Welsh Assembly allocates £32m to reduce flood risk to over 2,000 homes
Welsh Assembly Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, will today announce £32 million capital funding to reduce the risk from flooding to over 2,100 homes and businesses across Wales.
Environment Agency to spend £12m on flood defence maintenance in 2017/18
The Environment Agency will spend approximately £12 million on flood defence maintenance to reduce risk to local communities during the next financial year.
Environment Agency progresses plans for Wilton flood defence scheme
The Environment Agency is progressing with its proposals for a new flood defence scheme in Wilton, near Salisbury.
East coast surge prompts people to sign up for flood warnings
More than 2,000 people in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire signed up for flood warnings in just two days when flooding threatened the east coast in January, according to the Environment Agency.
Yorkshire Water sets out Natural Flood Management plan for Calder Valley
Yorkshire Water has published its long term Natural Flood Management plan for the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire.
NI Water to set out plans for major flood alleviation scheme
NI Water is holding a public information event tomorrow to set out its plans for the second phase of a major flood alleviation scheme.
Environment Agency starts work on £3.8m flood scheme in Totnes
The Environment Agency is starting work on a £3.8 million flood scheme in Totnes – the scheme involves improving existing flood defences along the River Dart from the mainline railway bridge to the Steam Packet Inn.
MPs: UK flood prevention “fragmented, inefficient & ineffective” and UK should adopt Dutch model
Flood prevention work in the UK was described as “fragmented, ..... inefficient and sometimes ineffective, and has let people down” in last week’s Parliamentary debate on future flood prevention. MPs heard that the UK needed to look at the Netherlands approach to flood risk management.
Environment Agency to start work on £4m flood scheme in Worcestershire
Construction will start this summer on a £4 million flood storage area which will reduce the risk of flooding to nearly 300 homes and businesses in Broadway, Childswickham and Murcot.
Flood prevention to dominate agenda at water watchdog’s Taunton meeting
Consumers can pledge their support for a campaign to end the misery caused by avoidable sewer blockages, when the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) meets in Taunton next Tuesday.
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Future Water Networks November 2026 kicks off with AMP8 Year in Water review
The Future Water Association’s annual Networks November event kicked off last week with a Year in Water Review – a recap on the past year and what it means for the sector going forward. -
South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
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Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
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 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.
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