Environment Agency progresses work on £24.8m Leigh Flood Storage Area expansion and Hildenborough embankment scheme
The Environment Agency is progressing work on the £24.8 million Leigh Flood Storage Area expansion and Hildenborough embankment scheme which protect communities in Tonbridge and Hildenborough are at risk of flooding from the River Medway.
Environment Agency completes £40 million Lydd Ranges sea defence scheme
The Environment Agency has completed the £40 million Lydd Ranges sea defence scheme which will see Lydd and Romney Marsh better protected from flooding for the next 25 years.
Environment Agency completes £12 million Cockett Wick Seawall Improvement scheme
The Environment Agency has completed the Cockett Wick Seawall Improvement scheme ensuring more than 3,000 homes and businesses in one of the most vulnerable areas of the country are better protected from tidal flooding.
New Aquagreen reduces flood risk for hundreds east of Hull as part of £28m flood scheme
The Environment Agency has completed a new flood risk management project to better protect hundreds of homes and businesses on the east side of Hull from flooding.
EA-led £2.1 million natural flood management scheme to bolster flood protection in Weardale completed
A pioneering Environment Agency-led natural flood management scheme to bolster flood protection in County Durham has been completed.
Landmark climate review warns London must prepare for more deadly floods and heatwaves - but time is running out
The London Climate Resilience Review has today published its full and final report into London’s preparedness for climate impacts including heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires, storms, sea level rise and subsidence.
Environment Agency progresses work on next phase of £400m+ Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme
The Environment Agency is progressing work on the next phase of the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme - one of the largest coastal flood risk projects in the country.
Environment Agency carries out flood safety exercise as part of nation-wide programme of reservoir checks
The Environment Agency led a training exercise at Rugeley flood storage area in Staffordshire this weekend, to rehearse emergency plans in the event of a major incident at the dam.
Defra announces Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Chair appointments
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced new Chair appointments to the Severn and Wye, Thames and Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs).
Environment Agency starts £7 million beach management to reduce flood risk in Lincolnshire
The Environment Agency’s annual beach management to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities will see sand topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point.
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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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