Severn Trent progresses £76 million Mansfield Sustainable Flooding Resilience Project
Severn Trent teams will start work in Ladybrook this week as part of the water company’s £76 million Mansfield Sustainable Flooding Resilience Project, the largest SuDS retrofit project of its kind in the UK.
Government activates Flood Recovery Framework to provide funding to households and businesses impacted by Storm Babet
The government has activated the Flood Recovery Framework to ensure communities impacted by flooding will benefit from thousands of pounds of government funding to help them recover from the impact of Storm Babet..
£2.8 million transformation of Barrhead’s Levern Water now complete
A wider, more natural river channel has been restored to the river, which runs through Barrhead, with the ability to better absorb flooding and encourage more fish and wildlife.
Environment Agency warns of need to stay vigilant to threat of flooding
The Environment Agency is warning of the need to stay vigilant to the threat of flooding, with local surface water flooding probable on Saturday across the South of England and London and possible across parts of the Midlands.
Storm Ciarán - EA warns of significant inland flooding in England from today to Friday
The Environment Agency is warning of significant inland flooding across parts of England from today to Friday as Storm Ciarán hits.
Environment Agency on resource shortages, supply chain issues - and need for profound, longterm change in the water sector
The Environment Agency is facing ongoing resource shortages and supply chain issues, according to its Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023 published this week.
Environment Agency to hold Wiltshire and Dorset groundwater flooding roadshows in November
The Environment Agency is holding a series of groundwater flooding roadshows across Wiltshire and Dorset in November to raise public awareness of this type of flooding.
Environment Agency says nearly 100k properties protected from flooding during Storm Babet - but threat remains
The Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed that nearly 100,000 properties were protected during flooding caused by Storm Babet – however, the EA is warning that the threat of flooding remains.
Environment Agency to investigate Horncastle Flood Scheme in wake of Storm Babet
In the wake of Storm Babet which brought significant heavy rainfall across much of the UK, the Environment Agency has announced it will investigate the operation of the Horncastle Flood Scheme.
Environment Agency - work gets under way on new £2 million flood embankment in Birmingham
Work is underway to build a new £2 million flood risk management scheme to better protect homes from flooding in the Pebble Mill area of Birmingham.
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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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