prone) houses on. Yet that’s what we’re effectively doing in the run-up to COP26, Climate Change Committee (CCC) Chief Executive Chris Stark told an […]
05 Nov 2020
Reducing water demand – a water-efficiency wishlist This summer’s Public Accounts Committee report criticised UK water efficiency, and the authorities’ ability to better manage matters. Niki Roach and Andrew Tucker set out their wishlist for ways to cut water demand and to use a precious resource more wisely. Covid-19 has transformed the way society uses […]
12 May 2020
Among the ongoing programme of CIWEM events is a free webinar series on ‘Nature-based solutions & the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme’. Defra has paused its consultation on proposals and ideas for its Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs) which will usher in a new approach of public money paying for public goods, such as nature […]
11 Dec 2019
This Policy Position Statement (PPS) explains the importance of soils and the threats which they face. It recommends actions to address these threats. Concerted action is needed to protect soils. Their needs should be reflected in the policies and actions of all relevant stakeholders, both private and public. CIWEM supports the implementation of the 25 […]
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