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The Earth’s supply of freshwater is under increasing pressure from economic development, population growth and climate change. This report looks at the emerging challenges, and the technologies and policies that will be required to overcome them
...“What people often don’t remember is there are these [metallic] nodules in US waters,” he said....
...Kemble, which has no source of income other than Thames Water bills, relies on dividends from the water company to service its borrowings....
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...Three water companies — South East Water, Sutton and East Surrey Water and Portsmouth Water — all lack internal audit functions, the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors said in a letter to Ofwat chief...
...Thames Water said its shareholders would no longer provide £500mn of fresh equity by the end of the month, noting that conditions imposed by the industry regulator made the company’s business plan “uninvestable...
...Gill Plimmer and Jim Pickard’s update on the Thames Water fiasco (“Sunak aide assigned to steer Thames Water talks”, Report, March 23) is a sign of what’s to come....
...Thames Water has already received £500mn from shareholders in the form of a loan to its parent company, Kemble Water....
...south, to help ease water shortages....
...The increases are partly due to more monitoring of the 14,318 storm overflow pipes, which release untreated sewage and storm water into coastal waters and rivers when it rains....
...“And new funds are popping up that are focused on water solutions.” The water-climate nexus is also attracting government funding....
...“Kenya’s water scarcity is economic,” says Pieter Waalewijn, global lead water in agriculture specialist at the World Bank. “[Water] is available but not accessible.”...
...The board of Thames Water, Britain’s largest water company, was locked in crisis talks on Wednesday after shareholders refused to confirm they would provide about £3bn of fresh equity that is necessary for...
...“Water supply is not rocket science,” argues Professor Asit Biswas, an expert in water at Glasgow University and 2006 winner of the Stockholm Water Prize, an annual award for water-related achievements....
...Water UK, which represents the industry, said: “Water companies are committed to robust monitoring of storm overflows across England and Wales....
...richard.waters@ft.com...
...If melted, this would cover the whole of Mars in water 2 metres deep. The history of scientific opinions about water on Mars bears some similarities with those about water on the moon....
...concern over Big Tech’s water consumption State the volume of water withdrawals that academics suggest AI demand will require Explain why your use of a generative AI platform has a water footprint “We...
...crisis at Thames Water....
...and water use figures....
...If nothing else, Thames Water’s chair Sir Adrian Montague can be commended for courage. The City veteran agreed to oversee Britain’s biggest privatised water utility last July....
...Marc FilippinoRichard Waters is our tech writer at large. He covers all things tech. Thanks, Richard. Richard Waters Well, it’s a pleasure....
...Peter SimpsonChief Executive, Anglian Water, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK...
...Two Chinese citizens drowned when chased out of the waters by Taiwan’s coastguard earlier this month....
...water industry....
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