Save the date! To celebrate 20 years since we received our Royal Charter and 25 years since we became the 102nd Livery Company, we are entering our Float – The Magic Tap – in the Lord Mayor’s Show in November. Many thanks to the members who have made this possible…...
Independent Water Commission’s key proposals
Members of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators have worked to share their knowledge and enperience, on behalf of the Company, with government, agencies, regulators and other organisations. We have supported the work of The Independent Water Commission (IWC) established by the UK and Welsh governments in October 2024. Its…...
Congratulations to Imperial winner
Congratulations to Hanzhi Chen for winning a Water Conservators’ Company Dissertation Prize for his dissertation entitled ‘The Impacts of Flame Retardants on Soil Quality, Human Health and the Environment from Agricultural Use of Sewage Sludge’, submitted for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering at Imperial, London. Deputy…...
The New Towns Task Force and Water
The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators has offered to provide the government’s New Towns Task Force with a detailed briefing on regulations governing water use and waste water disposal, and the relevant government strategies as they relate to housing development. The briefing will be based on the Company’s submissions to…...
Sustainability Policy update
The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators has the promotion of sustainability at the heart of its thinking and activities, well captured in its vision of ‘Promoting a Diverse and Sustainable Environment’. It has broadened its Climate Action Plan into a Sustainability Policy with objectives that are consistent with the United…...
Environment Agency consultation on the proposed Enforcement Levy for Water Companies
In response to the Environment Agency (EA) consultation, the Water Conservators agreed, in principle, that the EA needs to be adequately funded to carry out its duties of permitting and enforcement for the Water Industry. But it suggested that the execution of the requirements of the Water (Special Measures) Act…...
