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…...
Statement on Interim Report by the Independent Water Commission
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…...
“We don’t need a service and MOT on our old banger of a water management system”
Britain’s water systems need radical overhaul, not just some incremental improvements to water company regulation, according to Mark Lloyd, chief executive of the Rivers Trust. “We don’t need a service and MOT on our old banger of a water management system, we need a new car with a hybrid engine…...
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…...
Environmental Watchdog Hails Landmark Legal Case
A Court of Appeal judgment earlier this month could prove a significant development in legal efforts to hold the government to its duty to protect the environment, according to The Office for Environmental Protection. The Court upheld a complaint brought by a group of fishermen in North Yorkshire, who accused…...
Water industry veteran outlines challenges facing sector in Radio 4 interview
There’s much more in Britain’s broken water system that needs fixing than sewage treatment alone, according to an industry veteran and leading member of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators. But after years of starving the industry of investment, because of pressure from government and the water regulator Ofwat to keep prices…...
The Company has responded in detail to the Defra Consultation on the Land Use Framework
The Company has responded in detail to the Defra Consultation on the Land Use Framework. It is pleased that a strategic approach is being used, but is disappointed that there is insufficient recognition of the roles of land and water merged into the concept of Intergrated Natural Resources Management. The…...
