Schemes across England to receive £15m of natural flood management funding
Environment minister Thérèse Coffey has announced details of projects which have been allocated funding for natural flood defences as part of a drive to roll out innovative techniques to reduce flood risk.
Study warns extreme sea levels could happen every decade or even annually by 2050
Scientists at the University of Southampton are warning that future coastal impact studies must take account of extreme sea levels – a phenomenon expected to occur more frequently as rising waters combine with high tides and storm surges to potentially devastating effect.
Environment Agency starts work on £11m North East flood scheme
The Environment Agency has has started work on an £11 million project which will increase flood protection from Greatham Creek in Teesside while creating around 30 hectares of extra habitat.
Environment Agency consults on £120m Oxford flood alleviation plans
The Environment Agency has launched a new consultation calling on its proposals for the £120 million Oxford flood alleviation scheme to reduce flood risk to all homes and businesses in Oxford.
Innovative engineering for £50m Leeds flood scheme on show at Leeds Waterfront Festival
Visitors to the Leeds Waterfront Festival this weekend will get the chance to see the innovative technology being used in the £50 million scheme to reduce the risk of flooding to the city.
New WWF report on using nature to manage rising flood risk
Leading environmental organisation WWF has published a new report setting out an integrated framework for flood management, drawing on policy, green infrastructure and conventional engineering to help communities adapt and better manage growing flood risk.
Plastic flood barriers provide “ring of steel” in multi-agency scheme in Lincoln
An innovative flood barrier fabricated from recycled plastic is securing a “ring of steel” around properties in the flood-prone Stamp End area of Lincoln, as part of a £800,000 multi-agency surface water management project.
NI Water to start work on phase 2 of Belfast flood alleviation scheme
NI Water is preparing to start work on a large-scale flood alleviation project for the Upper Newtownards Road / Knock Road area of East Belfast.
£63m Rossall sea defence scheme enters final stages
Balfour Beatty has reached another milestone in the transformation of the £63 million Rossall sea defence, as the first complete section of the scheme has been unveiled.
VBA jv awarded £13.3m Trent flood defences scheme
Following public consultation with residents, North Lincolnshire Council is ready to press ahead with a £13.3 million flood defence scheme to protect towns and villages on both sides of the Trent.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
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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