The first phase of a major flood scheme in Newcastle is complete -Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency began the £7 million joint flood reduction scheme in October last year.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water - the water and sewerage provider to over three million people across most of Wales, Herefordshire and parts of Deeside - has appointed a new chair for its Customer Challenge Group (CCG).

The Chancellor has appointed Phil Graham as CEO of the National Infrastructure Commission - he joins the Commission from the Department for Transport, where he has worked on many of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects.

Small businesses with innovative ideas that could be adapted to the energy sector are being invited to apply for a share of £1.5 million to support feasibility studies – in a process with potential applications that could usefully be extended to the water sector.

Ronghuai Water Group is using water instruments supplied by Cornwall-based online and portable water quality measuring equipment specialists Partech Instruments in 20 of their water plants across China.

The Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) – the UK’s oil and gas regulator – has announced that 159 onshore blocks under the 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round are being formally offered to successful applicants.

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association has expressed its relief that the Department for Energy and Climate Change has listened to industry on their planned reforms to the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme.