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Bristol Water has created an online library of resources for students learning at home during lockdown. Worksheets, videos and experiments all related to water are available for KS2 and above learners.
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United Utilities has been engaged in catchment management for more than 15 years to stop pollutants entering water sources. Utility Week talks to catchment advisor Vee Moore about how different catchments are managed and some projects the company has underway.
Thames has plans to add sustainable drainage schemes in five borough across London and the Thames Valley to boost resilience and reduce flooding risk.
Waterwise is asking people to start the new year with a pledge to use less water throughout January to encourage long-term changes to habits.
Ofwat has named smart networks as an area of focus for the next AMP cycle to bring step change in water companies' service. Engineering and analysis experts from Enzen talk to Utility Week about the advantages data could bring
With the water sector less than a year into enacting PR19 business plans, Ofwat has reached out to stakeholders for input on the framework for the next price review. It asks what the sector should look like by 2040 and how to get there considering climate change, investment, affordability and resilience.
A parliamentary committee on river pollution has launched an inquiry into a range of issues - from inland bathing waters to the efficacy of Ofwat’s regulation and the cost of reducing storm overflows.
Following a consultation the EA will update guidelines for water resources management planning from 2024 to reflect changes in usage patterns because of coronavirus as well as requesting more evidence of environmental improvements
With no policy or financial incentives in place to cut methane and nitrous oxide emissions, the onus is on water companies to reduce process emissions from wastewater treatment processes, a panel of experts told Utility Week.
Four strategic water resource projects have become the first to pass the initial assessment by the Regulators Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID). The projects relating to bolstering water resources in Southern's western region include a recycling scheme, a desalination plant and a reservoir.
Peter Perry, who joined Welsh Water as an apprentice, became chief executive in the midst of the pandemic after Chris Jones retired in April. He chats with Utility Week about getting through 2020, the projects that excite him for AMP7 and what billpayers expect from their water company