Our new website has been running for a few months now and we’re starting to see the benefits of it with new enquiries, especially on the domestic UV water treatment side. 

They come from expected and unexpected places; such is the accessibility nowadays to the internet.  We hear from the usual far flung outposts of the UK and when you see their water source you can understand why they would want to live there (see picture).  Places where the creature comforts city dwellers take for granted, such as your favourite coffee shop just around the corner, are just a little further away.  OK, a LOT further away!!  Some are for holiday homes abroad and some can be even further abroad, we’ve had one recently from a former Commonwealth country inSouthern Africa!

All of the enquiries have their own idiosyncrasies and bring variety to the daily routine.  Most of us in theUKtake for granted that turning on the tap means we are met with a flow of drinkable water. Spare a thought for others as their stream, lake or borehole could be dry.  Or the power for the pump has failed, again!

Off now to have a look at the Search Engine Optimisation stats to keep the enquires rolling in. Let’s see what the next one brings and where it comes from J

Martin Smith

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM, UK) welcomes this week’s drought summit, but warns against knee-jerk calls for new large- scale water infrastructure, instead emphasising the importance of effective and timely drought management measures coupled with longer-term investment in widespread metering, water efficiency measures and a more sustainable approach to the planning of development in water stressed parts of the country.

CIWEM believes that people should not expect an unlimited supply of water at all times, and that restrictions on water use such as temporary bans are part of a sensible range of measures that water companies should take during times of drought. Read the whole article via this link

 Southeast England is officially in a state of drought, the Press Association reported, citing the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Guardian has mapped out the affected regions. As rivers and reservoirs in England and Wales are running low after two dry winters, water industry executives have again called for regulatory reforms and investments that will make it easier to transfer water between regions, according to the Financial Times.

Drought status confirmed by Defra at summit of water firms, farmers and wildlife groups

Householders across the south-east of England should try to cut their use of water, the government has urged, as months of unseasonally dry weather mean the region is now in a state of drought.

Hosepipe bans could be introduced in large parts of southern England this spring, if dry weather continues. Only prolonged rainfall, and soon, could prevent a drought. Forecasters say that is unlikely.

The forced appeal by the government reflects fears that there could be serious water shortages in some densely populated parts of the country this summer. Farmers and businesses have already suffered restrictions and are likely to face more, with licences to draw water from rivers and underground sources altered in recent months to reflect the new scarcity.

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The DWI recently published an information letter to water companies and local authorities in England and Wales in relation to drinking water, laboratory sampling and reporting of results meeting regulatory requirements. All laboratories carrying out analysis of drinking water for regulatory purposes must obtain and maintain UKAS accreditation equivalent to ISO17025: 2005.

In order to comply with the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations and the Private Water Supplies Regulations, samples must be presented for analysis only to a laboratory that has the appropriate quality systems in place as set out in the regulations and in the Inspectorate’s Guidance on the Regulations.

For further information, the letter can be viewed by accessing the DWI website: http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/