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.
Environment Agency celebrates 40 years of Thames Barrier protecting London and the Thames Estuary
Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the garlanded opening ceremony for the Thames Barrier, one of the largest movable barriers in the world. It continues to provide vital and reliable protection from flooding to the nation’s capital to this day.
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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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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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