HUBER Technology UK has taken further steps to strengthen its hire business team for AMP8 with the recent appointment of Alistair McFarlane as Hire Business Manager for its hire division.

Southern Water has optimised its Swalecliffe Wastewater Treatment Works to increase available storage, reducing storm overflows by 36%. The optimisation cost around 90% less than building a new storm tank and was much less carbon intensive.

Work has begun to reduce the number of discharges into the river Wharfe from Yorkshire Water’s Ben Rhydding wastewater treatment works, helping to improve water quality.

As Severn Trent’s £76 million Mansfield project to reduce flooding by turning to nature continues, the company will be creating detention basins on the Oak Tree Estate in the town.

Anglian Water has recently finished work building additional storm water storage and upgrading phosphorous technology at its water recycling centre (WRC) in Corby, in line with new Environment Agency regulations.

Anglian Water’s £100 million programme of additional storm water storage across the East of England is nearing completion.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has launched a 10 week consultation as part of the development of its long-term drainage and wastewater management plan.

Engineering students and junior engineers across the UK are being called upon to find radical ideas to tackle the nation’s growing water crisis as part of the Water Futures Challenge.

Residents in Exmouth are playing a part in a pilot scheme to reduce the risk of flooding by participating in an innovative rainwater harvesting project funded by South West Water.

In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Marc Barone, Managing Director Water, UK & Ireland, AECOM discusses a range of projects in the UK and the USA to contain flooding – including multi-benefit integrated flood protection designs and ways to both store and transport floodwater.