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.
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.
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.
The Environment Agency has started work on a £29 million upgrade at Stallingborough for the Humber flood defences.
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.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.