The Environment Agency and Army have tested a joint flood response exercise which took place at Nesscliffe training ground near Shrewsbury, based on a significant flood event where an electricity substation was at an immediate risk of flooding.

A nationwide survey by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has found that the top concerns of the UK’s contractors are staffing (reported by 23 per cent), workload (by 21 per cent), and bureaucratic procurement (by 19 per cent).

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Mark Goodger, Regional Technical Manager for Hydro International, discusses sustainable flood risk management and long-term resilience.

Five companies have been awarded places on Bristol City Council’s flood risk consultancy framework.

Five hundred native broadleaf trees have been planted at Crowndale Sewage Treatment Works near Tavistock as part of a river improvement project.

Welsh Water is set to invest £1.1 million to upgrade the water network in Holyhead - work to replace nearly 4km of water main will start on the 9th of May.

Yorkshire Water has been fined £1.1 million and  ordered to pay £27,073 in costs for illegally discharging sewage that polluted the River Ouse near York as a result of a pump failure.

South East Water is inviting technology firms who may have solutions for reducing the demand for water, or for providing new or increased supplies to come forward if they are developing solutions or have ideas.