Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation

A critical moment for freshwater: our response to the Water White Paper - Freshwater Habitats Trust

Today, the Government has published its long-awaited Water White Paper setting out its initial proposals for reforming water management in England.

Defra announces plans to streamline agricultural pollution regulation in Water White Paper

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Thames21 issues preliminary response to government’s Water White Paper

We are currently reviewing and analysing the government’s ‘Water White Paper’ to inform our comprehensive response. In the meantime, we have conducted a preliminary scan and highlighted the key points below. While there are positives in what the government describes as a “once-in-a-generation” reform of the UK’s water system, without meaningful investment it cannot deliver the bold, transformative change needed for our communities or the environ…

UK Water System Overhaul: What New Reforms Mean

For many Nigerians living in the UK, water is one of those things you only notice when it goes wrong. A burst pipe, brown tap water, sudden outages, or sewage pollution in local rivers can quickly turn everyday life upside down. Now, the UK government says it is rolling out what it calls a once-in-a-generation plan to fix a system that has frustrated households for years. On Tuesday 20 January, ministers unveiled a new Water White Paper aimed at…

Water white paper aims to smooth capital delivery

A regulatory shake-up announced today is set to reshape the water industry’s capital delivery, offering contractors greater visibility over future workloads and smoothing the transition between investment cycles. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs today (20 January) released its water white paper, which… The post Water white paper aims to smooth capital delivery appeared first on Construction News.

Water White Paper to overhaul UK water system

The Water White Paper sets out powers for the new regulator, delivering tougher oversight and stronger accountability for water companies A wave of water system reforms have been put forward in a new Water White Paper, seeking to rectify the failings of Ofwat. Announced yesterday by Defra and the environment secretary Emma Reynolds, the plans outline £16bn of direct investment into updating storm overflows and reducing phosphorus to reduce the i…