The National Infrastructure Commission is calling for a £12 billion investment in effective drainage measures to tackle surface water flooding in England and for water companies to play a key role in managing and investing in flood risk infrastructure.

The Institution of Civil Engineers has launched a new consultation on the current state of the UK’s infrastructure planning system.

Argyll and Bute Council has gone out to tender with a contract for the construction of the £multi-million Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme. 

The Chief Executive of the Environment Agency is warning that the number of properties on flood plains could almost double over the next 50 years and says some communities may need to relocate out of harm’s way in the face of growing impacts of climate change.

The Environment Agency is warning of significant continuing flood risk with further heavy rain expected to fall on areas already affected by the wet weather later this week.

The multi award-winning Much Wenlock flood alleviation scheme is a £2 million project initiated by Shropshire Council to reduce flood risk to homes, businesses and highways in the small town of Much Wenlock. 

The Environment Agency has gone out to with a contract for flood and coastal risk management services worth an estimated £68 million – the third multi-million pound tender put out by the Agency in the last two weeks.

The Environment Agency is planning to start a research study covering the assessment and management of risks with transitions in flood defence infrastructure.

The Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) intends to award a €90 million euro contract for the reinforcement of the Houtrib dike to Van Oord and its partner Boskalis.

The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership is today launching a Water Management Plan in the House of Commons setting out its strategy for water management, including flood reduction and water supply, up till 2040.