£260m Thames Estuary flood defence procurement plan to be set out in July
The Government has published a progress update on the £multi-million Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) Plan being managed by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs as part of the Major Projects Portfolio first Annual Report.
£5m infrastructure project to defend Bath against flooding
Bath & North East Somerset Council and the Environment Agency are working together on a major infrastructure project which will provide flood defences for parts of Bath’s city centre and begin to build a positive relationship between the city centre and the River Avon.
Environment Agency approves Lower Tidal River Arun flood risk strategy
Environment Agency Directors have formally approved the Lower Tidal River Arun strategy which sets out recommendations for managing flood risk in the Arun Valley, from Pallingham Weir to Littlehampton and Ford.
Major report identifies ways to improve Wales’ resilience to coastal flooding
A major new report published by Natural Resources Wales is making 47 recommendations to improve Wales’ resilience to coastal flooding in the future.
New Knowledge Transfer Partnership to develop enhanced flood modelling techniques
JBA and Lancaster University’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics have joined forces to create a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop enhanced flood modelling techniques.
Construction work starts on £50m Leeds flood defence scheme
Construction work has started on a major new £50 million flood defence scheme in Leeds, which will protect hundreds of homes and businesses.
Munich Re says flood events in 2013 highlight positive effect of defence measures
Leading global insurance group Munich Re says that flood events in 2013 have highlighted the positive effect of defence measures.
Welsh Assembly provides extra £3.7m to protect Borth from flooding
The Welsh Assembly has announced it will provide over £3.7 million to help protect homes and businesses in Ceredigion that are at risk of flooding and coastal erosion.
Flood protection restored to 115,000 homes
The Environment Agency has said that flood protection has been restored to 115,000 homes with 350 damaged flood risk management assets already repaired following winter flood and storm damage.
Balfour Beatty starts work on £73m coastal protection schemes
Balfour Beatty has started work on one of the largest coastal defence schemes in the UK which will protect over 12,000 homes and businesses from the risk of coastal flooding.
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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. -
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.
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