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Progress and challenges (28th May 2010)
The UK Water Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies spoke at the fifth Annual Waterwise Water Efficiency Conference in Oxford this March. Here is the view from Government
From 2010
Regulations reduce water use (11th May 2009)
Grant Gahagan,Water Supply and Regulation,DEFRA looks at the Water Fittings Regulations and water efficiency and hopes that stakeholder engagement will help shape the review of the regulations
From 2009
The future for water in England (4th March 2008)
The past year has been challenging for water. A year ago, hosepipe bans were still in place in parts of south-east England at the end of one of the worst droughts in a century.
From 2008
Securing minimum levels of water efficiency in new buildings (4th March 2008)
For the 2007 edition of Water Efficient Solutions,Defra provided an article describing how the Code for Sustainable Homes will drive the sustainability of new homes into the future.We indicated in that article our desire to seize the opportunity to make all new homes conform to the highest environmental standards.As demonstrated by the response to the public consultation on the Code and in other fora, wider stakeholders have shown a similar desire to ensure new housing achieves minimum standards for the two key sustainability criteria – energy and water efficiency
Water efficiency is for life, not just for summer (15th February 2007)
The drought last summer raised the profile of water efficiency, especially in the South East of England. With the above average rainfall last autumn, it is important to ensure that water efficiency continues to be given the attention that it deserves
From 2007
The conservation challenge (15th February 2007)
When we construct and use our homes we cause a range of impacts on the environment – including using water inefficiently instead of conserving our resources
The Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme for Sustainable Water Technologies (5th June 2006)
To encourage businesses to place water efficiency as one of their key objectives in their environmental management strategies, the Government decided to reward good environmental practices. The Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme for sustainable
From Newsletters
Time as well as water is running out – we have to act now (5th June 2006)
I am pleased to have been asked to contribute to this Water Saving publication from Water, Energy and Environment magazine. There is a common perception that water is in plentiful supply across the UK. This is simply not the case, there is large regi