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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…...

Past Master Peter Matthews has asked for this to be posted. The Company has responded to the Defra consultation on water efficiency and amendment of building regulations, which it has advocated for a long time. But the amendments are out of synch with the Water Company Ofwat Environmental Incentive scheme…...

The Aldersgate Group have published the findings of a workshop on water risks and business action: Running on water: the business case for a cross-economy approach. The views in the report are in line with points previously made by the Company. The report can be accessed here: Running on water:…...

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...