New £5 million fund to prevent local flooding
A £5m pilot fund for communities devastated by flooding or for those who are at risk has been launched today by Environment Minister Richard Benyon to protect their homes and businesses.
Floods crisis: Government indecision and delay “must stop now”, warn experts
As Britain is gripped by a floods crisis, drainage experts are warning that Government indecision and inertia is seriously delaying vital work to protect thousands of homes and properties in the UK. Alex Stephenson, Director of Hydro International’s Stormwater division and Chair of the British Water Focus group for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) looks at the implications.
Floods highlight need for urgent climate action, says FOE
A director from Friends of the Earth has said that the recent devastating floods are a “wake-up call” for Britain to take action on climate change and reduce emissions.
Insurers warn floods are biggest climate change risk for UK
The Association of British Insurers has described flooding as the biggest climate change risk now facing the UK.
UK faces higher winter flood risk after summer washout
The Environment Agency has warned the UK faces a high likelihood of winter floods due to already saturated ground and swollen rivers after an especially wet summer.
EA sets out plans for £25m Cambridgeshire flood scheme
The Environment Agency (EA) has set out its plans for a proposed multi-million pound safety scheme to strengthen the barriers of a flood storage reservoir in Cambridgeshire.
EA installs innovative defences to meet increasing risk of flooding
More futuristic flood defences are appearing across England as the Environment Agency tries to deal with the increasing threat of flood risk in the UK.
Last block goes into sea wall in £30m Redcar scheme
Redcar’s flood defences reached a major milestone last week when the last of the giant concrete blocks that make up the new 2.7 kilometre sea wall was put into place by Environment Agency contractors.
£10m of further investment in flood protection in Wales
The Welsh Government has said it will learn lessons from this summer’s flood events and is increasing its investment in flood defences by a further £10 million.
Flood defences – the other UK infrastructure investment priority
News that the energy regulator Ofgem is warning of increased risk of power shortages by 2015 unless energy generation capacity is strengthened has highlighted the need for public debate about what the UK’s top infrastructure investment priorities should be – and where flood defences fit in.
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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. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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