The Water Conservation Trust is proud to help fund the Year In Industry Student of River Holme Connections, a river catchment charity in Yorkshire. An important part of the job is to support engagement sessions in local primary schools, teaching young children about the importance of healthy river ecosystems. Attached…...

The Water Conservation Trust’s Schools Programme aims to enhance learning in water related science and the environment in schools, particularly those with high levels of disadvantaged children. The attached report from our recent Trust meeting gives details on the many projects that are making a key difference to children lives…...

The Company has responded to two Defra consultations on permitting. One on industrial emissions and one on very small sewage discharges. In doing so the Company observed that these are  both parts of a fragmented approach to permitting .It supported both sets of  proposals pro-tem with the caveat that, in…...

There has been some public discussion on the use of biosolids on agricultural land . The Company has produced a Thinkpiece summarising the current facts about the whole issue of bioresources management, and this can be found on the Company website Thinkpiece...

The Company has responded to recent consultations by Defra on Biodiversity Net Gain, putting forward some radical suggestions for a more integrated and less fragmented approach. The full response can be found elsewhere on the website....

Last week, Past Master Peter Matthews attended the NWG Innovation Festival in Newcastle as a panellist in the Bioresources Dragons’ Den, at the invitation of AtkinsRéalis. The event provided him with an opportunity to speak about the work of the Water Conservators. The discussions, together with recent Guardian articles, have…...

The Company has responded to the Interim Report of the Independent Water Commission. It agrees with several of the points made by the Commission but focussed on ensuring that the final report recognises the key role of river catchments and basins is maintained in future structures. The response may be…...