MPs on House of Commons EAC to examine whether Government appreciates true cost of flooding in live evidence session today
MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee are set to explore whether the Government appreciates the true cost of flooding in a live evidence session this afternoon as part of its ongoing inquiry into flood resilience in England.
Defra consults on new proposals to simplify and accelerate applications process for flood funding schemes
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs,has launched a new consultation on proposals to accelerate the construction of flood schemes and protect thousands of homes and businesses in cities and rural areas from the risks of flooding.
Government’s national Floods Resilience Taskforce meets on Merseyside to bolster nation’s flood resilience
The third meeting of the Government’s national Floods Resilience Taskforce convened in Aintree today, with bolstering the nation’s resilience to flooding top of the agenda.
New scheme in Oxford to protect every home and business from risk of River Thames flooding
All homes, businesses and crucial infrastructure in Oxford at risk of flooding from the River Thames will be better protected thanks to a major new flood defence. Led by the Environment Agency, the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme is one of the biggest flood schemes currently proposed in England.
Flood Ready London partnership publishes first London Surface Water Strategy
The Flood Ready London partnership, including Thames Water, have published the first London Surface Water Strategy to make the capital more resilient to surface water flooding.
Environment Agency starts £7 million beach management scheme to reduce flood risk in Lincolnshire
The Environment Agency has started work this week on a £7 million beach management scheme -sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point to reduce flood risk for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities.
Environment Agency completes £9.7 million flood defence upgrade of Dunball Sluice on Somerset Levels
The Environment Agency has completed a £9.7 million upgrade of the Dunball Sluice on Somerset Levels – the sluice performs a vital flood and water management function on the Somerset Levels and Moors.
Environment Agency sets out list of upcoming projects under 2 year £2.65bn flood and coastal erosion risk management programme
The Environment Agency has set out a full list of upcoming projects from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 under its £2.65 billion two year flood and coastal erosion risk management investment progranmme between April 2024 to March 2026.
Government to invest £2.65bn over next two years to build over 1,000 flood schemes across the country
Over 1,000 flood schemes will be built or repaired to protect thousands of homes and businesses from the dangers of flooding, the Government and Environment Agency have announced today.
Sponge cities could reduce flooding risk for 4.6 million properties, suggests new paper
A new report co-authored by the Infrastructure Policy Advancement (IPA) thinktank, part of Bentley Systems, and Aqua Consultants, with support from British Water, is calling for mandatory sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS).
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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