Environment Agency and Met Office warn of unsettled weather until at least mid-March
The Environment Agency (EA) and Met Office today are warning that wet weather is set to continue for another month – and that high tides and strong winds may also bring tidal flood risk in some places during this period.
EA's £56m Outstrays Managed Realignment Scheme creates 250ha of intertidal habitat and strengthens Humber flood defences
The Environment Agency and a wide range of partners have completed the Outstrays Managed Realignment Scheme, creating 250ha of intertidal habitat by embankment realignment at a total cost of £56.3 million.
Natural Resources Wales appoints Binnies to lead on design phase Cardigan Tidal Flood Scheme
Plans to reduce tidal flooding in the Strand area of Cardigan, West Wales, have reached a significant milestone with the appointment of specialist consultancy firm Binnies to drive the Detailed Design Phase of the Cardigan Tidal Flood Scheme.
Environment Agency starts work on £29m upgrade for Humber flood defences
The Environment Agency has started work on a £29 million upgrade at Stallingborough for the Humber flood defences.
Environment Agency & RSBP look for landowners to partner in pioneering flood project
The pioneering Water for Farming and Wildlife (WFFW) project, a partnership between the Environment Agency and RSPB, is exploring whether temporarily flooding agricultural land around the Humber could benefit farmers and wildlife.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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