The government has set out its new flood defence funding formula in its newly published flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) policy.
Southern Water is progressing work on £170 million investment in a storm overflow reduction scheme to improve water quality in Portsmouth Harbour.
United Utilities is looking to lead by example when it comes to how rainwater is managed at its head office in Warrington.
Southern Water is progressing its work on SuDS in Schools, a joint initiative with Department of Education, with the installation of a swale for sustainable drainage to help manage more than 300,000 litres of rainwater at a Hampshire school.
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on environmental incentives aimed at supporting water efficiency and more sustainable drainage across all types of new development to achieve sustainable new homes.
Ofwat has announced proposals which, following a short consultation, would allow Southern Water to further accelerate its work in driving down the use of storm overflows, enabling an ambitious two-year programme to expand its nature-based and engineering solutions.
How the UK plans, builds and operates infrastructure is likely to change dramatically in the next few years, according to the annual horizon scan report for 2023 from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
An upcoming event to be held in London in November is set to highlight the need for multi-sector partnerships and collaboration to tackle growing flood risk in the face of the accelerating impacts of climate change.
A United Utilities programme to encourage sustainable water use and drainage in new homes has saved developers more than £40 million and created potential for saving 3.8 million litres of water a day.
Southern Water has published a new report explaining why there are coastal storm releases in Margate and how working together can significantly reduce them.
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000.
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group.
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.