790 Environment Agency checks have been carried out in the last year across the West Country Author: Richard MuriePublished 35 minutes ago The Environment Agency has called for over 280 improvements at Wessex Water sites across the West Country following extensive inspections. In an effort to prevent pollution and enforce compliance within the water industry,…
Other issues identified at SWW found chopped sewage was at risk of flowing into water during storms, the discovery of seeping liquids, missing emergency pumps and generators, faulty monitoring equipment and general poor maintenance in places, resulting in blocked channels, overgrown vegetation and sludge. Source link
Ukraine’s decision to hold up an EU mission to inspect the Druzhba pipeline delivering Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia has divided and frustrated national capitals and Brussels. ”Not smart,” “an enigma,” and “unclear”, are some of the words used in diplomatic corridors to describe Kyiv’s obstruction of a team sent to inspect the pipeline…
The Finnish Reindeer Herders Association and EUROPARC co-organise the next EU Platform Regional Workshop, held back-to-back with the LUKE Reindeer & Fish Days Conference in Rovaniemi on 6–7 May. The workshop’s overarching theme is eco-tourism and the challenges and opportunities for coexistence with large carnivores. Local communities can benefit economically from the presence of large…
The Environment Agency has undertaken over 730 inspections of Southern the company’s wastewater assets Author: Jon BurkePublished 3 hours ago Poor maintenance and not knowing where their own discharge points should be, were some of the issues found during the past year of intensive Environment Agency inspections of Southern Water. As the Environment Agency hits its annual target to carry…
The Environment Agency has undertaken over 730 inspections of Southern the company’s wastewater assets Author: Jon BurkePublished 3 hours ago Poor maintenance and not knowing where their own discharge points should be, were some of the issues found during the past year of intensive Environment Agency inspections of Southern Water. As the Environment Agency hits its annual target to carry…
The Environment Agency today (Tuesday 31 March) has expanded its surveillance of the water network to record levels, completing over 10,000 inspections of water company assets in the last year. The surge in checks on treatment works, sewage pumping stations and storm overflows marks a major step in ensuring better performance by water companies: identifying…
The Environment Agency has ordered Wessex Water to carry out more than 280 improvements after a wide‑ranging series of inspections across the company’s wastewater network. Officers completed over 790 inspections of Wessex Water sites during 2025–26 as part of a national programme that has seen the Agency reach a record 10,000 checks of water industry…
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North West water and wastewater group, United Utilities, has been rated 2-star – just one above the worst grade – by the regulator. Local Environment Agency Water Industry Regulation teams have carried out more than 1,445 inspections of Warrington-based United Utilities’ wastewater sites, contributing to the Environment Agency’s successful 10,000 annual water company inspections…
