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ANGLIAN Water has successfully put its £28million Grafham resilience scheme into action for the first time after one of the region’s driest years. The new scheme allows the transfer of treated drinking water between the Rutland, Grafham, and Pitsford Water Treatment Works (known collectively as the Ruthamford network). The 16 months prior to September 2019 were one of the driest the...

A FORMER Waverley Borough Council officer has been convicted of making false air quality readings. Ann-Marie Wade, 44, of Durrington, Wiltshire, was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on 12 December to 12 months in prison, suspended for 12 months, ordered to pay costs of £1,500 and to complete 150 hours of unpaid work. She was charged with three counts under section...

ELECTRICITY network companies have provided a good service under Ofgem’s regulation but a great cost to consumers, a new report suggests. The National Audit Office finds that strong price controls and greater coordination across the energy system are needed to ensure electricity networks transform to support a low-carbon energy system at the least cost to consumers. Gareth Davies, the head of...

ANGLIAN Water engineers are beginning a trial using fibre optic cables to detect leaks in their water pipe network. With enough water pipe to reach Australia and back again, the water company is reporting half as much leakage per kilometre of pipeline as any other water company in the in the UK. Working with Kier and the CRALEY Group, the new...

A NEW decarbonisation network has been launched by a partnership that seeks to support energy, engineering and renewable industries in Yorkshire and Humber. CATCH held their first-ever Industrial Decarbonisation Network at PX Saltend Chemicals Park on the 29 January. The network was attended by 30 members all keen to learn more about how to set Science-Based Targets and how these compare...

AIR quality, recycling and a new office environmental protection are some of the actions in the new 'far-reaching' Environment Bill that has been announced today. For the first time, the enhanced Bill will create new powers to stop the exports of polluting plastic waste to developing countries, which could prevent harmful waste from being shipped out of sight while boosting...

ONE of the largest gas network companies in the UK has partnered with a robotics company to transform the most costly and disruptive job in the industry – excavation. With its gas pipes buried underneath Britain’s roads and pavements, excavating in the road is essential to enable SGN to maintain and upgrade its network. However, this doesn’t come without associated...

UTILITY Warehouse will refund and compensate 3,430 Warm Home Discount customers with £450,000 after overcharging them due to a system error. The supplier will pay a further £200,000 into Ofgem’s voluntary redress fund, in recognition of the seriousness of the breach and the impact on potentially vulnerable customers. In December 2019, Utility Warehouse discovered that 3,430 of its customers who receive...

LANDLORDS on the Shetland Islands are reminded to make sure they meet their obligations to tenants in their properties, following recent changes to the Scottish landlord registration scheme. The landlord registration scheme helps to protect tenants by ensuring landlords are suitable people to let out property. Following changes made to the scheme last September, landlords must now also demonstrate that the...

WHEN on a winter walk along the Anglesey coast in North Wales, you can stay hydrated, save money and prevent plastic pollution. As part of the island’s drive to become plastic-free, walkers can now refill water bottles, free of charge, at two coastal locations. Newborough Nature Reserve and Forest and Holyhead Breakwater Country Park are the first outdoor beauty spots on...