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WATER IN THE UK – TOO MUCH DEMAND, TOO LITTLE SUPPLY

CITY WATER DEBATE 2026 Bakers’ Hall, London, Wednesday 18th March Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators The UK is running out of water. Population and economic growth combined with climate change mean that consumption is increasingly outstripping supply. We are already abstracting more water from the environment than…...

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England needs “complete behavioural change at national level” from water users

CITY WATER DEBATE 2026 Bakers’ Hall, London, Wednesday 18 March Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators NEWS RELEASE England needs “complete behavioural change at national level” from water users if it is to meet the challenge posed by a predicted shortfall in the public water supply of 5…...

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Invest in your Future – Help us support education and research in water and the environment

The Water Conservation Trust is encouraging more members of the Company and friends to contribute to its work. Protecting all our futures lies at the heart of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators. That is why our charity, the Water Conservation Trust CIO, is promoting knowledge, research and education of…...

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Are We Prepared? Livery Climate Action Group Annual Conference

“Are We Prepared” was the theme of this year’s Livery Climate Action Group (LCAG) Annual Conference held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall on the 26th January 2026. Alderman Alison Gowman, LCAG Chair, along with Sheriff and Deputy Keith Bottomley opened the conference which included four main sessions: Financial Risks, Risks To…...

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Dissertation Prize Winners

The Company was very pleased to welcome many of our Dissertation Prize Winners to the Myddelton Lunch to receive their prizes and certificates.   Congratulations to all our Prize Winners. Birkbeck Charlotte Mawer An Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Groundwater in Southeast England Birmingham Behzad Miran An Example of…...

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A Milestone for Environmental Professionalism

In case you missed it, last month the Society for the Environment announced 9,000 reasons to be positive – A milestone for environmental professionals During the last week of November 2025, the Society for the Environment (SocEnv) tipped over 9,000 current registered environmental professionals for the first time. SocEnv holds…...

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Supporting the Construction Liveries Group

The Water Conservators are active members of the Construction Liveries Group which is looking at all aspects of construction including Heritage, Legal Liability and Training. As the largest producer of waste in the UK and with a major impact on the environment, the Water Conservators are encouraging the construction industry…...

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Supporting Women in Water

The Master and Members of the Company were very pleased to support Hearing Unheard Voices: the Dividends of Incorporating Diversity organised by the Community of Women in Water and hosted by Arup. Many unheard voices work on water-related challenges. One such group is women, who are 50% of the population,…...

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Can we afford Sustainable Cities?

Retrofitting the UK’s housing stock to make it sustainable could cost up to £200 billion, according to one leading expert, and it’s not clear where the money will come from. Studies have shown it might be possible to reduce the bill to £58 billion, but it remains a huge number.…...

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Checking our credentials

On a City Consorts’ visit to the College of Arms I heard about the history and work of the College.  As it is 25 years since we became a Livery company and 20 years since we received our royal charter I was intrigued to find more about the award of…...

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