New study finds 40% of UK imports come from countries with areas of high water risk
Businesses must secure their future by addressing the mounting global water crisis, experts will say today (19th May) at the launch of WWF-UK’s report ‘From Risk to Resilience: Does your business know its water risk?’. UK industry is being urged to assess supply chains both within the UK and internationally to discover where they might […]
TOPPS Water Protection: New multi-stakeholder project to improve water quality
TOPPS Water Protection, a new multi-stakeholder project dedicated to reducing pollution from agricultural sources, was launched today at an event in Brussels. The project is designed to spread the implementation of best practices on water protection, bringing advice and knowledge to farmers across Europe. The project will involve 14 EU member states* and will run […]
Wastewater reclamation authority marks start-up of advanced biogas production system
The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (VVWRA) held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday September 26, 2014, to mark the successful start-up of the operation of its new OmnivoreTM biogas production system, supplied by Anaergia Inc., and funded in part by the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. Municipal wastewater treatment […]
Reeds recycling for Agri.Cycle
The planting of a reed bed is saving a Lincolnshire based company over 24,000 litres of water per day. Agricultural plastic waste recycling company, Agri.Cycle Ltd, has recently had reed beds installed at its processing site in Caenby, in order to reduce its water consumption by cleansing and recycling waste water. The reed bed, measuring […]
United approach on water and crop protection
Inviting closer collaboration with farmers, the water companies used the Cereals 2014 event to set out a need for greater ‘high risk’ catchment targeting, in order to protect water supplies. Hosting a stand for the first time at the event, Water UK, the policy organisation for the water industry, was supported by the Metaldehyde Stewardship […]
Restricting water access may damage UK food production
The CLA has responded to the Government’s water abstraction consultation ‘Making the most of every drop’. The organisation said the Government’s proposals to reduce access to water should exclude agriculture from the regime. CLA President Henry Robinson said: “Agriculture represents less than one percent of the total licensed volumes of water, and should be […]
New reforms set to improve the way we manage our water supplies
Many individuals and businesses take untreated water from rivers and groundwater, known as water abstraction, because it is a cheap and convenient source. However, there are growing pressures on our water resources so action must be taken now to reform the system and ensure it is able to meet the challenges of the future. The […]
Water Bill must address issue of flood liability
The Association said it was unfair that landowners must either foot the bill for flood defences where the Environment Agency has withdrawn from maintenance, or potentially face legal claims “in private nuisance” from neighbouring landowners. CLA President Henry Robinson said: “Landowners should not have to stump up huge costs to pay for a shortfall resulting […]
Charge users for water efficiency, says CIWEM
Total abstractions in England and Wales are currently static or declining, but this trend is threatened by changes in climate, lifestyle, population growth and housing development. In a new policy statement on water use efficiency, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) have set out key measures needed to ensure the trend is […]
