environment - WWT
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High Court orders landlord to fix polluting pipes in landmark case
A landmark High Court ruling has boosted Thames Water's efforts to tackle the major issue
of misconnections, a hidden...
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Ofwat calls for views on developing water resources market
Water regulator Ofwat is seeking views from interested parties about the development and
implementation of a bilateral...
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Summer bathing water testing begins in England
The Environment Agency has resumed seasonal water quality testing at more than 400
popular swimming spots.
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Brits significantly underestimate water use - WRAS study
Nearly a quarter of Brits admit they have no idea how much water they use, according
to a study commissioned by the Water...
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Severn Trent 'Community Champions' plant thousands of trees
Volunteers from Severn Trent have spent the last year helping clean up the region's
rivers and improve the company’s...
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Affinity Water warns of shortages unless Government acts now
Affinity Water has said the Government must go further and faster to prevent a £40
billion water crisis.
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EA, OS and SEPA develop 'MasterMap' of Britain's watercourses
Ordnance Survey (OS), the Environment Agency (EA) and the Scottish Environment
Protection Agency (SEPA) have collaborated...
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'Greta Thunberg effect' could help push SuDS forward
Growing support for action on climate change could help SuDS to progress in England,
speakers told the WWT Sustainable...
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Cash-for-trash initiative looks to save Britain's waterways
Environmental consultancy APEM has launched a 'cash-for-trash' initiative to help tackle
the problem of plastic pollution...
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Irish Water apologises for activated sludge spill
Irish Water has apologised to the public after a tank failure at Dublin's Ringsend
Wastewater Treatment Plant caused a...
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Yorkshire Water starts £17M phosphorus removal schemes
Yorkshire Water has begun work on a £17 million investment to improve the final
effluent released into rivers and becks...
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Tideway scoops sustainability award
Tideway, the company delivering the Thames Tideway Tunnel, has been rewarded at the
Sustainability Leaders Awards 2019 for...
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Opinion: How will the UK protect the environment after Brexit?
The Draft Environment (Principles & Governance) Bill leaves several unanswered questions
about the enforcement of the...
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New environmental scorecards assess PR19 plans
Blueprint for Water, part of the Wildlife and Countryside Link nature coalition, has
published new scorecards that analyse...
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South West Water backs ‘Year of Green Action'
South West Water is planning to hold a year-long series of environmental events for staff
and the public.
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