While controlling fires at major accidents, fire control methods themselves can result in hazardous pollution. Fire prevention plans need strengthening to avoid environmental risks.
Incidents which have the potential to kill or seriously injure many people, or cause …
Climate change is increasing the risk of severe droughts in the UK, and demand for water keeps increasing too. Thames Water’s proposed South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO) is one significant response.
Thames Water forecasts that it will need one …
Water availability is under increasing pressure from climate change, population growth, industry and agriculture. Water abstraction licence trading offers one way to ease competition for this precious resource.
Ever-increasing competition for water resources is a fact of life …
Treatment wetlands offer a solution to improving treated effluent discharge from wastewater treatment works, but they are not without risk.
The 2021 Environmental Act (EA) sets new targets for water companies and drives …
Water resources answer to the laws of nature, not to human beings. Any business missing this, risks paying a hefty price.
The cost of water to a business may seem relatively small compared to energy costs, particularly given recent hikes …
We don’t just benefit from healthy ecosystems. We rely on them. WHS is ensuring that all development impacts are considered.
Climate change is real and the environment matters. These simple self-evident truths underpin the ways our work is evolving, and …
Discharges of domestic sewage into the ground can impact groundwater, and even drinking-water quality, in areas with no mains sewage network.
In parts of the UK (such as South East England) the groundwater …
Nutrient neutrality rules that protect water quality are under threat in England. The government argues that 100,000 additional homes will be built in the next decade as a result.
Excess nutrients into waterways can lead to eutrophication: …
WHS can ensure that piled foundations and penetrating ground improvements present no risk to controlled waters.
Depending on ground conditions and development loads, some foundations need to be supported on …
Economic pressures, social divides, and pressing environmental problems fuel angst in today’s world. The pessimism of ‘eco-anxiety’ is driven by fear for the environment’s future, and flood risks feature large. We must shape something different.
“The best way to predict …