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The May 2016 Hydrological Outlook has been published
  With river flows having mostly returned to normal following a very wet start to the year, the outlook for May is for normal flows in eastern parts of the UK, with normal to below normal flows Read more
Hydrological Outlook

Solar powered technique could make desalination affordable for households
  Desalination takes salt and other contaminants out of water. Now scientists are looking to take the prohibitive costs out of desalination. “Researchers have come up with a solar-powered Read more
desalination, solar

Water Framework Directive: how to assess the risk of your activity
  New Environment Agency guidance explains how to assess the risk of an activity and decide whether it supports the objectives of your local River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) or meets Read more
Environment Agency, Water Framework Directive

British Hydrological Society Annual Conference "Hydrologists make the water go round"
  "Water is fundamental to our lives. Not only do we rely on water to sustain our metabolism and for sanitation, but it is essential for almost all of our food production; is a carrier for our Read more
Conference, Hydrology, British Hydrological Society

Water Innovation & Research Centre's 1st Water Science & Engineering Conference
  A two-day conference to mark the launch of WIRC@Bath (Water Innovation & Research Centre). It features internationally renowned speakers and will showcase our research capabilities. In Read more

Using natural processes to reduce flood risk - Call for participants
  NERC invites applications to attend a jointly organised workshop with the Environment Agency (EA) and Department for Food, Environment & Rural Affairs (Defra) on 9 June 2016 on using Read more
Flooding, NERC, Flood management, Flood Risk Management

The Hydrological Outlook for April has been published.
  The outlook for the coming months appears rather complex but reflects the differing conditions at the start of the month and the varying response times of river catchments and aquifer units. Read more

Institute of Fisheries Management Annual Conference 2016 - Call for Papers
  The Institute for Fisheries Managment (IFM) have released a call for papers for the IFM Annual Conference entitled Fisheries Working Together – From Headwater to Saltwater.   The Read more
fishing, Call for Papers, fisheries management

The Geological Society's Two-Day Conference: Groundwater: Managing our Hidden Asset
  The Geological Society's Hydrogeological Group and IAH are pleased to announce a two-day conference on 13-14 September 2016 to celebrate the International Association of Hydrogeologists 60th Read more
GroundWater, ecosystem services, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Hydrocarbons, geology, hydrogeological, managing assets, nuclear, food security

Scotland home to 100 per cent of planned UK hydropower
  "All UK hydroelectric projects with planning permission are in Scotland, according to research by Scottish Renewables." The group said a total of 27 projects with a combined capacity of 58.5MW Read more
hydropower, sustainable energy, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK

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