Waterfall Rapids – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Droughtcast is back for another rapid rundown of all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.

Timestamps

1:51 - Asset Strategy and Capital Delivery Director at Affinity Water, Steve Plumb,  discusses how the organisation has managed their water resources in 2023 and also their water efficiency for the future. 

8:55 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on November's weather and what it could mean going forward

Email any question you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

Show notes 

Affinity Water - Save Our Streams

CEH water resources portal

CEH Hydrological summary

CEH Hydrological outlook

Droughtcast is back for another rapid rundown of all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.

Timestamps

0:56 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on September's weather and what it could mean going forward

8:50 - Group Drought and Resilience Director for South West Water, David Harris, discusses how drought challenges in the region were tackled last year and plans for the future. 

Email any question you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

Show notes 

CEH water resources portal

CEH Hydrological summary

CEH Hydrological outlook

South West Water's postcode checker 

Droughtcast is back for another quickfire update on all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales. 

Email any questions you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

Timestamps

1:33 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on the weather of the past two months and looks ahead to the future 

8:21 - Head of Water Resources at Portsmouth Water, Jim Barker, discusses the new Havant Thicket reservoir being built and what this means in terms of combatting future drought 

13:10 - CCW's Karen Gibbs gives a broad overview of the current situation in England & Wales 

Shownotes 

UKCEH Hydrological Outlook

Havant Thicket reservoir 

Droughtcast returns for another rapid rundown of all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.

Email any questions you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

Timestamps

1:03 - South West Water's Chief Customer Officer, Laura Flowerdew, discusses the imminent lifting of Cornwall & South Devon's hosepipe ban on 25 September

6:10 - Director of Programmes and Planning at Water UK, Samuel Larsen, reflects on whether the water industry trade body believes the sector is taking adequate measures to prevent future hosepipe bans

14:57 - Head of Water Resources & Drought for Anglian Water, Sarah Underhill, talks about how drought has impacted the region and their plans for the future to improve resilience. 

Mike & Cath host a special edition of Droughtcast reacting to South West Water's announcement that their hosepipe ban is set to be lifted on 25 September. 

Email any questions you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

Shownotes

• South West Water's announcement
• CCW's 'Waterfall' podcast 
• South West Water's postcode checker 

Droughtcast returns for another quickfire episode covering all the essential updates you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.

Email any questions you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

Timestamps

0:35 - Mike delivers the latest headlines on the drought situation in England & Wales.

1:32 - South East Water's Head of Water Resources, Nick Price, explains why the company have recently lifted their hosepipe ban across Kent & Sussex.

4:13 - Water Demand Reduction Manager, Andrew Tucker, shares some of the company's learning points from their hosepipe ban restrictions last year and the impact they had. 

9:38 - CCW's Karen Gibbs gives the latest on the drought situation in Wales.

Shownotes

• Thames Water's water saving calculator 
• South East Water's water saving tips
• CCW's 'Waterfall' podcast 
• South West Water's postcode checker 

Droughtcast is back for another jam-packed installment covering all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.

Email any question you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

Timestamps

2:04 - Mike Kendon of the Met Office details the organisation's newly published State of the UK Climate 2022 report, an annual publication which provides an up-to-date assessment of the UK climate.

7:44 - Senior Advisor for Natural England, Jane Wilson, discusses the impact that the dry weather in England is having on the environment.

13:18 - Customer Service Director of South East Water, Tanya Sephton, talks about the current hosepipe ban affecting customers in Kent & Sussex.

Shownotes

• Is there a hosepipe ban in your area? 
• The Met Office's 'State of the UK Climate 2022' report 
• South East Water's current hosepipe restrictions 
• South East Water's postcode checker 
• South West Water's postcode checker 

Droughtcast returns for another rapid rundown of all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.

Timestamps

1:26 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on June's and July's weather and what it could mean going forward

8:15 - Drought Co-ordinator for Natural Resources Wales, Tracey Dunford, discusses Wales' current prolonged dry weather status and consequences for the environment 

11:46 - CCW's Head of Evidence and Insights, Hannah Bradley, digs into some of CCW's research on  what the public actually thinks about hosepipe bans 

Email any question you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

Show notes 

South East Water's postcode checker 

South West Water's postcode checker 

CEH water resources portal

CEH Hydrological summary

CEH Hydrological outlook

The inaugural episode of CCW's new podcast that keeps you informed of the very latest on the drought situation across England & Wales.

Timestamps:

• 1:14 - James Pope of the Met Office discusses how dry June 2023 has been

• 5:33 - CCW's Karen Gibbs shares the latest from the National Drought Group

• 8:41 - CCW's Cath Jones speaks about the drought situation in regards to water companies across England & Wales

Send in any drought questions you have to podcast@ccwater.org.uk and we'll get them answered on the next edition