Environment Agency completes £12 million Cockett Wick Seawall Improvement scheme
The Environment Agency has completed the Cockett Wick Seawall Improvement scheme ensuring more than 3,000 homes and businesses in one of the most vulnerable areas of the country are better protected from tidal flooding.
New Aquagreen reduces flood risk for hundreds east of Hull as part of £28m flood scheme
The Environment Agency has completed a new flood risk management project to better protect hundreds of homes and businesses on the east side of Hull from flooding.
EA-led £2.1 million natural flood management scheme to bolster flood protection in Weardale completed
A pioneering Environment Agency-led natural flood management scheme to bolster flood protection in County Durham has been completed.
Landmark climate review warns London must prepare for more deadly floods and heatwaves - but time is running out
The London Climate Resilience Review has today published its full and final report into London’s preparedness for climate impacts including heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires, storms, sea level rise and subsidence.
Environment Agency progresses work on next phase of £400m+ Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme
The Environment Agency is progressing work on the next phase of the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme - one of the largest coastal flood risk projects in the country.
Environment Agency carries out flood safety exercise as part of nation-wide programme of reservoir checks
The Environment Agency led a training exercise at Rugeley flood storage area in Staffordshire this weekend, to rehearse emergency plans in the event of a major incident at the dam.
Defra announces Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Chair appointments
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced new Chair appointments to the Severn and Wye, Thames and Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs).
Environment Agency starts £7 million beach management to reduce flood risk in Lincolnshire
The Environment Agency’s annual beach management to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities will see sand topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point.
Environment Agency celebrates 40 years of Thames Barrier protecting London and the Thames Estuary
Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the garlanded opening ceremony for the Thames Barrier, one of the largest movable barriers in the world. It continues to provide vital and reliable protection from flooding to the nation’s capital to this day.
Association of British Insurers - 2023 weather damage insurance claims worst on record
According to the latest figures published today by the Association of British Insurers, property insurers paid out the equivalent of £13 million every day last year to help homeowners and businesses cope with unexpected and unwanted events.
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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. -
Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
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.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
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