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Drought Risk Climbs 29 percent ‘In 20 Years’
Drought risk – a global problem – has climbed by 29 per cent in the last 20 years, a new report has revealed, indicating that as the climate emergency grows, more and more people all over the world...
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The Case For Non-Household Enhanced Metering Technology
Smart meters are now widely available for domestic customers to help them track their water usage and consumption, but it’s possible that there could be far-reaching benefits for businesses and the...
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Wild Wiske Revival Project To Improve Water Quality
A three-year £230,000 project in North Yorkshire has been underway to help drive improvements in the water quality of a local river near Northallerton, carried out between the Environment Agency and...
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Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) & WISER: A Quick Guide
To help water companies around the UK improve the environment, reduce flood risks, comply with legal requirements and build resilience for both the environment and customers, the Environment Agency...
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Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) Driving Private...
The second round of the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) has just been announced by Defra and the Environment Agency, with grants of up to £100,000 provided to organisations and...
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Water Quality Monitoring Tackles River Wye Pollution
The Environment Agency is making strategic use of citizen science data to give its water quality monitoring activity a boost and help it decide where and how to tackle pollution on the River Wye,...
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How Does Phosphorus Impact Food & Water Security?
Water quality degradation is a global problem, leading to biodiversity loss and increased health risks for wildlife, plants and animals, as a result of polluted waters. One of the biggest causes of...
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The Importance Of Chalk Stream Restoration
Project https://www.chilternsaonb.org With the water crisis intensifying around the world in line with climate change, more extreme weather events, population growth, ageing infrastructure and water...
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How To Save Water During A Heatwave
Although we’ve seen a fair bit of rain and drizzle over the last few days in many parts of the country, it seems that the UK should now brace itself for some drier, hotter conditions, with the Met...
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Water Scarcity In Europe: A Growing Concern
It’s relatively easy to fall into the trap of thinking that drought and water stress and scarcity are issues that happen in far flung places of the world, taking places thousands of miles away in...
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Drought Conditions Reveal Submerged Secrets Of The Deep
As the climate crisis intensifies around the world, drought conditions are becoming more frequent and drought risk is now expected to increase as a result of climate change in many vulnerable...
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Scotland Water Scarcity Risk Reaches ‘Significant’ Level
Businesses around Scotland are now being called upon by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to implement water-saving measures across their sites, with water scarcity levels now...
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Govt Publishes Sewage Discharge Reduction Plan
At the start of the year, the Environmental Audit Committee issued a warning that just 14 per cent of rivers in England met good ecological status, polluted by the likes of sewage, agriculture,...
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Drought Status For All Of South-West England
The whole of south-west England has been classified as being in drought, following this year’s hot summer that saw some of the driest conditions in almost 90 years hit the region. As such, the...
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Residential care home business engages water consultants to reduce their...
A residential care home business called in water consultants H2O Building Services to help them reduce their ever increasing water bills for their 15 sites. These businesses are under increasing...
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Water procurement: So what is the perfect business solution ?
Since water market opening, eligible customers have been able to choose who provides their water and waste water services. For customers to benefit from the water market they must be aware of the...
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What Is The Water Heroes Academy?
There are all sorts of innovative ways in which the issues of water stress and scarcity are being addressed around the world… and one of these is the Water Heroes Academy, a global network of...
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Just the process of switching water supplier uncovers historical water bill...
Switching water supplier has many benefits for none residential customers, for example: – Reducing water and wastewater costs from default charges to negotiated contract rates, savings on average...
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World “On The Cusp” Of Crossing 1.5 C Degree Threshold
A new artificial intelligence-led study has suggested that global warming will reach 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial averages in the early 2030s, no matter how much emissions rise or fall over...
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Dry February Sparks Fresh England Drought Concerns
The lack of rainfall at the start of this year is causing concern in some quarters, with dry conditions in February and very little in the way of rain forecast for the springtime months potentially...
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UK Rivers Branded A National Disgrace
Waterways around the UK have been branded a “national disgrace” by the chief executive of the Wildlife Trusts, with various rivers in England now at particular risk from pollution such as plastics,...
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What Are Forever Chemicals & Why Are They A Problem?
Freshwater sources around the UK – and, indeed, around the world – are being put under increasing amounts of pressure because of climate change, population growth, increased urbanisation, water...
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Yorkshire Water businesses are paying far more than they need on their water...
Businesses are still coping with the stresses and strains of substantial increases in energy costs, and now water is on the up with wholesale water charges increasing from 1st April 2023....
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Unlimited Fines For Illegal Sewage Discharges?
The government has announced that it is keen to lift the £250,000 cap for penalties relating to illegal sewage discharges into rivers and the sea carried out by water companies, part of plans to...
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Southern Water Outlines Plans To Reduce Storm Overflow Usage
Utility company Southern Water has outlined its plans to reduce the use of storm overflows, as part of a two-year programme to expand both its engineering and nature-based solutions, with the aim...
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Hot Topic: Spain’s Long-Term Drought
Last year, drought conditions in Europe really hit the headlines, with a series of intense heatwaves leading the continent to experience its hottest summer on record which, in turn, resulted in...
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£2.65 Million Fine For Anglian Water After Sewage Discharge
The Environment Agency has successfully brought a prosecution against Anglian Water following a series of failures on the part of the company to manage and monitor effluent at its Jaywick Water...
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In Preparation For The Shocks Of A Changing Climate
There’s no escaping the topic of climate change these days – and nor should there be. Discussing such a severe existential threat is a must if we’re to adapt to and mitigate the effects of global...
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UK Government In Water Industry Bonus Culture Crackdown
As the global water crisis deepens all around us, it is perhaps unsurprising that the significant bonuses being paid out to water company chief executives each year is now hitting the headlines with...
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Business and Public Sector organisations brace for impact as water bills soar!
It’s interesting that very little noise has been made within the media circles regarding the recent increases in water, wastewater, trade effluent and surface water charges for business and public...
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