CIWEM E-News – June 2008

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This month:

1. CIWEM’s Annual Conference 2009 – Water and the Global Environment
Olympia Conference Centre, London, 29^th – 30^th April 2009
Sponsored by: MWH, RSK

Water and environmental management are fundamental to our long term future, both in the UK and internationally. On 29th – 30th April 2009, CIWEM will hold a two-day Annual Conference that will address multidisciplinary issues across all areas of the global water and environment sector. There will be a mix of keynote speakers, offered papers, exhibitions and networking opportunities that will make this the key event for water and environment professionals. The conference is being organised for CIWEM by Dr Bob Earll, CMS.

The key aims and objectives of this conference are to:

1. Examine the key issues in water and environmental management
2. Enable networking within the wider environmental sector
3. Share knowledge and expertise

The web address for the conference is www.ciwem.org/events/annual_conference

On 15th May, we will be issuing a Call for Papers to cover any aspect of the water and environment sector and we would welcome submissions of papers that cover policy and legislation, practice, projects and initiatives, research and case studies.

For further information, to respond to the call for papers or to register for the conference, please contact Bob Earll, bob.earll@coastms.co.uk or 01531 890415. There are comprehensive exhibitor and sponsorship packages for the conference – please contact Justin Taberham for further information, Email: justin@ciwem.org

To receive conference updates, please email the word ‘UPDATE’ to justin@ciwem.org

The aim of the conference is to explore emerging policy and technical challenges linked to the Water Framework Directive which have arisen in the past few years. The objectives of the conference are to:

1. Brief and update delegates on a range of challenges that have linkages to the WFD
2. Explore the next steps in addressing these challenges
3. Bring together a diverse audience from across the EC for knowledge sharing and networking
4. Highlight examples where integration of sectors and disciplines has been demonstrated successfully

The likely subject areas are:

1. Water Scarcity and Drought
2. Climate Change Mitigation
3. Floods Directive
4. Asset Management and Infrastructure
5. Surface Water Management

There are comprehensive exhibitor and sponsorship packages for the conference – please contact Justin Taberham, Director of Policy, for more information: justin@ciwem.org.

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Outputs from CIWEM conferences may be found at www.ciwem.org.uk/events/outputs. Please contact Justin Taberham at justin@ciwem.org with suggestions on what subjects CIWEM should be covering for one day conferences in 2008/09. Unless specified, more information on the following conferences can be found by contacting Bob Earll via bob.earll@coastms.co.uk or 01531 890415 and on www.ciwem.org/events.

Many thanks to MWH and Arup, who are Annual Sponsors of the CIWEM National Conference Programme.

Autumn 2008
Humber Estuary - Technical Visit
Contact: Kathryn Bell, Kathryn.bell@arup.com

22nd October 2008
Integrated Urban Drainage Management/Surface Water Management
Sponsors to date: MWH, Arup, WRc, Hydro International, Polypipe Water Management Solutions, Capita Symonds, JBA Consulting
London

5th November 2008
Extreme Flooding 2008 – Emergency Planning and Flooding
London
Sponsors to date: MWH, Arup, Halcrow, Capita Symonds, JBA Consulting, Royal Haskoning

November 2008
Water Framework Directive
London
Sponsors to date: MWH, Arup, Royal Haskoning

19th November 2008
'Developing Sustainably'
London
Sponsors to date: MWH, Arup, JBA Consulting

November 2008
PR09 Conference
London
Sponsors to date: MWH, Arup, WRc

2009

29^th – 30^th April 2009
CIWEM Annual Conference - Global Environment 2009
London
Email: Justin@ciwem.org 

September 2009
A Joint CIWEM/EWA/ASTEE Conference
Water Management in Europe
Lille
Email: Justin@ciwem.org

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Referring to the world’s first climate change election in Australia, Colin Challen, MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group, warned politicians to stop paying lip service to climate change.

Speaking at CIWEM’s Annual Dinner, he demanded a real shift in politics, moving away from an incremental strategy of change to looking at the whole philosophy of climate change. Colin wants the membership of CIWEM to lead the way in achieving more sustainable lifestyles, increased resource efficiency and a recognition that the age of plentiful supply has come to an end. He also offered a direct challenge to new mayor Boris Johnson to stick to the current pledge of cutting London’s emissions by 60 percent by 2025.

Amidst the 400 strong audience were new Honorary Fellows Peter Jones OBE from Biffa, Professor Jacqueline McGlade of the European Environment Agency and Tim Boldero of the Society of Environment, as well as the winners of CIWEM’s Young Members Award.

Many thanks are due to Grontmij, one of Europe’s top consultancy and engineering firms for sponsoring the After Dinner Bar. The dinner helped raise £3,240 for Water Aid’s projects.

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CIWEM would like to sincerely apologise to MWH for not including its brand with the other companies that so generously took corporate tables at the Institution’s Annual Dinner on 8th May. The Institution gratefully acknowledges the generous support of all companies and organisations that support it throughout the year at numerous events and is very sorry that in this instance the generosity of MWH was overlooked.

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CIWEM’s Dinner Debate on 16th July is now sold out. The debate will be led by Sir Michael Pitt under Chatahm House Rules, looking at ‘The Pitt Review – Learning Lessons from the 2007 Floods’. The event is sponsored by WSP.

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CIWEM is pleased that Ruth Allen will be the new Chair of its Environmental Management technical panel. The Panel was formed 18 months ago to provide a focal point within CIWEM for professional expertise in the areas of Environmental Management tools and principles and related practice, policy and legislation, and contribute to a global view, with emphasis on sustainability and wise use of resources.

Ruth is currently a director of RSK Group, who are a multidisciplinary environmental consultancy with 900 staff across 40 strategic locations in the UK, Europe, The Gulf and Caspian regions. She is the director responsible for all of RSK’s businesses working in the Environment and Planning Sector. This encompasses some nine companies covering such areas as Water, Carbon, Heath & Safety, Ecology, Environment, Buildings, Materials and Communications.

Prior to working with RSK, Ruth was Chief Executive of Ewan Group plc – an award-winning specialist water consultancy business. Following the sale of the Ewan Group to Mouchel Parkman in 2006, Ruth took on the role of Strategy and Business Development Director for Mouchel’s Utilities businesses then joined RSK in October 2007.

In 2001 Ruth became the first female National Chairman of the Pipeline Industries Guild in their 50 year history. She is currently their International Panel Chairman.

Ruth has worked in the water sector for over 25 years, having previously worked for WRc and Severn Trent Water. A chartered Civil Engineer, she has acted as an advisor nationally and internationally to all major UK water utilities and utility companies internationally including Italy, Greece, Portugal, USA and Brunei.

CIWEM is seeking new members for the Panel. If you have experience of the application of environmental management tools or the delivery of sustainable development and would be interested in contributing to CIWEM’s work, please send your CV to Justin Taberham, Director of Policy, email: Justin@ciwem.org

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CIWEM photographic exhibition dealing with some of the most important issues of our time was launched on 30th May 2008 at the Apothecary Gallery, West London.

The 2007 Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibition includes images that are traditional, resonant, contemporary, creative, subversive and beautiful. They examine issues such as poverty, climate change, human rights, leisure, culture, biodiversity, natural disasters and unsustainable population growth. Together they enhance our understanding of the causes, consequences and solutions to climate change.

Selected images are for sale in aid of WaterAid. For more details, email emily@ciwem.org.

The 2007 Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibition will run until 18th July 2008 and is part of CIWEM’s Arts and Environment initiative which is putting creativity into the heart of environmental thinking.

The Apothecary Gallery is part of Apothecary, a centre specialising in physiotherapy and complementary medicine, which has two exciting exhibition spaces. The gallery is located at 33 Greyhound Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8NH, tel. 020 7381 5727 and email info@londonapothecary.co.uk. Please call ahead to arrange a viewing between 10 am and 6pm. For more information, go to www.londonapothecary.co.uk

To enter the 2008 competition, go to www.ciwem.org/awards/epoty.

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With five million people at risk from flooding in the UK alone, it is vital to harness the global science, technology and engineering expertise available to help manage the risk.

Speaking at the launch of CIWEM’s new Journal of Flood Risk Management at the House of Commons, David Rooke, Head of Flood Risk Management at the Environment Agency, said:

"Around 55,000 properties were flooded last summer in England and we have had significant floods since then that have flooded more houses. Lives have been lost here and abroad. This journal provides the opportunity to apply international best practice in solving our problems and to showcase some of the latest technologies from the UK".

CIWEM’s journal, supported by Arup, MWH and Royal Haskoning and published with Blackwell Publishing, provides an international platform for knowledge sharing and information dissemination across the range of disciplines where flood related research is carried out. The online-only journal will cover topics such as modelling, infrastructure management, hydrology, flood forecasting, land use management, policy and legislation, as well as uncertainty analysis and risk.

The journal was launched in May at the House of Commons with the support of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Climate Change.

The inaugural issue is out now and subscriptions are free for the whole of 2008 via www.floodriskmanagement.org.

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As part of CIWEM’s Arts and Environment initiative, which is putting creativity at the heart of environmental policy and action, the Institution is supporting Greenhouse Britain, a major exhibition of new work by the eminent artists Helen Mayer Harrison, Newton Harrison and their British associates. Greenhouse Britain brings together art and ecology to address the effects of global warming on mainland Britain.

Centred on a large-scale sculptural model with audio-visual animation, the exhibition turns the island of Britain into an icon that questions rising sea levels – ‘…as the waters rise with grace, how may we withdraw with equal grace?’ A series of artworks propose new future for the Pennines, the River Avon and the Lee Valley.

The exhibition has been touring England, and will now be at the Greater London Authority’s City Hall as a key element of a month long focus on climate change. This ‘radical artwork’ expressing ‘controversial views of climate change’ will be presented in the central foyer space at the heart of City Hall from 16^th May to 10^th June.

CIWEM President David Rooke champions arts as a way to raise awareness of environmental issues and to inspire artists and scientists to work together for environmental benefit.

David said:

"I am delighted that this exhibition supports my presidential theme and challenges our hearts and minds to face up to the possible extremes of climate change. I hope that as many scientists as artists visit the exhibition. Only by working together will we change behaviours and develop new technologies to combat climate change."

For more information, go to www.ciwem.org/arts/exhibitions.

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CIWEM wants World Ocean Day to highlight the effect climate change, overfishing, coastal pollution and degradation of water quality are having, not only on our oceans, but on social development as well.

Climate change alters the global flow of ocean currents, which flush and clean the continental shelves and are critical to maintaining water quality, nutrient cycling and marine life. The numbers of oxygen deficient ‘marine dead’ zones are increasing, higher sea surface temperatures threaten to kill up to 80 percent of the globe's coral reefs and carbon dioxide emissions may increase acidity levels. And climate change is also emerging as the latest threat to the world's fast declining fish stocks, which could affect millions of people who depend on the oceans for food and income.

A high dependence on fish for protein could threaten the health of many millions as catches shrink and a low capacity to adapt could set back development in countries like Angola, Congo, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Fisheries and poverty reduction are linked tightly in many developed countries, leaving many millions of people at risk.

CIWEM would also like more recognition for the increasingly important and complementary role of sustainable aquaculture in fish production for human nutrition and poverty alleviation. This will also reduce pressure on wild fish stocks, invertebrate and mammal populations, as well as preserving the physical characteristics of the ocean floor.

To read more, go to www.ciwem.org/press.

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Desertification has enormous economic, social and ecological implications, threatening to reverse sustainable development and destabilise societies.

CIWEM believes that there is a lack of understanding of the connection between desertification and the exacerbation of development issues such as access to water, food security, conflict, health and migration. Policies are failing to take into account this problem when addressing poverty or economic development.

CIWEM calls for proper land use management policies to be implemented, viable livelihood alternatives for those in dryland areas and the linking of poverty and desertification strategies.
CIWEM supports the World Day to Combat Desertification on 17^th June as an instrument to prevent, control and reverse desertification and to contribute to the reduction of poverty through sustainable development.

To read more, go to www.ciwem.org/press.

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13. Environmental Displacement

With climate change predicted to take the number of refugees worldwide to one billion by 2050, CIWEM wants the health implications of forced mass migration to be recognised fully.

More people are now displaced by environmental disasters than war and the effects are falling disproportionately on developing countries in south Asia, the Middle East, central Asia, Africa and Latin America. Desertification, water shortages, prolonged droughts, coastal erosion, declining arable land, diminishing food stocks and floods are causing an increase in migration and territorial conflicts that threaten the stability of regions. These vulnerable populations are also exposed to an increase in infectious diseases.

CIWEM recognises that the most vulnerable populations are those who live in countries where the health sector already struggles to prevent and treat disease. Climate change is making the situation worse for countries already struggling to meet basic sanitation needs by exacerbating these weaknesses and bringing new pressures on public health.

On World Refugee Day, 20^th June, CIWEM calls for the protection of refugees’ human rights to safety, shelter and a healthy environment by the coordination of government health actions in emergencies. The Institution recommends an international agreement on the management of environmental refugees which defines this new type of refugee within international frameworks. This includes those forced from their homes to make room for development projects such as dams and roads.

To read more, go to www.ciwem.org/press.

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14. CIWEM Keeps on Growing on Facebook

CIWEM’s main group on Facebook now has over 100 members, with members coming from throughout the UK, USA, UAE, France, Malaysia, Canada, HK and Sweden, so this is an excellent way to make new contacts or stay in touch with new developments. Please join our groups and tell us what you are up to:
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2430078579

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15. CIWEM One-Day Workshops 2008

Preparing for the CIWEM Professional Review – Tuesday 24^th June, Tuesday 21^st October.
Applicants for Corporate or Associate grades of membership will be required to complete the Professional Review Process. This workshop is designed to help delegates to understand each element of the Professional Review process including Mandatory Competence and application form completion, report preparation and the panel interview.

How to be a CIWEM Mentor – Tuesday 11^th November.
This workshop examines skills required to be a work place Mentor and shows how to apply them in a CIWEM Structured Training Scheme.

Please see http://www.ciwem.org.uk/education/ for further details and registration forms for all workshops. Before registering for a workshop please check availability by calling Tom Owen on 020 7831 3110 or e-mail profdev@ciwem.org

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16. Finding Environmental Careers

From graduate positions to directorships, www.environmentalcareers.org.uk/jobs has jobs for hydrologists, water managers, process engineers, water quality advisors, network modelers, civil engineers, energy consultants, air quality specialists, EIA consultants, aquatic ecologists and environmental engineers.

Companies currently advertising include MWH, Allen & York, United Utilities, river trusts, water companies, Principal Consulting, Capita Symonds, APEM and UKAEA.

www.environmentalcareers.org.uk receives 15,000 hits per month from people wanting information on careers within the environmental sector.
This website provides profiles on sectors such as engineering, journalism, conservation, economics, marketing and design. And there are job profiles on water engineers, environmental lawyers, foresters, cartographers, recycling coordinator, EIA consultants, lobbyists, soil scientists, agricultural consultants, wildlife biologists, zoologists, landscape designers, geophysicist, energy consultants and many more.

With advice on how to perform well at interviews, where to find work experience and overseas conservation opportunities, events that contribute to continuing professional development, news and jobs, www.environmentalcareers.org.uk is the best place to find out how to succeed in the environmental sector.

If you would like to find out more about advertising with CIWEM, please contact Michael Linegar at michael@leadmedia.co.uk

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17. Flexible online CPD Courses from the OU

Flexible online CPD courses from the Open University are designed to help you respond to the actual challenges you face in your day-to-day work, use your new skills immediately, and give you an OU certificate of successful completion for your CPD requirement. With personal support you can interweave the course around your work and lifestyle to learn online at work or wherever is convenient. Click here for the complete list at the special offer price. New courses recently launched include:

Finance for non-financial managers for professionals who are new to financial responsibility or who operate at a level where they need to understand financial issues.

Ethics at work uses cases and analysis you can develop the confidence and competence in handling complex, important and topical ethical issues.

Improving your negotiation skills to help you understand the principles of negotiation can help managers to achieve satisfactory outcomes for everyone involved.

Consulting and communicating with staff so that you can engage with employees in positive ways by harnessing the know-how of the real experts you can improve business results. Two-way communication is the key to this.

How to design and analyse surveys which covers the generic principles and processes of gathering and analysing data, followed by showing how this is then applied to specific contexts such as Travel Planning

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18. Enhanced Separation Of Fat, Oil And Greases (Fogs) In Relation To Wastewater

Cranfield University, in partnership with EPSRC and ACO Building Drainage, are seeking a highly motivated candidate to undertake research to assist in the development of new technology for FOG removal from wastewater. The research will be undertaken in both laboratory and pilot plant settings with successful systems being scaled up and tested at pilot scale. You will be expected to develop your dissemination skills, and will be actively encouraged to present your work at appropriate international conferences. You will have a first or upper second class UK honours degree or equivalent in engineering, physical sciences or any related discipline. You will ideally have a background in process and design engineering and have knowledge of chemical and physical separation of fluids.

Applications must be submitted by Friday 29^th August 2008. For further information and an application form please contact: Dr Bruce Jefferson: b.jefferson@cranfield.ac.uk and Dr Raffaella Villa: r.villa@cranfield.ac.uk

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19. Planning Inspectorate Seeks Wider Recruitment Base

The Planning Inspectorate is interested in widening its recruitment base. Extensive training is given to successful applicants if you have the appropriate generic skills.

Would you help them find out what might attract or deter you from applying to be an Inspector by completing an on-line questionnaire? The questionnaire can be accessed at http://www.addison-associates.co.uk/questionnaire/ and replies are needed by 23 May 2008.

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20. CIWEM International News

CIWEM Presidential Visit to Chongqing and Shanghai

A visit was made by David Rooke, President of CIWEM, and Paul Horton, Director of International Development, to Chongqing and Shanghai 21^st to 29^th April. David and Paul attended the MOU signing ceremony for China-UK Centre for Professional Excellence in Chongqing and visited water and environment management related university, societies and governmental bodies both in Chongqing and Shanghai, with the aim of exchanging professional knowledge and practice, and seeking opportunities for collaboration.

David and Paul attended the MOU signing ceremony for China-UK Centre for Professional Excellence in Chongqing on 21April, during which the MoU was signed by Susan Harid, Vice CEO of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and Mr Zhou Mubing, Vice Mayor of Chongqing Municipality.

Visits were made to Chongqing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, the British Consulate General (BCG) and Chongqing Hydraulic Bureau.

Seminars were held between David, Paul and top leaders from Shanghai Water Authority, Shanghai Hydraulic Engineering Society, Taihu Basin Authority of the Ministry of Water Resources, and Shanghai Academic Society of Ecological Economy; and between David, Paul, and top leaders form Shanghai Municipal Environment Protection Bureau, Shanghai Society of Environmental Sciences, and Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences on the morning of 29April.

For more information, go to www.pi-ukchina.org.cn/en/info/info.jsp?id=1&catid=20&nwsid=258

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21. Consultations

CIWEM responds to a wide range of consultation documents as part of its technical and policy output. If you are a CIWEM member and have views on any current public consultations, please feel free to share them with us. A list of the consultations that are currently being considered, together with an internet address for the papers themselves, features in every edition of E-News. A deadline for when we need to receive your comments is always listed. If you would like to view recent consultation responses made by the Institution you can do so on the Institution’s website at www.ciwem.org/policy/consultation

Current consultations:

CIWEM is preparing responses to the following consultations and would welcome any views CIWEM members may wish to express with regard to these. Please send your comments to Alastair Chisholm, email Alastair@ciwem.org by the date specified.

BERR / Parsons Brinkerhoff
Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study
http://www.pbworld.co.uk/index.php?doc=627
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 01/07/08

Communities and Local Government
Eco-towns: Living a greener future
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/ecotownsgreenerfuture
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 16/06/08

Communities and Local Goernment
Protection of World Heritage Sites: Consultation paper
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/worldheritagesitesconsultation
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 11/08/08

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Consultation on the Draft Soil Strategy for England
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/soilstrategy/index.htm
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 09/06/08

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Committee on Climate Change Work Plan
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/legislation/committee/index.htm#workplan
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 13/06/08

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Draft Marine Bill
http://www.defra.gov.uk/marine/legislation/index.htm
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 23/06/08

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Consultation on Transposition of Article 6 of the Groundwater Directive
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/wfdgroundwater-transpose-article6/
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 11/08/08

OFWAT
Review of competition in the water and sewerage industries: Part II
http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/aptrix/ofwat/publish.nsf/Content/pap_rsh_reviewmrktcomp
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 18/08/08

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22. Access to International, EU and National environmental Legislation, Guidance & Policy

If you're looking to ensure compliance with environmental legislation and policy and you are already certified or seeking ISO 14001 or EMAS standards, then the ENDS Legal Compliance MANAGER provides all the information and tools to help Environmental Professionals better understand, manage and systematically keep up-to-date with environmental law. Updated daily it contains access to over 10,000 original international, EU and national legislation, guidance and policy documents.

The Legal Register Tool will provide you with the ability to gather, in one place, a list of all relevant environmental Legislation and Guidance applicable to your organisation to form your personalised Legal Register, as well as, allow you to add your own compliance notes alongside each entry.

To take a free trial simply go to www.endscompliance.com (needs to link through to www.endscompliance.com/ENDSApp/Login.aspx?DCMP=EMC-ciwem) or to discuss CIWEM members discount subscription rates, please contact +44 (0) 20 8267 8120 or email subs@endscompliance.com

"The ENDS Legal Compliance Manager is an excellent guide for the latest UK legislation and policy and enables our company to keep up to date easily and with little additional resource. A great tool for any business."
Fiona Ball, Head of Environment, BskyB

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23. Royal Institute of Public Health Conferences

Private Water Supplies and Bottled Water Briefing Day
8^th July 2008, Portland Place, London

The new Private Water Supplies regulations were under consultation this spring and are planned to come into force in January 2009. Speakers from the Drinking Water Inspectorate, DEFRA and the Food Standards Agency will discuss the uncertainty surrounding the natural mineral water, spring water and bottled drinking water regulations 2007 and the forthcoming PWS regulations.

Legionella Update 'Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the shower'
4^th November 2008, Portland Place, London

This one-day conference supported by the HPA, will cover how to identify the source of infection, make a diagnosis, assess the safety of buildings and how to prevent Legionnaires' disease from spreading. This conference will provide essential updating for CCDC's EHO's, water company staff, microbiologists and plumbing and heating engineers.

For further information, please contact Jennifer Tatman on 020 7291 8353 or jtatman@riph.org.uk or visit www.riph.org.uk

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24. In Brief

Recruiting Reviewers
Water and Environment Journal is welcoming applications from reviewers with suitable expertise in a subject within the scope of water and environmental management. Reviewers enjoy free online access to WEJ for one year and a 20% discount on Blackwell books. For more information or to submit your CV please contact Joanna Cooper, jcooper@ciwem.org.

CIWEM Technical Panels
CIWEM’s Technical Panels help the Institution to inform its policies on the issues of the day, and to develop high quality technical outputs such as consultation responses, conferences and publications. If you would be interested in getting involved then we would be interested in hearing from you. Please visit www.ciwem.org/policy/panels/Panels_Flyer2.doc or email Justin Taberham, Director of Policy for further information (Justin@ciwem.org)

CIWEM Professionals Directory
Whether you are searching for an expert in dams or drainage, flood risk assessment or fish passes, the Professionals’ Directory can help. This free service allows users to search over forty areas of expertise within the sector and tailor searches to a specific global geographic region. Go to http://www.ciwem.org/directory/ to explore the search function.

Interested in joining the Directory? For more information please visit http://www.ciwem.org/directory/join/

Business and Academic Affiliates receive a considerable discount on Professionals Directory membership as well as a number of other benefits, for further information please visit:
http://www.ciwem.org/membership/affiliation/

Sale of Publications
We have a selection of CIWEM publications available at discounted prices, including CIWEM conference proceedings. For more information please visit: http://www.ciwem.org/publications/books/ or contact Jo Cooper jcooper@ciwem.org.

We are also selling a selection of non-CIWEM books, journals, conference proceedings and other miscellaneous publications. Topics include civil engineering, hydrology, the water environment, drinking water and effluent treatment, sewerage and drainage, global processes, pollution, chemicals, ecology, biology, toxicology, overseas development, mathematical modelling, policy and legislation, history and a selection of antiquarian books. The sale of these is being handled by Dr David Gasking, a long-standing member of CIWEM. For more information please visit: www.ciwem.org/publications/book_sale.asp.

Information Resources
Wanting to wise-up on the Water Framework Directive; looking for an introduction to invasive species; or longing for the lowdown on land-use and water?! For Information on these, and other topics visit the Resources area on CIWEM’s website which has a variety of reports, briefings and fact sheets for you to download free of charge. Visit www.ciwem.org/resources/

Have Your Say
Are eco-towns a valuable contribution to sustainable housing? Vote at www.ciwem.org (bottom of left-hand menu) and find the results of previous polls at http://www.ciwem.org/poll/result.asp
In last month’s poll two-thirds of voters said that expansion of London Heathrow airport isn’t compatible with living within environmental limits.

Discounted Software for CIWEM Members
CIWEM has teamed up Citnexus, a leading provider of software to Education, Charities and Professional bodies, to offer members great discounts on top name software. Some of the offers available include Windows Vista Business, £123.38 and Office Professional Plus 2007 only £182.13. Great savings are also available on other Microsoft products plus AVG, Filemaker, Quickbooks, eXPert PDF and TurboCAD. Please go to the CIWEM Members Area www.ciwem.org/members/ for more information.

Are you keeping your CPD record up to date?
All Members, Fellows and Associates of CIWEM are obliged to keep a record of their Continuing Professional Development, the current requirement for CPD is 30 hours a year. This message is particularly important for Chartered Scientists who will be asked to present their CPD record to revalidate their CSci designation after 5 years.

You can record and update your CPD online via the members area of the website at www.ciwem.org/members

For more information on how to record CPD please visit
www.ciwem.org/education/development/#Recording

Chartered Scientists: Keep your CPD Up to Date
In order to revalidate their CSci designation, all Chartered Scientists will be required to submit their CPD record in advance of the 5 year renewal date. We will be contacting all Chartered Scientists prior to their renewal date to ask for their CPD submission.

CIWEM Members Area
We would like to remind all our members that you can use the online CIWEM Members Area to:

1. Pay your subscriptions and print receipts
2. Log and maintain your CPD online
3. Update addresses and personal details

The Members Area can be located at www.ciwem.org/members and registration is quick and simple.

Membership Helpdesk
The CIWEM Membership helpdesk operates from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and is available to answer all your queries pertaining to membership and guide you through the membership application process.

if you have any queries give us a call on 0207 831 3110 and see if we can make CIWEM more accessible to you?

Meeting Room for Hire at CIWEM
The Institution's premises in John Street, situated between Bloomsbury and the City, has a room available for letting. Set out in Board Room style, it comfortably seats up to 15 people and is ideal for small meetings.

For further information, contact CIWEM on 0207 831 3110, reception@ciwem.org or visit www.ciwem.org.uk/about/meeting.asp

Society for the Environment
The Society for the Environment (SocEnv) is the independent body that regulates the award of the Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) qualification. The SocEnv Newsletter carries important information for CEnvs and those interested in the Society. For the latest newsletter, go to www.socenv.org.uk/news-and-press-release/socenv-newsletter

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Every month CIWEM supports a number of events arranged by other organisations that we feel our members will be interested in. Sometimes we are able to negotiate a discount for members so do check before booking. We would like to know what members think of our supported events they attend, so please submit a short round up of the event and its outputs to be printed in CIWEM Business Briefings by emailing emily@ciwem.org.

To keep up to date with the latest events, go to www.ciwem.org/events/supported_events

9th June 2008
Big On Energy
De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton
‘Big on Energy’ is aimed at business leaders, stakeholders and public sector executives who need to engage in sustainable technologies and wider climate impact reduction strategies. This leading edge conference looks at case studies and specific examples from Southampton and other successful projects. The conference will focus on action and opportunities for businesses and the public sector.
To book a place visit www.theparliament.com/bigonenergy or call Grant Hewston on 020 7091 7639.

9th – 10th June
Carbon Emissions Management
Kuala Lumpur

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) accounts for the largest single contribution of any gas to the greenhouse effect. Because of the potential of such carbon waste- and by-products to damage the environment, a great deal of attention and hype is now focused on methods & process reengineering, as well as re-tooling facilities and conducting R&D into new technologies that are ‘green’ Marcus Evans presents a trailblazing, first-of-its-kind, practical training course on how your org can profit from the current concern on managing carbon emissions from operational processes. During this course, you will not only gain insights into the status of carbon emissions globally and locally, you will also be evaluating and assessing the various carbon footprint measurement tools and techniques, building business cases for carbon emission management plans, ways and means of reducing both direct and indirect carbon emissions, and dealing with stakeholder perspectives. Join this training now in order to ensure your org retains competitive advantage, remains ahead of regulatory pressure & profits financially from a proper carbon emissions management programme! For more info on how to attend, please contact Ms Lee Chew Wan at +00 603 2723 6748 or email LeeC@marcusevansk.com

• CIWEM Members can receive 10% discount, so when booking please mention CIWEM

16th – 17th June 2008
Water Management Congress Europe 2008
Prague, Czech Republic

www.watermanagementeurope.com
Contact Teena Tolani
Tel: + 377 9777 5135
Fax: +377 9777 7546
E-mail: teenat@naseba.com

After the successful event in 2007, Water Management Series is hosting its first edition in Europe, where city expansion in the east and the upkeep of older systems in the west are creating both challenges and business opportunities for sewer, irrigation and water supply systems.
Water Management Congress Europe is hosting up to 150 upper-level executives from industry and municipality water services looking for in-depth technical knowledge and competitive water management solutions. The congress is officially hosted by the Ministry of Environment in Czech Republic and the Water Protection Department.

Established in 2002, naseba produces business platforms focused on re-education, networking and most importantly increasing deal-making opportunities for executive clients. With offices strategically located in 7 cities around the world, naseba employs over 250 executives from more than 30 nationalities. naseba group went public on the Paris Stock Exchange on October 5th, 2006.

17-18 June 2008
Global Water Leakage Summit
Thistle Marble Arch, London, with a Pre-Conference Workshop on 16 June

SITE VISIT ANNOUNCED! DEMONSTRATION OF INNOVATIVE LEAK DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES

We are delighted to announce that the site visit will take place on the afternoon of 16 June, following the Pre-conference Workshop. The visit will take place at a site in north London - not far from the Summit venue, and will be facilitated by Qonnectis and Halma Water Management. Some innovative technologies will be demonstrated - for finding leaks on customer service connections and in the distribution network. One of the features of the visit will be a demonstration of the 'LeakFrog' customer leak detection technology.

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP - 16 JUNE: UNCERTAINTIES OF METER VERIFICATION AND WATER BALANCING

RPS Water, the water services arm of the RPS Group, is sponsoring and organising the Pre-Conference Workshop on 16 June. You can access the full workshop programme on the workshop page of the Summit website:
www.global-leakage-summit.com

The theme of the workshop is to address uncertainties of meter verification and water balancing across the distribution network, including water into supply and zonal balancing. Delegates are invited to bring flow meter data from their own utilities to work with software for analysing uncertainties in the data - state of the art software will be provided at the workshop.

THE 2008 2-DAY LEAKAGE SUMMIT IS THE MOST POPULAR YET!

With delegates pouring in from both the UK and many countries worldwide, this promises to be the best attended Summit since we began in 2006! We have a stellar line-up of speakers. European water utilities are well represented - UK, France, Greece, Italy, Macedonia and Portugal - and senior managers from Bahamas, Canada, China, Egypt, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and USA will be presenting results from their utilities. In all, a cast of more than 25 speakers will present their case study results - unique to the 2008 Global Leakage Summit. 2008 is also a record year for sponsors and exhibitors - with over 20 specialist leakage manufacturers, consultants and contractors this year.
Feedback from previous Summits highlighted the uniqueness of this speciality conference in producing committed professional delegates who are actually interested in the products!

Time is passing by, but there is still time to register! Guarantee your place by registering with us today. Visit www.global-leakage-summit.com where you can register online, or call +44 (0) 207 749 0470, or e-mail info@london-business-conferences.co.uk

We are continuing to take reservations for exhibition places, and for Summit ponsors. So if you would like further information on the options and packages we offer, please email info@london-business-conferences.co.uk

23rd - 27th June 2008
Singapore International Water Week 2008 - Water Leaders Summit

The Singapore International Water Week is the global platform for Water Solutions that brings together policymakers, industry leaders, experts, practitioners to address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate achievements.
It is an event for senior government officials, top industry leaders, leading water specialists and practitioners to meet and discuss policies, business solutions and water technologies. Comprising the Water Leaders Summit, Water Convention and Water Expo, it culminates in the presentation of the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, an international award to recognise outstanding contributions in solving water issues.
For more information please contact daphneyeo@siww.com.sg

24th June 2008
Technology Showcase Event at Viridor's State-of-the-art Beddington Integrated Waste Management Facility
Beddington Farm Landfill and Recycling Centre

Tour the facility - Delegates will not only be able to tour the facility but learn about the technology and operation of the facility as well as the rationale behind the site construction and barriers faced.
To register for the event please contact Laura Birmingham, tel: 01865 610500 or email: Laura.birmingham@earth.ox.ac.uk

1st July 2008
Flooding: Planning.Policy.Design
Le Meridien, London

Visit www.floodingconference.com for further programme details and fees.

• CIWEM members benefit from a 10% discount, quote FLDWEM to claim.

With the Government’s commitment to build three million new homes by 2020, developments on flood risk sites will be forced to increase dramatically. Achieving planning approval requires solid knowledge of the Policy and Planning Statement 25 plus a practical understanding of how to comply with it. This BD Conference which focuses on the new PPS25, including related policy, planning, design strategies and architecture. This one-day event will bring together local authorities, architects, planners and developers to address key questions and find solutions to the industry's most pressing challenges when planning and designing in flood risk areas.
Speakers include representatives from Environment Agency, ABI, ARUP Water, Flood Protection Association, Halcrow and the Department of Communities and Local Government. Full package includes pre-conference workshops on 30th June 2008.

1st July 2008
The Sewer Network: Preventing, Remedying & Handling Abuse
The Queen’s Hotel, Leeds, UK

This 1-day course will discuss our expectations of a 19th Century sewerage network operating in the 21st Century and in particular consider:

How much drainage should the sewers carry and how is drainage best diverted?
Should the sewers play a part in diverting biodegradable municipal solid waste from landfill?
What are the implications of the above on the performance and economics of downstream wastewater treatment works?
How do we minimize sewer blockage and reduce incidents of sewer flooding?

For further details please contact Frances Eldon on franceseldon@aquaenviro.co.uk or Tel. 01924 257891

2nd July 2008
Sustainability in the Urban Environment
One Great George Street, London

London Technology Network's forthcoming conference, entitled Sustainability in the Urban Environment, on Wednesday 2nd July 2008. Please contact Sheila Ohene s.ohene@ltnetwork.org to register for this event.

At this event, over 50 leading academics from the UK's top institutions will be gathering to present posters of their institution's cutting edge research that is ready to be translated into the commercial arena to support the industry's new product development.
The programme is rich and covers a wide spectrum of technology, the latest innovations in sustainable urban planning and design, Transport technologies and sustainable urban mobility, new technologies for urban water management, amongst others.
As you will see it includes speakers from top companies such as Arup, Urban Splash, Halcrow, Carbon8 Systems Ltd, BRE and many more.
We can set up 1-2-1 partnering meetings between academic and industry delegates, with as many as time permits.

8th – 10th July 2008
2nd Annual GreenBuild Asia 2008
Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Hong Kong

The 2nd Annual GreenBuild Asia 2008, held in Hong Kong on 8-10 July 2008, will bring all related professionals to join this two day conference and interactive workshops to discuss the issues in green buildings and give the industry a chance to voice their views on green buildings to the government bodies. This unique opportunity will help delegates to learn latest incentives and legislations, innovative design, building technology and rating systems on green buildings. At the conference, you will hear from:

• Government planning agencies explaining current and proposed legislation surrounding building efficiency and incentives for green buildings
• Property developers talking about their latest green building projects
• Architects sharing how innovative designs can make buildings green
• End users outlining what they are looking for in green buildings

Four interactive workshops will be conducted on 8 July 2008:

Workshop A: All you need to know about LEED certifications
Workshop B: Nuts & bolts of establishing carbon footprints
Workshop C: Gaining greatest value through successful marketing of green building projects
Workshop D: Funding dynamics and opportunities for green buildings projects & technologies

By bringing together sustainability experts and the right mix of government representatives, industry figures, and the end users who manage our buildings, GreenBuild Asia 2008 will be a forum to encourage real change.

• A 15% discount is offered to CIWEM members. Please call Beacon for registration on +852 2219 0111 or email info@BeaconEvents.com. Please quote “BH484xELCIWEM” when registering.

For details, please visit www.GreenBuildingsAsia.com.

10th July 2008
Micro and Community Scale Domestic Waste and Wastewater Treatment Technology Roadmapping workshop
University of Oxford

The workshop aims to develop a comprehensive and coherent plan of action for business driven innovation in this technology area between now and 2020.

The workshop will bring together key experts in this field, including representatives from the scientific, business and regulatory communities to ensure the presence of a wide range of perspectives from the supply chain and stakeholder community.

Through facilitated discussions, attendees will forecast the future business needs, and therefore innovation challenges which will enable the UK to increase its competitive position.

The science and innovation steps necessary will be explored and integrated to produce a holistic 'Technology Roadmap'.

The technology roadmap will be a key component of the business case which the Environmental KTN has developed for this priority technology area.

The business case will be submitted to government departments, including the DIUS and BERR (formerly the DTI) via the Technology Strategy Board, and Defra, to assist the direction of support and funding for this technology area.

In addition it will also be provided to other key organisations, including research councils and regional development agencies and will be made available to the wider community. Through subsequent activities through the Environmental KTN and its network connections, the roadmap will be driven forward to enable the UK to accelerate the advancement and uptake of technologies in this field.
For event details www.environmental-ktn.com

28th -29th July 2008
NUREC - The Northern Urban Regeneration Exhibition and Conference
Liverpool

The key event for regeneration practitioners to listen, learn, discuss and debate the challenges facing our Northern towns and cities as they seek to narrow the gap with London and the South East.
The Conference - 28 industry leaders lend their expertise, share their knowledge and offer lively debate to the proceedings. Delegates can attend on 1 or both days, but is limited to the first 200 pre-registered delegates per day. The Exhibition - limited to 50 organisations including Councils, Urban Regeneration & Development Companies, City Regeneration Investment Agencies, Architects / Urban Design Companies, Local Corporate Companies, Government Agencies and Community Programmes.
Liverpool City Regeneration Tour - followed by drinks reception / networking meeting on the first eveningFor more information about the conference or to reserve space at the exhibition, please contact us on 01323 472467 or via www.nurec2008.com

16th - 18th August 2008
IIRWM 2008 - India International Recycle & Waste Management Exhibition and Conference
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, INDIA

IRWM & Co., take pleasure to host IIRWM'2008 – (INDIA INTERNATIONAL RECYCLE & WASTE MANAGEMENT EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE’ 2008), the first comprehensive Recycle & Waste management event.
IIRWM’ 2008 is a coordinated platform shared between domestic & international industry leaders, providers & seekers to showcase products and services on Recycle & Waste Management to the largest gathering of India. This is the 1st ever opportunity for everyone involved in the most valuable subject by coming forward in creating a network to address the most effective waste management strategies, innovative new & modern technologies, enhancing public-private sector partnership for waste management policies, planning & technology improvements, infrastructures, waste minimization, recycle & waste treatment technologies addressing and emphasizing on "REDUCE-REUSE-RECYCLE REPRODUCE" for sustainable development.

The main focus of IIRWM' 2008 is to provide detailed presentation on:

• Waste Collection, Disposal and Management
• Waste Reduction-Reuse-Recycle-Reproduction and Waste-2-Energy Solutions
• Landfill Management, Composting and Dumpsite Rehabilitation
• Electronic Waste, Hazardous Waste and Bio-Medical Waste Management
• Carbon Credit, Environment Funding/Financing and its implementation
• Green Building Concepts and Solutions

It’s the most pulsating business opportunity for you to enter Indian market while everyone eye’s India for upgrading its waste management policies, regulations, implementation while seeking & promoting public-private partnerships and huge government investments & financial budgets.

For more details, Please visit our website: www.iirwm.com or,
Contact: Albert Khan
Mobile: 0091-9871397147,
Tel: 0091-11-29231868/65637641,
Fax: 0091-29235871,
E-mail: albert@iirwm.com; info@iirwm.com

• CIWEM members can receive a further 10% discount by contacting Albert direct.

31st August - 5th September
11th International Conference on Urban Drainage
Edinburgh, Scotland

The joint committee of IAHR/IWA is pleased to present the 30th anniversary and first time back in the UK for the triennial 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 11ICUD, to be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland.
The conference will inform urban drainage professionals, designers, practitioners and researchers of the latest advances, concepts, design and best practice across all technical, environmental, social and economic aspects of urban drainage. We invite you and welcome you to become involved and advance your knowledge to the state of the art. There will be 6 keynote presentations looking at the past and future of urban drainage and some 500 papers from countries around the world.
The conference will also be supported by a series of ‘tours’ – both technical and cultural - and an ‘accompanying persons programme’.

Come to Edinburgh in 2008: http://www.11icud.org

9th September 2008
Innovation – Where next?
The Arts Club, London, UK

This event will consider the needs for Innovation in the Water Industry in the light of the pressing needs for security of energy supply, sustainability and carbon reduction. It will review the present climate for change and consider specific challenges to the industry. Case studies will be presented showing practical examples of successful innovation and it will conclude with an evening meal and guest speaker.

.For further details please contact Sarah Hickinson at sarahhickinson@aquaenviro.co.uk or Tel. 01924 257891

17-18 September 2008
Catchment08
East of England Showground, Peterborough.

Catchment08 is the Largest Water Level Management Exhibition in Europe. Presenting the Services, Products & Engineering Equipment of the Flood Risk Management Sector to Stakeholders and the Public. The exhibition is a free event for all visitors.
Catchment08 will provide an opportunity to discuss with key stakeholders what is happening locally and nationally to improve Water and Flood Risk Management and view innovative technology now being developed to maintain Europe’s watercourses. The exhibition is being organised by the Association of Drainage Authorities and its members – including Internal Drainage Boards, Environment Agency, Local Authorities and Industry Suppliers. Informative lectures and seminars will be arranged over the two days for all with an interest in Flood Risk Management. In addition, Catchment08 will stage the Annual Conference of the Association of Drainage Authorities on 18 September 2008.

Please see http://www.catchment08.co.uk for more details or email the event co-ordinator benw@hornigold1.fsnet.co.uk

17th-18th September 2008
World Green Roof Congress – Call for papers announced
London, UK

CIRIA in partnership with Livingroofs.org will organise the World Green Roof Congress 2008.
This will be first event of its kind to showcase green roofs in the UK.
The Congress will be two day conference with inspiring presentations, an exhibition, a conference reception with a potential for a green roof safari around London as well as workshops to support the sharing of experience, knowledge and facilitating the delivery of green roofs in the build environment.

To register your interest to attend, exhibit or sponsor the Congress visit http://www.ciria.org/prcd.htm?code=1551

29-30 September 2008
Meeting the environmental challenges in the coastal region of Nigeria
University of Abertay, Dundee
Sponsor(s) to date: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Contact: Dr Joseph Akunna
Tel: +44(0)1382 308141
Fax: +44(0)1382 308117
Email: postcon2008@abertay.ac.uk
Conference webpage: http://uwtc.tay.ac.uk/Postcon2008/welcome.htm

27th - 31st October 2008
MWWD 2008- the 5th International Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges and Coastal Environment
Cavtat (Dubrovnik, Croatia).

Information on the Conference can be found at www.mwwd.org.
CIWEM members will be granted the discount on the conference fees as for the other associations.

• To claim discount please contact evrim.derun@mwwd.org stating CIWEM.

5th and 6th November 2008
WWEM 2008
Telford International Centre

WWEM will be one of the world’s largest event of its kind, with a high level Conference, a Gala MCERTS Presentation Dinner, 70 workshops and over 100 exhibitors all focusing on the testing and monitoring of water.
Heavily supported by the Environment Agency, the main Conference will cover themes such as:

• The Environment Agency and the modernisation of regulation
• MCERTS flow inspection- benefits for process operators
• Cost effective self monitoring – use of instrumentation and test kits
• A new MCERTS scheme for laboratory water analysis
• MCERTS soils schemes and the importance of sampling
• Open channel flow - views of the Flow Club
• Effluent monitoring in line with MCERTS
• Process optimisation
• The cost of getting it wrong

Entry to WWEM 2008 will be free to all Pre-Registered visitors (saving a daily admission fee of £20)Registration is now available at www.wwem.uk.com.

10-12th November 2008
13th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference, Exhibition and Workshop
The Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester, UK

Now in its thirteenth year, the annual European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference continues to attract technical papers covering a wide range of topical areas and delivered by speakers recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise in this area. As a result it is consistently attended by a large and knowledgeable audience who debate and discuss the issues of the day in a learned and welcoming environment. Once again potential Authors have the opportunity to submit Abstracts for presentation on topics of interest to the biosolids and organic resources community. We are particularly keen to encourage submissions from younger practitioners and those new to the biosolids arena and thus have made the submission process as simple as possible. The deadline for submitting an abstract is 30th June 2008. Abstracts should give an overview of the intended paper comprising of approximately 250 words.
Please submit to Frances at franceseldon@aquaenviro.co.uk

For full details of the conference please visit www.european-biosolids.com

Environment Agency
Water Efficiency Awards 2009
The Water Efficiency Awards is the Environment Agency's main public platform for promoting water efficiency. The awards were launched in 2000 and run every two years.
The awards aim to increase awareness and share good practice of water efficiency among businesses, public sector and voluntary organisations and ultimately to the public. Winning projects are written up as case studies which we use to further promote water efficiency and the winners use in their marketing.
Previous winners have told them that the awards helped to boost their environmental credentials, promote their business, secure their position with existing customers and attract new ones and further raise the profile of water conservation among their staff and others in their industry.
The categories are open to everyone whose project was operational between April 2006 and May 2008 and are not sector specific. However, industries we will target to receive entries from are:

• Leisure and tourism
• Agriculture and horticulture
• Construction and renovation
• Public sector
• Office and retail

Case studies of the winning entries will be posted on our website and used in leaflets and presentations to show examples of best practice for others to follow.

To find out more information, register interest or get an entry form people can :

• Visit our website www.environment-agency.gov.uk/savewater
• Email us at savewater@environment-agency.gov.uk
• Call Paula Wood on 01903 832073 for an entry form

The closing date for entries is 31 October 2008 and the winners will be announced at THINK 09 in London in May 2009.

Businesses and organisations who projects are successful in winning will benefit from:

• their association with and recognition from the Environment Agency as the leading environmental regulator in England and Wales
• exposure of their business to others via our work to promote water efficiency through use of their case studies as best practice examples for others to follow
• receipt of an electronic certificate for use on their web site and in presentations to potential customers when bidding for new business
• receipt of an award trophy to display on their business premises.

29-30th January 2009
International Conference Water Efficiency in Urban Areas Concepts, Technologies, Socio Economics
Würzburg, Germany

The topics of the conference are:

1. Climate Change - Boundary Conditions
2. Planning/Strategy
3. Technical Options
4. Economics/Finance
5. Implementation of Strategies

Conference Focus:
On the interface between energy and water
- Water Reuse - Which quality of water for what?
- Increase of water efficiency
- Water management
- Water purification
- Urban planning
- Integrated systems for large buildings or residential areas
- Know-how Transfer

You will meet:
Planners housing industry, urban planners, architects, utilities, waste water administration unions, engineers and scientists active in the field of water efficiency, politicians, building technicians, consultants, other attendees.
Deadline for Submissions of Abstracts: June 13th, 2008
The Call for Posters and further information you will find under:
http://www.otti.de/pdf/wea3091.pdf
gabriele.struthoff-mueller@otti.de

• CIWEM Members can receive a discount before the deadline of 14th November 2008;
  510 Euro before and 610 Euro after the deadline.

1-3 September 2009
Computing and Control in the Water Industry 2009 'Integrating Water Systems'
The Edge, Sheffield

This is the tenth in the CCWI series of biennial conferences.
The conference will encompass both potable water distribution and sewerage collection systems with a focus on the following areas:

• Case studies and practical application
• Advances in sensors, instrumentation and communications technologies
• Assessment of existing sensor reliability, accuracy, fitness for purpose and cost-effectiveness
• Data management including SCADA and GIS
• Systems modelling, optimisation and decision support
• Real time monitoring, modelling control and understanding the associated uncertainties
• Water quality modelling
• Water and wastewater treatment modelling, optimisation and control
• Demand forecasting, leakage and energy management
• Asset management and performance modelling
• Sustainable urban water management including flooding issues
• Security, reliability and resilience of water systems
• Likely impacts of climate change

For further information visit our website at http://www.shef.ac.uk/ccwi/index.html or email ccwi@sheffield.ac.uk.

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As part of an affinity relationship with CIWEM, Ludwood Interactive are now offering a special discount of 10% on web site design projects to all CIWEM members. An additional contribution of 10% will be donated to CIWEM on new projects carried out for its members.

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