Catherine Moncrieff

Head of Policy & Engagement @CIWEM
Trustee @ChilternSociety
All views are my own

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Petition: Don’t abandon the Chalk Stream recovery pack https://t.co/VY5sj5nFRo
@DefraGovUK introduced this recovery pack to restore England's rare chalk streams. But it's been abandoned by this government - a huge mistake. Please sign and share @ChilternSociety @ChilternsNL

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Autumn update from @ChilternSociety on chalk streams https://t.co/ZgxkYHBgdC
@Chilternstreams @RiverChess @VerValleySoc @ChilternsNL @ReviveTheWye

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Highlights from the #marchforcleanwater at the wkend. Happy to add a few drops of the River Chess to the collective bowl and my voice to the many calling for cleaner waters. Loved hearing from Chris Packham, 'don't cry over spilt sewage -take action' @ChilternSociety @RiverChess

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Good news for residents in the lower Misbourne valley: Thames Water is finally investing in the sewer system to reduce sewage spills into the river and from manholes https://t.co/wEROj3Aemo
@ChilternSociety @Chilternstreams

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back?
Excellent explainer from Charles Rangeley-Wilson on why the @EnvAgency decision to resume pumping from the River Chess catchment doesn't make sense. https://t.co/3qfmv6qyBH
@ChilternSociety @RiverChess @Chilternstreams

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Abstraction is set to resume in the Upper Chess: extremely disappointing situation after years of campaigning and commitments made: https://t.co/Kipb3mK9y0

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

100 days into the new Gov, campaigners will take to the streets over water pollution📢🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚶📢

Completely agree with @RiverAction that wholesale reform of the regulatory system is needed. Stakeholders called for this in https://t.co/c4Bvv5wRVc

https://t.co/L4VBWWwszQ

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Flood plans and flowerbeds: city of London prepares for climate change https://t.co/JVnjmJAFhi via @ft

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

New @WildlifeTrusts report reveals drought is considered the biggest risk to UK nature reserves, ahead of pollution and flooding. It urges the Government to commit at least £3 billion a year to invest in nature-based solutions to help nature adapt. https://t.co/3YPUfrJHMr

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Agree the water industry is broken.
Welcome this step, but will the payments be sufficient for those affected, and will they really incentivise water companies to do better?
A fundamental review and reform of water management & regulation is needed: https://t.co/J4hMNeOpZC

[Defra UK @DefraGovUK]

Our water industry is broken.

We are cracking down on water companies failing their customers, doubling compensation payments when standards are not met.

Have your say in our consultation: https://t.co/Ksm82CFAvX

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Really interested in digging into this.
@we_ownit have pulled together data on Europe's river water quality versus % public ownership of water utilities.
https://t.co/JXY7n6KquC

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

2/2 This 'deep review' of the water industry is the first recommendation in #AFreshWaterFuture, a co-created vision for future water management - with experts, stakeholders and the public.
Check it out here: https://t.co/J4hMNeOXPa
@DefraGovUK @SteveReedMP

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

1/2 Sewage discharge fines 'not a surprise' and 'an urgent and deep review into the operation of the water industry and regulation needed' - says @CIWEM Policy Director @al_chisholm

https://t.co/1TSn5BbY8H

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

inews reveals that >5,500 sewage spills in England last year may have been illegal; they took place without permission from @EnvAgency watchdog://inews.co.uk/news/environment/revealed-water-firms-dumped-sewage-5500-times-in-a-year-illegally-3189829?ito=twitter_share_article-top

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Credit rating company, Fitch Ratings, has warned that some water companies will find it challenging to maintain existing ratings for AMP8.
This is after Moody's lowered its rating on Thames Water’s debt to ‘junk’ following Ofwat's draft determination.

https://t.co/ggtreSXTBs

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Good to hear!
@ChilternSociety

[Sarah Green MP @SarahGreenLD]

The response of @thameswater to flooding in Chalfont St Peter and other areas this year has been disgraceful. Yesterday I welcomed plans to introduce tougher penalties on water companies that dump sewage in our rivers and fail their customers.

[Sarah Green MP @SarahGreenLD]

The response of @thameswater to flooding in Chalfont St Peter and other areas this year has been disgraceful. Yesterday I welcomed plans to introduce tougher penalties on water companies that dump sewage in our rivers and fail their customers.

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Annual report for water co performance released. It's disappointing - but not surprising - that the trend in pollution incidences remains on an upwards trajectory. With new Water (Special Measures) Bill and Price Review we have a chance to turn this around. @SteveReedMP @Ofwat

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

@WildlifeTrusts @nationaltrust @Natures_Voice analysis reveals that nature-friendly farming budget is inadequate to meet climate & nature targets and increase farm resilience. Investment required is £5.9bn/yr versus < £0.9bn currently spent. https://t.co/NmhuclPlDs @SteveReedMP

[Catherine Moncrieff @cmoncrieff1]

Ofwat’s draft determination drowns out early policy signals from Labour Government on water https://t.co/g69SWTwJaK via @waterbriefing