Environment Agency to start work on new £2m flood defence scheme for Helston
The Environment Agency is getting ready to start work this month on a new £2 million scheme to protect Helston from flooding.
Environment Agency warns over ongoing flood risk
The Environment Agency is warning over ongoing flood risk and urging people to remain aware as flood alerts remain in place across England.
Environment Agency announces updated plans for £45m York flood scheme
The Environment Agency says that after re-assessing a flood scheme in York a section of road will need to be closed, but for six months less than planned.
£40m Great Yarmouth tidal defence project gets underway
Work is getting underway this week on an innovative £40 million project to upgrade vital flood defences in Great Yarmouth which involves refurbishing 4 kilometres of flood defence walls across the town.
£2 million fund opens for flood-affected farmers
A £2 million fund to support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their property in the devastating floods in November has opened for applications this week.
Environment Agency warns of further flood risk as rivers continue to rise
The Environment Agency is warning that river levels are continuing to rise despite the improving weather outlook.
Flood risk: Environment Agency warns communities to stay vigilant
With heavy rain expected over the next few days, the Environment Agency is warning communities in England to check their flood risk and sign up to flood warnings.
Yorkshire Water trials lowering Hebden Bridge Reservoirs levels to help reduce flood risk
Yorkshire Water is once again carrying out a trial to lower Hebden Bridge Reservoirs levels to help reduce flood risk.
European Environment Agency warns climate change will increase river floods in most regions of Europe
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is warning that climate change will increase the occurrence and frequency of once-in-a-century river floods in most regions of Europe.
Accelerating Greenland ice melt set to see 100 million people flooded each year
A team of international scientists is warning that Greenland is losing ice faster than in the 1990s - the rate of ice loss has risen from 33 billion tonnes per year in the 1990s to 254 billion tonnes per year in the last decade.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
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Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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