The week in water from The Water Report

NI Water needs to borrow, Northern Ireland Assembly hears

Northern Ireland Water’s funding model is “unsustainable and unfit for purpose” and mutualisation should be considered to enable the...

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The government accepted that not enough progress has been made in improving the water environment as it responded to the Office for...

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Thames Water has appointed a joint venture between Jacobs and Mott MacDonald as its technical partner to lead development proposals for...

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Water distribution and transmission was among the least vulnerable industry groups in terms of exposure to long-term, climate related...

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Consultancy firm, Aecom, has appointed Will Barnett as its new director to lead its water team of 700 people in the UK and Ireland. The...

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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has appointed Jane Hanson as its chair to succeed Alastair Lyons, who will retire from the post at the end of this...

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Following last week’s ballot of MPs, Toby Perkins MP was elected chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, and Alistair Carmichael MP...

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The Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland has unveiled its new compliance monitoring regime which includes an emphasis on collaboration...

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Energy & Utility Skills has estimated that the water industry will create 30,000 new jobs between 2024-30 – an average of 4,300 a year...

Sep 15, 20241 min read

The government has indicated that it will back bumper PR24 investment, but that a regulatory overhaul could be at the heart of its wider...

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