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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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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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
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