New research finds natural flood management schemes deliver £10 of benefits for every £1 invested
A new report commissioned by RSA Insurance, an Intact company, and The Wildlife Trusts shows that every £1 invested in natural flood management (NFM) is expected to deliver £10 of benefits over 30 years.
Anglian Water and East Mercia Rivers Trust announce new collaborative partnership for catchment restoration
As part of its Get River Positive programme, Anglian Water has announced its latest collaborative partnership with East Mercia Rivers Trust (EMRT), by awarding the trust over half a million pounds for a range of projects across the Welland and Witham catchments.
Government announces 40 projects set to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management
Forty projects which will use natural processes such as planting trees and creating wetlands to reduce the risk of flooding are set to benefit from a £25 million government programme.
Enfield Council tenders £40 million engineering and construction contract for major landscaping project
The London Borough of Enfield has gone out to tender with a contract for engineering and construction works of a major landscaping scheme worth an estimated £40 million.
Environment Agency to hold Wiltshire and Dorset groundwater flooding roadshows in November
The Environment Agency is holding a series of groundwater flooding roadshows across Wiltshire and Dorset in November to raise public awareness of this type of flooding.
Defra announces twelve new projects to receive £16 million to restore peatlands across England
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced twelve new projects which will receive £16 million to restore peatlands across England.
Yorkshire Water and partners announce landscape-scale programme to restore South Pennines uplands
A partnership project between the National Trust, Yorkshire Water and the Woodland Trust has announced a landmark programme of work to restore and improve the UK’s uplands – the organisations will work together to create 350 hectares of woodland, install thousands of natural flood management interventions and restore peatland.
Natural Flood Management work underway in Northumberland village
The Environment Agency is working with Tyne Rivers Trust and landowners to use natural materials to slow the flow of water on the Birkey Burn and Red Burn catchments upstream of Acomb.
Flood resilience - new Environment Agency report outlines benefits of Natural Flood Management
The Environment Agency has published a new report setting out the initial findings of the Natural Flood Management (NFM) programme and how it is strengthening flood resilience.
Environment Agency calls for landowners to adopt natural flood management in River Aire catchment
The Environment Agency, Leeds City Council and the White Rose Forest partnership are calling for landowners to introduce natural flood management measures on their land to help mitigate climate change and reduce the risk of flooding in the River Aire catchment, from Malham to Leeds.
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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
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.
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