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Workshop plans for future co-digestion regime

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Last week I attended a workshop with a number of stakeholders from the world of anaerobic digestion, sewage sludge treatment and regulation to discuss how we can take forward plans to make the regulatory environment for co-treatment of sewage sludge and other feedstocks more reflective of the benefits and risks…

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Tags: co-digestion, food waste, sewage sludge, Ofwat, Environment Agency

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Guest blog: Steve Bungay shares his thoughts on the opening up of the sludge market

Steve Bungay, Technical Director at Helix Environmental Consultancy Ltd Wastewater Matters originally reported on Ofwat’s plans for deregulation of the sludge market as part of the Water 2020 programme, back in our Newsletter of May 2016. Sixteen months later deregulation is still being actively pursued, although it now looks…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, sludge, Ofwat

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Update on Ofwat’s Water 2020 Sludge Working Group

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Ofwat’s Water 2020 Sludge Working Group has been meeting regularly for the last year and ADBA has been attending in order to explore the potential opportunities and challenges associated with opening up the sludge treatment market to new entrants. The working group was set up to consider various aspects…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, food waste operators, sewage sludge, biosolids, digestate, Defra, Ofwat, Environment Agency, water 2020

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Water 2020: OfWat’s regulatory approach for water and wastewater services overview

Water 2020: OfWat’s regulatory approach for water and wastewater services overview. The water 2020 programme, driven by OfWat, industry, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales explores the potential for new markets and better regulations. I discussed the Water 2020 programme with Graham Southall from V2B consulting who has previously…

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Tags: Ofwat, water 2020, emma thomas, Water, regulations, Defra, Environment Agency, natural resources wales, sludge

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ADBA represents members at Ofwat and Defra meetings

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This week I represented ADBA at meetings at Ofwat and Defra. In this blog, I have summarised the key discussion points arising from the meetings; if you are interested in the topics discussed and would like to share your views please do get in touch with me using the details…

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Tags: Ofwat, sludge, water 2020, anaerobic digestion, biogas, EA, Defra, waste regulation, technical competence

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Ofwat announces more liberal sludge treatment rules to encourage bioresources innovation

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Water regulator Ofwat today launched Water 2020, which sets out a number of major reforms aiming to "boost resilience and secure a better deal for water customers, the environment and wider society."  Among these, the regulator has given its backing to developing "new markets in bioresources" - by which they…

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Tags: Water, water sector, water operators, sludge, sewage sludge, bioresources, AD, biogas, anaerobic digestion, Ofwat, water 2020, UK AD & Biogas, Matt Hindle, jess allan, innovation, r&i, research

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OFT recommendations will help AD

ADBA PRESS RELEASE ADBA Chairman and Lib Dem peer Lord Redesdale has welcomed the publication today [Thursday] of the OFT’s Market Study into Organic Waste. The Market Study was prompted by the water regulator Ofwat, to explore what barriers exist to competition in the treatment of sewage sludge,…

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Tags: OFT Market Study, Ofwat, Redesdale, water industry

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Organic waste study is welcome

ADBA PRESS RELEASE ADBA, the trade association for anaerobic digestion, has welcomed today’s announcement of a market study by the Office of Fair Trading, supported by Ofwat, looking at the market for treatment of organic waste. The study will look at: Whether price regulation of sewage-sludge treatment, recycling…

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Tags: Charlotte Morton, OFT Market Study, Ofwat, water industry

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