Yorkshire Water - Living with Water partnership announces £26.3m flood resilience plan for Hull and East Yorkshire
The Living with Water partnership has announced the next phase of its plans to reduce flood risk in Hull and the East Riding, marking a continuation of investment in long-term, sustainable water management.
SuDS - Institution of Civil Engineers call for immediate implementation of Schedule 3 of Flood and Water Management Act
Following today’s publication of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Flood Resilience in England, the Institution of Civil Engineers is calling for the immediate implementation of Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act.
UK flood cleanup costs reach up to £566 million per year - with 57% of councils reporting overwhelmed sewers
UK councils suffer on average 43 flooding incidents a year, with nationwide recovery costs of up to £566 million, according to findings from Infrastructure Policy Advancement (IPA), the policy think-tank at Bentley Systems Inc. More than half of councils (57%) also reported that their sewer systems had been overwhelmed in the last decade.
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).
Translink tenders £10 million contract for drainage and interceptor maintenance work
Northern Ireland bus and train services provider Translink has gone out to tender with a contract for drainage and interceptor maintenance services worth an estimated £10 million.
Network Rail – new £45 billion rail improvement plan includes £2.8bn spend on thousands of miles of drains, cuttings and embankments
Network Rail has today announced the start of its five-year, £45.4 billion rail improvement plan which includes around £2.8 billion in activities and technology that will help it better cope with extreme weather and climate change over the five years to 2029.
Government to make sustainable drainage systems mandatory to new developments from 2024
The Government has announced it will make sustainable drainage systems mandatory to new developments in England – the new approach to sustainable drainage is set to reduce flood risk and clean up rivers.
Environment Agency partnership completes river reset project to eliminate 117 tonnes+ of carbon, help drought and reduce flooding
The Environment Agency has completed a river restoration partnership project which will eliminate more than 117 tonnes of carbon, help drought and reduce flooding.
Storm overflows - Southern Water Pathfinder report sets out plans to cut pollution in Swalecliffe
A new report setting out how Southern Water plans to reduce pollution in Swalecliffe and the surrounding area has been published by the water company’s Storm Overflows Task Force.
Welsh Water consults on long-term drainage and wastewater management plan for 2025-50
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has launched a 10 week consultation as part of the development of its long-term drainage and wastewater management plan.
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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. -
Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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