EU Parliament endorses ‘leaking’ water strategy in plenary

EA urges water companies to tackle leakage as England faces driest spring in decades - Bathroom Manufacturers Association

The Environment Agency has called on water companies to take stronger action to protect the nation’s water resources, following the driest start to spring in nearly 70 years. The warning came as the National Drought Group, comprising the Environment Agency, Met Office, government officials, regulators, water companies, farmers and conservationists, met to assess the current water situation and plan for the months ahead. This year, England has ex…

EU Parliament endorses ‘leaking’ water strategy in plenary

Today, the European Parliament voted in plenary on a draft report outlining its position on the upcoming EU Water Resilience Strategy. Conservative and far-right members further weakened the text beyond the rollbacks introduced by their counterparts at the ENVI Committee last month, by significantly downplaying the role of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in addressing the EU’s water crisis and diluting measures to tackle water pollution. This move …