Wessex Water has agreed a pioneering new trial for permits at sewage treatment works with the Environment Agency.

In his role as chair of the National Flood Resilience Review, this week Oliver Letwin saw first hand how these projects are delivering huge benefits in the area through better flood protection.

This week will see the completion of a major scheme by the Highways Agency to address flooding on the M5 near Bristol. 

The Environment Agency is looking for 3 members of the public to join the South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee to help tackle flood risk in Devon and Cornwall.

The Environment Agency has granted the environmental permits to allow Third Energy to carry out fracking for shale gas at an existing borehole in North Yorkshire.

Irish Water, Ireland’s national water utility, has announced details of a €9 million investment in the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Belmullet, Co. Mayo.

Bristol Water will start a £3 million project to renovate the Strategic Water Main that stretches from Victoria Pumping Station on Oakfield Road in Clifton, to Greenbank Cemetery.

Northern Ireland Water has awarded a contract for leakage management services with an estimated value of £7.8 million to four suppliers.

United Utilities is seeking to establish a panel of framework partners for the design, development and hosting of business and customer facing mobile applications and web development services.