News from 8 July 2005 on edie

Localised congestion funding available

Extra funds are to be made available to implement localised congestion-reduction measures, the Department for Transport announced this week.

Drinking water quality high as ever

The annual report from the Drinking Water Inspectorate shows that Britain's water quality has remained extremely high despite new tougher standards which came into force at the start of the year.

Thames switches on droughtbuster as supplies dwindle

Thames Water has opened emergency aquifers in north London to avoid imposing punitive measures such as hosepipe bans after the driest winter since 1976.

Olympics: London’s largest remediation project can now begin

Remediation of one of the largest contaminated sites in the south east can now begin

Battersea power station regeneration to create 9,000 jobs

An estimated nine thousand jobs will be created from the mixed use redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, due to start later this year.

Sewer flooding guide published

A new guide to help water and sewerage customers respond to sewer flooding incidents on their property has been published by consumer group WaterVoice.

Costs of climate change damage set to rocket

Insurance groups have warned that costs associated with extreme weather events caused by global warming are likely to rise by two-thirds by the 2080s.

France to harness ‘power of the sun’

France has been chosen as the host site for an ambitious experimental trial to produce energy from nuclear fusion - the same energy source as the sun.

Strategies involved when developing new networks

Clare Hobson, Brian S McIntosh and Paul Jeffrey from Cranfield University's School of Water Science analyse the demand for water during the infrastructure planning process

Circular economy

Creating the right environment

Work undertaken by Biwater Treatment at Packington WwTW in Leicestershire played a significant part in the company gaining ISO 14001 accreditation. We look at what was entailed