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July 16, 2024
A decades long dispute comes to an end as Indias Supreme Court rules that the holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. Catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. Coming up, sportsday will have all the latest sports news as englands lionesses take on germany. Flooding and rail cancellations are affecting parts of the north of england and the midlands, after the recent torrential downpours, that ...
July 20, 2022
Reform of the regulatory programme will be delivered in collaboration with reservoir owners and engineers over the coming years
July 9, 2021
Bristol Water adopts satellite monitoring following Toddbrook report recommendations Fifteen dams owned by Bristol Water are set to be monitored from space as part of the organisation’s commitment to adopt recommendations made in the review ordered after the Toddbrook dam incident in 2019. The review was carried out by former ICE president David Balmforth following the partial collapse of the spillway at Toddbrook and called on the industry to “close the gap between compliance and safety”...
May 13, 2021
Date Time UK Government welcomes findings of independent reservoir safety review Proposals to improve the approach for reservoir inspections, ensure reservoir owners are more proactive in ensuring safety and give the Environment Agency more regulatory powers have been welcomed by the Government today (Thursday 13 May 2021), following the completion of an independent review of reservoir safety by Professor David Balmforth. England already has some of the toughest reservoir regulations in the wor...
May 13, 2021
The recommendation is one of a number to improve reservoir safety made by former ICE president David Balmforth following his investigations into the
May 13, 2021
Government welcomes findings of independent reservoir safety review Second part of review examines the effectiveness of current legislation based on the safety and regulation of reservoirs From: 13 May 2021 Proposals to improve the approach for reservoir inspections, ensure reservoir owners are more proactive in ensuring safety and give the Environment Agency more regulatory powers have been welcomed by the Government today (Thursday 13 May 2021), following the completion of an independent ...
May 13, 2021
Details An independent review of reservoir safety legislation and its application was commissioned by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2020 and was led by Professor David Balmforth. This review report, published in May 2021, provides a comprehensive assessment of the current safety regime in England. It makes recommendations for improving the safety regime and to strengthen the roles and responsibilities for the regulator, reservoir owners and engineers. Defra w...