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Droughtcast

Droughtcast

By: CCW - The Consumer Council For Water
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 CCW's fortnightly look into the current drought situation across England & Wales.CCW - The Consumer Council For Water Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Droughtcast #9 (27/11/2023)

    Droughtcast #9 (27/11/2023)
    Nov 27 2023

    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
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    20 mins
  • Droughtcast #8 (16/10/23)

    Droughtcast #8 (16/10/23)
    Oct 16 2023

    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

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    20 mins
  • Droughtcast #7 (19/09/23)

    Droughtcast #7 (19/09/23)
    Sep 19 2023

    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

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    16 mins
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