Environment Agency progresses plans for £15m+ Sanway-Byfleet Flood Alleviation Scheme
The Environment Agency is progressing its plans to reduce flood risk in Byfleet and Weybridge area in Surrey, including a Flood Alleviation Scheme for the Sanway area of Byfleet.
United Utilities, Environment Agency and Sefton Council sign commitment to strengthened flood risk management
United Utilities, the Environment Agency and Sefton Council have signed a joint statement of intent to reassure Maghull communities that they are continuing to work together to explore solutions to reduce the risk of flooding.
Environment Agency submits plans for ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flooding in east Hull
The Environment Agency has submitted plans to create a large ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses near Bransholme in east Hull for planning approvale as part of the £28.5 million Holderness Drain Flood Alleviation Scheme.
Environment Agency to start work on £7m beach management scheme to reduce flood risk on Lincolnshire coast
A £7 million beach management scheme will see sand topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, reducing the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire's coastal communities.
Environment Agency reaches major milestone in £4.8m Teesside flood scheme
The Environment Agency, working in partnership with Middlesbrough Council, has reached a major milestone in a £4.8 million Teesside flood scheme.
Leeds City Council applies to EA to create flood defence structure as part of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme
Leeds City Council has applied to the Environment Agency for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of the River Aire to create a flood defence structure with two hydraulically operated gates.
Environment Agency gets ready to start work on £56m flood scheme in Rochdale and Littleborough
The Environment Agency is getting ready to start enabling work on a £56 million flood alleviation scheme in Rochdale and Littleborough.
Environment Agency investigates options to improve flood and drought resilience in Severn Valley
The Environment Agency is seeking ways to better protect up to 3,000 homes and over 1,000 businesses along the length of the River Severn - investigations have started into options to improve flood and drought resilience in the Severn Valley.
Environment Agency starts construction work on new £7.7m section of York flood scheme
The Environment Agency has started construction work on a major section of its York Flood Alleviation Scheme this week.
Parliamentary Committee warns Government “simply not doing enough” to protect UK’s current housing stock from floods
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee is warning that the Government is simply not doing enough to protect the UK’s current housing stock from floods or stepping in to prevent new homes being built on flood plains.
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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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