Yorkshire Water sets out Natural Flood Management plan for Calder Valley
Yorkshire Water has published its long term Natural Flood Management plan for the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire.
NI Water to set out plans for major flood alleviation scheme
NI Water is holding a public information event tomorrow to set out its plans for the second phase of a major flood alleviation scheme.
Environment Agency starts work on £3.8m flood scheme in Totnes
The Environment Agency is starting work on a £3.8 million flood scheme in Totnes – the scheme involves improving existing flood defences along the River Dart from the mainline railway bridge to the Steam Packet Inn.
MPs: UK flood prevention “fragmented, inefficient & ineffective” and UK should adopt Dutch model
Flood prevention work in the UK was described as “fragmented, ..... inefficient and sometimes ineffective, and has let people down” in last week’s Parliamentary debate on future flood prevention. MPs heard that the UK needed to look at the Netherlands approach to flood risk management.
Environment Agency to start work on £4m flood scheme in Worcestershire
Construction will start this summer on a £4 million flood storage area which will reduce the risk of flooding to nearly 300 homes and businesses in Broadway, Childswickham and Murcot.
Flood prevention to dominate agenda at water watchdog’s Taunton meeting
Consumers can pledge their support for a campaign to end the misery caused by avoidable sewer blockages, when the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) meets in Taunton next Tuesday.
Environment Agency to set out £4m flood defence options to Yate and Chipping Sodbury
The Environment Agency is holding a public consultation this week in Chipping Sodbury to explain how it plans to reduce flood risk to local homes and businesses in a scheme costing around £4 million.
Flood management: Govt says “we do not agree there is a need for substantial structural change”
The UK Government has told the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee that it does not agree there is a need for substantial structural change in flood risk management.
MPs to demand UK Govt answers on flood risk management in parliamentary debate
On 27 February, MPs from two Select Committees, the Environmental Audit Committee and the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, will come together for a joint debate in the House of Commons to hold the Government to account on its management of flood risk.
Environment Agency progresses £476m River Thames flood defence scheme
The Environment Agency is progressing with the development of the £476 million River Thames flood defence scheme - a proposed programme of projects and investment to reduce flood risk in communities near Heathrow.
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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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