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The following issues are covered in this edition of the newsletter:
1. New CIWEM President!
2. RSPB/CIWEM Living Wetland’s Award – Call for Entries!
3. Wastewater Reuse
4. Submit your paper to the Journal!
5. Technical Panels Update
6. Consultations
7. CIWEM Congratulates its first Chartered Scientists
8. 50 Years in Membership!
9. CIWEM Conferences
10. Events for New Members
11. President’s Award
12. Queen’s Honours
13. Air Pollution Information System (APIS)
14. In Brief
15. Association of Wastewater Treatment Experts of the Czech Republic – Wastewater 2005
16. Yacht – The Engineering Recruitment Experts
17. Join CIWEM
Geoff Bateman is the new CIWEM President. As of 24 June 2004, the CIWEM role was added to Geoff’s busy workload – he is the Environment Agency Area Manager for Devon. Geoff is well known around the country for his work in pollution control, agriculture and rural land use, culminating in his leadership of the work of the Agency nationally on foot and mouth in 2001, for which he received an OBE for services to the environment. Geoff is also a Secretary of State appointee to Dartmoor National Park and currently chairs a Defra group on agricultural waste.
It is an exciting time for Geoff to be taking over the helm of CIWEM: the organisation led the successful campaign to establish the qualification of Chartered Environmentalist, and in September a brand new CIWEM-accredited course in Integrated Waste Management will start at Cranfield University. Other recent achievements include moving forward environmental debate through popular conferences in areas as diverse as diffuse pollution, flytipping and sustainability in construction; and the promotion of environmental awareness and excellence via a portfolio of national and international awards.
CIWEM’s new President, Geoff Bateman, said:
“I look forward to leading CIWEM, taking over from the capable hands of Peter Treadgold. It is a pleasure and a privilege to be able to continue the Institution’s proud tradition of providing advocacy and training for a better environment based on sound science, engineering and professional expertise.”
Nick Reeves, Executive Director of CIWEM, commented:
“We are delighted to have at the helm someone with such a wide knowledge of the environmental issues with which CIWEM is concerned.”
2. RSPB/CIWEM Living Wetlands Award 2005 – Call for Entries!
RSPB and CIWEM are calling for entries for the 2005 Living Wetlands Award. The prestigious Award was established in 2003 by the two organisations to recognise and reward projects that demonstrate the multiple functions and sustainable use of wetland habitats.
The prize includes a bronze trophy of a snipe (the Mance Memorial Trophy) and £1,500 to enhance the winning scheme’s impact, and the closing date for entries is 30 November 2004. See http://www.ciwem.com/awards/ for Award guidelines and full details of entry criteria.
It is no secret that the south-east of England is drier than parts of the middle east, and it was recently reported that the Sudan has more than four times the amount of available water per head of population than the south-east. Climate change models are increasingly indicating that the most probable scenario in coming decades is one in which rainfall becomes increasingly limited to the winter months. Coupled with increasing population in the south-east and plans to build up to 800,000 new homes in this part of the country, pressure on the country’s water resources will only increase.
Thames Water’s proposed new desalination plant at Beckton indicates that new directions are being taken in the battle to ensure that water supplies remain secure across the south-east in future years. CIWEM remains concerned, however, that the Government is placing insufficient weight on the importance of reducing our net consumption of water – in fact it is increasing per head of population.
There are many ways in which the level of demand placed on our reservoirs, aquifers and other resources in this country may be reduced – such as wastewater re-use, rainwater harvesting and water conservation measures. CIWEM is in the process of developing a section of its website devoted to showcasing examples of such technologies from all over the world. It will also provide background information about the different issues and technologies. We hope this will go live within the next few weeks.
If you would like to showcase such case studies on the website we would be delighted to hear from you. There is no charge for doing so – we merely want to demonstrate the range of technologies available and what they could do to assist in the UK. The more information and detail that you can provide for sharing amongst interested parties the better.
If you would like to send us material then please contact Alastair Chisholm (e-mail: alastair@ciwem.com)
4. Submit your Paper to the Journal
Water and Environment Journal is the leading publication in its field, dealing with worldwide aspects of the water cycle and a broad range of environmental matters, including waste management, the control of air pollution and environmental conservation.
Have you considered submitting a paper for publication in the Journal? The CIWEM membership and other Journal subscribers would be interested to hear about the work you are doing. Operational, Scientific, Technical and Research papers are welcomed, and short papers (1500 to 2500 words) as well as full length papers (up to 5000 words) are encouraged. Papers accepted by CIWEM’s Editorial Panel are typically published within 12 months of submission.
Further information about the Journal, including the contents of the current issue, Guidance Notes for Authors and an example paper, can be found on the CIWEM web site at: www.ciwem.com/publications/journal/
We would also like to remind recipients of CIWEM’s Journal that there is now the opportunity to receive the publication in CD ROM format, either in addition to the printed version (for an additional cost of £96 for UK recipients or £116 for those overseas) or instead of the hard copy.
If you wish to change the format in which you receive your Journal, please fill in the form on the back cover of your Journal and return it to the freepost address supplied.
5. Technical Panels Update
Wastewater Management
CIWEM’s Wastewater Management Panel met on 15th June. The panel welcomed three new members – Maxine Mayhew of United Utilities and Scottish Water Solutions, Helen Richard of South West Water and Wendy Rostron of Mott MacDonald Bentley. The panel discussed operator training levels in the water industry and the possibility of accreditation for approved training packages. Representatives of the Waste and Resources Action Programme made a presentation to the Panel on a technology which uses ground recycled glass as an alternative filter medium to sand and discussions were had regarding the running of masterclasses for small audiences on select issues at CIWEM.
Amenity, Recreation and Conservation
At their July meeting, the Amenity Recreation and Conservation (ARC) Panel discussed possible topics for the CIWEM Campaign in 2005 and current consultations to which the panel is responding, in particular the Defra consultation on catchment-sensitive farming. They worked on a Policy Position Statement on Recreational Use of Inland Waters and talked about events which they are planning on non-native species and health and the environment. The Panel also discussed several issues related to the Thames Gateway housing developments and the need for environmental advice/guidance for Parish Councils.
Further information on the work of the Panel can be found on their web page at: http://www.ciwem.com/policy/panels/arc.asp
The Panel would welcome your views on these subjects, or any other issues which you think the Panel should consider. Please send your comments to arc@ciwem.com
If you are interested in joining the Panel, please forward your CV to Justin Taberham, Director of Policy, at justin@ciwem.com
Air
At its June meeting, the Air Panel discussed an event it is planning on Air Quality and Health and a forthcoming Air Quality special issue of WEM magazine to which panel members are contributing articles and interview questions. They also discussed several Policy Position Statements (PPSs) which the Panel is currently drafting, including PPSs on Health Impact Assessment and Odours.
The Air Panel has an active and knowledgeable membership with a wide range of expertise but we are still looking for some new panel members. If you are interested in joining the panel, please forward your CV to Justin Taberham, Director of Policy at justin@ciwem.com
For further information on the work of the Panel, and links to recent WEM articles on Health Impact Assessment and airport expansion written by Panel members, visit: http://www.ciwem.com/policy/panels/air.asp
For information about all CIWEM’s panels and their terms of reference, visit http://www.ciwem.com/policy/panels
CIWEM responds to a wide range of consultation documents as part of its technical and policy output. The majority of technical comment for these responses originates from the Institution’s Technical Panels but if you are a CIWEM member you may register your views with us for incorporation into a response. It is important that the Institution reflects its members’ views as far as possible in these responses. 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.
If you have views on any of the issues raised in any of the consultation papers listed below we would very much like to hear from you. Contact details for either Alastair Chisholm or Helen Wilson are provided for each consultation paper, along with a deadline for when we need to receive your comments. Please do make sure you have your say. 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.com/policy/consultation
Current consultations:
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Taking it on – developing the UK Sustainable Development Strategy
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/taking-it-on/index.htm
Contact helen@ciwem.com by 19/07/04
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Developing measures to promote catchment-sensitive farming
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/csf-june04/index.htm
Contact alastair@ciwem.com by 20/08/04
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Consultation on the Air Quality Limit Values (Amendment) Regulations 2004
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/airquality-limitregs/index.htm
Contact alastair@ciwem.com by 27/08/04
English Nature
Our Coasts and Seas
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/science/coasts_and_seas/default.asp
Contact alastair@ciwem.com by 20/08/04
Environment Agency
EA Guidance on Assessment of risks from landfill sites
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/
105385/risk_a_landfills__v1_768278.pdf
Contact alastair@ciwem.com by 23/07/04
Environment Agency
Soil, the hidden resource: Towards an Environment Agency strategy for soil protection, management and restoration
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/
105385/soilsstrat_cons_782297.pdf
Contact helen@ciwem.com by 02/08/04
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
Water Pricing
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/
environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_water_pricing2.cfm
Contact alastair@ciwem.com by 03/09/04
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
Climate Change: Looking Forward
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/
environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_climate_change_looking_forward.cfm
Contact alastair@ciwem.com by 10/09/04
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
Waste Policy and the Landfill Directive
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/
environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_waste_and_landfill.cfm
Contact alastair@ciwem.com by 17/09/04
7. CIWEM Congratulates its first Chartered Scientists
At the meeting of the Business and Science Professional Board on the 30th June 2004, the first 37 CIWEM Chartered Scientist registrants were approved.
Their names have been forwarded to the Science Council for inclusion on the register and they will shortly receive a letter advising them of their success. They will also be issued with a certificate from the Science Council reflecting their new status.
If you would like information about registration with the Science Council please contact the membership help desk on 020 7831 3110 or e-mail membership@ciwem.org.uk
8. 50 Years in CIWEM membership!
CIWEM celebrates its ‘golden’ members again this year. These are all members who joined CIWEM’s predecessor bodies back in 1953 and have retained their membership and an active interest in the ever changing and developing world of water and environmental management.
Each celebrant will receive a special certificate signed by the new President Geoff Bateman and Executive Director, Nick Reeves. In addition they will also receive a specially commissioned lapel pin to show their long affiliation with the Institution.
We would like to thank them all for their continuing support of CIWEM’s vision as the leading professional body for the people who plan, protect and care for the environment and its resources. This year’s ‘golden’ members are:
Hugh O'Donnell
Charles Locaby Bennett
Kenneth John Avent
John Victor David Banham
Hector Stanley Campbell
Raymond Edward Langley
Alan Ernest Round
John Angus McAllister
Harry William Knight
James Frederick W Mapstone
James Taylor Robertson
Frank Anthony Joseph Tucker
Michael George Burrows
Austin Jennings
Peter Frederick Bullock
William John Laundon Wisdish
James McLean Cameron
George Barlow
Barnett S Bergman
Michael Frederick Kennard
Donald Tyson
Peter Vaughan Clough Davies
Harry Martin Pope
Christopher Neave Brayshaw
John Henry Gershom Herrick
Francis Oliver Sanderson
David Gwilym Morris Roberts
J K Jones
CIWEM has a varied programme of national conferences covering topics from across the environmental spectrum. Here are the events which are being organized for the coming months:
CIWEM National Conference – 13th-15th September, 2004
Contact Sarah Hickinson, Aqua Enviro
Email: ciwem@aquaenviro.co.uk Tel: 0113 242 4200
Young Members’ Study Tour – 20th-24th September, 2004
Contact Sarah Hickinson, Aqua Enviro
Email: ciwem@aquaenviro.co.uk Tel: 0113 242 4200
Flood Management – 20th October, 2004
Sponsors to date: RSPB
For further details please contact Bob Earll, CMS
Tel: 01531 890415 Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk
Water Framework Directive – Water Resources/Groundwater Directive – 10th November, 2004
Sponsors to date: RSPB, Ewan
For further details please contact Bob Earll, CMS
Tel: 01531 890415 Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk
Flood Management
20th October 2004, London
For further details please contact Bob Earll, CMS
Tel: 01531 890415 Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk
Water Framework Directive: Water Resources and Groundwater
10th November 2004, London
Contact Bob Earll, CMS
Tel: 01531 890415 Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk
European Biosolids - 14th – 17th November, 2004
Contact Sarah Hickinson, Aqua Enviro
Email: ciwem@aquaenviro.co.uk Tel: 0113 242 4200
Risk Management in Water Supply
Mid-December 2004
Contact Sarah Hickinson, Aqua Enviro
Email: ciwem@aquaenviro.co.uk Tel: 0113 242 4200
World Wetlands Day 2005
31st January and 1st February 2005, London
Contact Bob Earll, CMS
Tel: 01531 890415 Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk
For further information about CIWEM’s programme of national conferences, please contact Justin Taberham, Director of Policy, CIWEM, E-mail: Justin@ciwem.com
If you would like to get involved in the CIWEM New Members’ Group, please check your local Branch page on the CIWEM web site for event information and contact details for the Branch new member representative. Forthcoming events include:
South Eastern Branch
Routes to Membership Meeting & Social
Thursday 19th August 2004 at 4pm
Brighton University, Cockcroft Building, Room CG24
Rosemary Butler from CIWEM will be giving a presentation on the "Routes to Membership", which will provide an excellent opportunity for all new and prospective CIWEM members to find out what is required of them to attain Chartered status. Afterwards there will be a social occasion at a nearby inn which will provide new members with an opportunity to network with like-minded new CIWEM members.
Please indicate whether you would like to attend by clicking on the link below and clicking send: mailto:rphillips@dynamco.ltd.uk?subject=Yes_I_wish_to_Attend
Please contact Richard Phillips at RPHILLIPS@dynamco.ltd.uk for further details
South Western Branch
Quiz and social
Thursday 12th August from 7.30pm
City Gate Pub, Lower North Street, Exeter
Contact Jo Robinson (jrobinso@southwestwater.co.uk) for more info
Tyne & Humber Branch
Social event - A night out at the Dogs
Tuesday 10th August from 7pm
Kinsley Greyhound Stadium, Pontefract
All welcome, new and old alike. A chance to socialise, meet other newer people, and also those who are already members. If you would like to attend or for more information, please contact Clare.Broadbent@corusgroup.com
This year’s President’s Award was won by Alvin Smith of Environment Group and Metropolitan Branch. The Award was presented by Peter Treadgold at a meeting of the Metropolitan Branch, for Alvin’s services to the Institution over a number of years.
The President’s Award is awarded each year for outstanding services to CIWEM.
CIWEM member and Managing Director of Severn Trent Water, Brian Duckworth, received an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to the water industry.
Other figures in the environment field who received Honours were:
Professor Sir Peter Crane, FRS, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew received a Knighthood for services to horticulture and conservation;
John Edwards, Chief Executive of United Utilities received a CBE for services to the utility industry; and
Pamela Taylor, Chief Executive, Water UK received an OBE for services to the water industry.
13. Air Pollution Information System (APIS)
A free searchable web-based database has been developed by the UK conservation and regulatory agencies, which provides details of different air pollutants and their effects on habitats and species. Search the database at: www.apis.ac.uk
IEng Representative on CIWEM Council
CIWEM Council are pleased to welcome John Ward who will represent the interests of Associate members and in particular Incorporated Engineers. John would be very happy to hear from anyone in this grade of membership who would like him to raise any issues of concern they may have with the Council.
Please contact John directly by email if you would like to discuss any topics for inclusion on the Council’s agenda, johnward@ayrisward.com
Chartered Environmentalist
Thank you to all the members who have already completed their applications for CEnv. The response to the new title has already been quite overwhelming! Your application will initially be processed by the CIWEM Executive and will be forwarded for consideration by the Professional Boards at their meetings on the 24th August. We will be writing to you all as soon as possible after this date to let you know the outcome.
If in the meantime you have any queries please contact membership@ciwem.org.uk or telephone the helpline on 020 7831 3110.
New Staff in CIWEM Policy Department
Staff at CIWEM’s Head Office in London will bid a fond farewell in August to Helen Wilson, Policy Officer, who is leaving the employ of the Institution to go and do conservation work and organic farming in France. On her return she hopes to go back to her native Scotland but we have a feeling she could end up getting distracted and running a vineyard instead! We would like to thank Helen for her dedication and hard work over the years and wish her well in the future. This means that there will be a new face in the Policy Department shortly – we will let you know who they are next month.
Habitats Guide – Volume 1
Featuring a varied collection of habitat case studies, CIWEM’s new publication, Habitats Guide – Volume 1 (ISBN 1 870752 78 3) is a useful resource for all those with an interest in habitat management, creation and restoration, from students to environmental practitioners alike. It gathers together existing good practice guidance and case study information and looks at the planning context, EC Directives and other legislation affecting various habitats.
Each chapter aims to provide an introduction to the habitat, consider relevant legislation and set out best practice guidance for habitat management/creation/restoration. These principles are exemplified through case studies, from the UK and overseas, and reference is made to a wide range of texts, journal papers and websites, to further support the reader.
The guide costs £9.99 plus £3.00 Postage & Packing (including VAT). To order a copy, please send a cheque for £12.99 payable to ‘CIWEM’ to Helen Wilson, CIWEM, 15 John Street, London, WC1N 2EB. Please contact Helen if you would like further information about the guide (E-mail: helen@ciwem.com; Tel: 0207 831 3110).
WEM Recruitment Media Pack
Water and Environment Manager (WEM) 2004 recruitment and display media pack is now available. If you or your company are looking to recruit in 2004 WEM's recruitment section can provide the answer. For a pdf of the media pack please e-mail: WEM@leadmedia.co.uk
Wheelchair Access to CIWEM Offices in London
In line with the Disability Discrimination Act 2004 we have a ramp for wheel chair access to CIWEM Head Office. Should you need to use the ramp for the purposes of visiting the office, please phone in advance and we will ensure it is in place.
15. Environment Agency - Environment 2004
The Environment Agency will be holding its third annual national conference on 26 to 27 October 2004 at the International Convention Centre in central Birmingham.
Further information about the conference, and on-line booking, visit the Environment Agency’s website at:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/aboutus/672157/672903/747145/
16. Association of Wastewater Treatment Experts of the Czech Republic – Wastewater 2005
The Association of Wastewater Treatment Experts of the Czech Republic (ACE CR) will hold its 6th International Conference – Wastewater 2005 – in the spa town of Teplice, North-West Bohemia, on 10th-12th May 2005. The main goal of the conference will be to provide an international forum for the presentation of the latest development in the field of wastewater collection and treatment and sludge handling in Europe and for the exchange of information, opinions and ideas amongst participants.
The conference will be held as the official conference of the European Water Association (EWA). For further details please visit the official web page of the conference: http://www.ace-cr.cz
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CIWEM is a vibrant environmental professional body which offers professional development, an impressive programme of local, national and international events, a magazine ten times a year, a quarterly journal, excellent networking opportunities and many other benefits. Contact membership@ciwem.com for more details.
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