The Environment Agency has issued guidance reminding all owners of reservoirs in England with a capacity of 25,000 cubic metres or more, that could escape in the event of a dam failure, that they must be registered with the Environment Agency.

Friends of the Earth has called on the Chancellor to act on climate change in his annual Budget on Wednesday, having stressed the urgency of action after the devastating floods that hit Britain this winter.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Italian multi-utility A2A have signed a 15-year €115 million loan agreement to finance integrated waste management and hydropower investments.

The Technology Strategy Board has announced it will commit up to £5 million to work with MATIMOP (Israeli Industry Centre for research and development) to support innovative UK and Israeli businesses working together on research and development projects over the next 5 years. The work will be focused on the commercialisation of research in a range of key areas, such as water tech and agri tech.

Demand for tertiary treatments looks set to grow in AMP6 as a result of increasingly stringent Environment Agency wastewater discharge consents.

A £750,000 project to install three huge pipes in the dam at Anglian Water’s Pitsford reservoir got underway last week.

Costain’s Supply Chain Academy opened its doors for the fourth time recently, welcoming representatives from 15 companies to its offices in Manchester to get a better understanding of Costain’s business and its working culture.

Associated British Ports, the UK’s leading ports operator, has said that the £20-million Grimsby Flood Alleviation Scheme will create inward investment potential in the area.

Hundreds of new UK jobs have been announced as the UK takes centre stage as official partner country at CeBIT 2014, the world’s largest technology trade fair.

The House of Commons Select Committee for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a new inquiry into the Government’s Flood Re insurance proposals.