The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has gone out to tender with a contract for IT services, including consulting, software development, internet and support, worth an estimated £325 million.

VBA, the joint venture between VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins appointed as part of the Environment Agency’s Water and Environment Management (WEM) framework has reached a major milestone on the £21 million Ipswich Flood Barrier scheme.

The programme for the UK’s largest flood and coastal erosion conference and exhibition has now been finalised and professionals from the drainage sector will debate some of the most pressing issues with the Environment agency at Flood and Coast 2017 in March.

Yorkshire Water has announced that its new household bills will be the second cheapest in England and Wales and will be used to fund its planned £386m investment over the next 12 months.

For the third year in a row, smart water technology is perceived as the biggest global market opportunity, topping the list of the 2017 Global Opportunity Report released  by DNV GL, Sustainia and the United Nations Global Compact.

MPs have today criticised the Government for missing opportunities to act on its report on improving flood protection for communities at risk across England - describing its response as "disappointing" and "deficient" on the issues of insurance, resilience and sustainable drainage.

Anglian Water has become one of the first water companies to trial thermal imaging drones to detect leaking water pipes.