Last reviewed: 1.6.2011 - 9.52pm
Good environmental management is critical to us. We depend on the natural environment to provide water for us to treat and put into supply, and we need a healthy natural environment to manage treated wastewater.
Environmental protection, including responsible and sustainable use of natural resources, is therefore fundamental to our business.
Click the links below to find out more about our long term plans and the key environmental issues we expect to deal with.
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Our environmental responsibilities
Environmental protection, including responsible and sustainable use of natural resources, is fundamental to our business.
Our Environmental Policy
Read our Environmental Policy, which guides our overall approach to good environmental management.
Environmental management systems
We use environmental management systems based on the international environmental management standard, ISO 14001.
Environmental assessment
Learn about how we assess and reduce the impacts our work has on the environment and archaeological and cultural heritage.
Our approach to managing vehicle emissions
Find out we manage the use of our vehicles to reduce environmental impacts and financial costs.
Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004
Read about the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and how they apply to us.
Our approach to managing odour
Find out what we are doing between 2010 and 2015 to significantly reduce the number of people affected by odour from our sites.
Our approach to managing sewage sludge
Read about our plans to continue to manage sewage sludge in a safe, sustainable and beneficial way.
Responding to climate change
Read about our long-term plans to adapt to the effects of climate change and reduce our contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.
