Southern Water spends extra £70k a day to protect sewers from flooding
The extra cost of keeping Southern Water’s sewers working, as the South East experiences the worst series of storms in over 10 years, is running at more than £70,000 a day.
Welsh Assembly provides additional £2m for flood repairs
Welsh Assembly Minister for Natural Resources and Food, Alun Davies has announced an additional £2m to fund emergency repairs to flood defences that were damaged in the recent storms.
Government advisers warned over two years ago that not enough being done to address flood risk
The Government’s own independent advisers have said that not enough is being done to address flood risk - repeating warnings that they made over two years ago.
Network Rail uses coastal forecasting to protect assets from flood risk
The coastal floods of December 2013 caused significant damage to railway assets in North Wales, including more than 200m of the Mostyn sea wall which required emergency repair work by Network Rail.
South Downs take action against flooding and soil erosion
A new schems will see 600 native trees planted on farmland in the South Downs National Park to help prevent a repeat of recent disastrous flooding and soil erosion in the National Park.
Environment Agency chief says UK faces difficult choices on flood defence investment
Lord Chris Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency says that the UK now faces difficult choices on flood defence investment.
Met Office –record wet January weather for Southern England since records began
Early statistics published by the Met Office for January 2014 show that the southeast and central southern England region has already had its wettest January in records going back to 1910, with three days still to go.
National Grid flood defence spend highlights need to protect UK critical infrastructure
National Grid’s latest Interim Management Statement published today says that its recent investment in flood defences in the UK has minimised the impact of recent bad weather - once again highlighting the need for the UK to protect its critical national infrastructure.
Somerset flooding - Prime Minister gives dredging go-ahead
Prime Minister David Cameron told the House of Commons yesterday that the Environment Agency will begin dredging the rivers in the Somerset Levels which continues to be badly affected by flooding "as soon as it is practical."
Environment Agency defends its position on Somerset flooding
The Environment Agency is taking further steps to defend its response to flooding in the Somerset Levels – including an appearance by Agency Chairman Lord Chris Smith on the BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme this morning.
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
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. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
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. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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