Environment Agency starts work on £14.5m flood defence scheme
The Environment Agency has announced that a £14.5 million scheme to improve the tidal flood defences along the East Bank of the River Arun is set to start in Littlehampton this month.
New consultation to address coastal flood risk
Coastal Communities 2150 is asking people who live and work in Seaford, Lewes, Newhaven and the surrounding villages to submit their views on various conceptual scenarios on adapting to sea level rise and flood risk between now and 2150.
Work nears completion on £28m sea defence scheme
A £28 million Environment Agency scheme to construct 7km of new sea defences inland from the coast together with a wildlife haven at Medmerry in West Sussex is now nearing completion.
Yorkshire Water progresses with flood resilience work and study
Yorkshire Water is making good progress on work to install a large underground pipe between Goole Carr Lane pumping station and the nearby River Ouse.
£36m coastal defence scheme gets go ahead
A major £36 million sea defence scheme along the Tendring coastline costing up to £36 million has been given the final go ahead.
Work begins on £26m flood storage reservoir improvement
The first stage of a £26 million flood defence scheme to improve the safety of an important flood storage reservoir dam at Whittlesey has started.
£5bn forecast spend on flood defence in Govt construction pipeline
Information on opportunities to win future government construction contracts worth more than £109 billion has been released, with a total capital forecast spend on flood defences of nearly £5 billion.
EA plans £20m improvement of Hull flood defences
The Environment Agency (EA) is to make an investment of more than £20 million in renovated and new defences along sections of the north bank of the Humber and the River Hull.
HS2 could increase flood risk
The proposed route for High Speed 2 crosses miles of floodplains and could exacerbate flood risk in some areas, the Sustainability Statement for part of the scheme has revealed.
Work begins on £38m Ipswich tidal barrier
Work has started on the £38.3 million tidal barrier that will help protect Ipswich from future storms.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
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