£3.2m flood scheme in York nears approval
A £3.2 million upgrade of York’s flood defences could get the green light next week after council planning chiefs recommended Environment Agency proposals.
Flooding threatens millions more properties unless action taken
Four times as many households and businesses in England could be at risk of flooding in the next twenty years if further steps are not taken to prepare for climate change, says a new report published today by the Government’s advisers on climate change adaptation.
£600k flood defence scheme moves into second stage
Construction has started on Stage 2 of the Stallingborough Flood Alleviation Scheme, which will see improvements made to 1.6km of coastal defences on the Humber bank at a cost of £600,000.
Last four hosepipe bans lifted
The last four hosepipe bans in place in the UK, which impacted about six million customers , have finally been lifted.
Scotland - learning to live with floods
Communities in Scotland have moved away from trying to defend themselves against floods to a position that accepts them as inevitable and finds ways of coping with them, according to research presented at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) conference this week in Edinburgh.
Torrential rain tests Wigan’s flood defences
Heavy June rain put the Environment Agency’s £12million Flood Alleviation Scheme on the River Douglas through its first major test as torrential downpours spectacularly filled its radical new flood storage area. At the centre of the dam, just a mile from the town centre, two giant Hydro-Brake® Flow Controls successfully held back flood waters in the carefully-engineered flood storage area extending one kilometre along the steep-sided river valley.
New £7m flood scheme in Newport officially opens
A new scheme that will help to protect hundreds of Newport homes and businesses from flood damage has been officially opened by Environment Minister, John Griffiths.
Environment Agency launches new flood and coastal risk consultation
The Environment Agency has launched a new consultation on its proposals for flood and coastal erosion risk management of the Clacton-on-Sea and Holland-on-Sea coastline.
Government publishes details of 60 new flood defence schemes in 2013
The Government has published details of 60 new flood defence and coastal risk schemes due for construction in the next financial year.
Welsh Assembly make £1.3M grant for flood alleviation scheme
The Environment Minister, John Griffiths, has approved a Welsh Government grant of over £1.3m million towards a £3 million flood alleviation scheme at Rhydyfelin, near Pontypridd.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
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