Northumbria flood committee sets out £22m 2017-18 spending plans
The Northumbria Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (NRFCC) has launched its business plan for 2017/18 – the group will oversee spending of almost £22 million to protect hundreds of homes across the north east.
Floods affect 16 million in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding across large areas in South Asia, where more than 16 million people have been affected by monsoon floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India.
Highways England completes £7m Cumbrian flood resilience scheme
Highways England has completed £7 million flood resilience scheme for the A66 road in Cumbria.
Illegal flood defence costs waste firm and farmer £19k in court
A waste company, one of its directors and a tenant farmer involved in the illegal deposit of waste on protected land in an Essex village have been ordered to pay a total of £19,430.
Award-winning £3m North East flood scheme officially opens
The first phase of the award-winning multi-million pound Lustrum Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme has been officially opened.
£14m Louth and Horncastle flood alleviation schemes formally opened
Two flood alleviation schemes in Louth and Horncastle which collectively reduce flood risk to over 350 properties have been formally opened on 28 July, following successful completion of the projects.
Environment Agency: major £30m flood defence scheme gets go-ahead
A major £30 million flood scheme to protect homes and businesses in Mytholmroyd is a step closer following a decision made on 25 July by the Calderdale Flood Partnership Board.
EA completes joint £27m Northumberland flood scheme
The Environment Agency has completed the final part of a £27 million flood alleviation scheme for Morpeth in Northumberland.
EA completes final phase of £7m Northwich flood management scheme
The Environment Agency has completed the final phase of construction for the £7 million Northwich flood risk management scheme.
Schemes across England to receive £15m of natural flood management funding
Environment minister Thérèse Coffey has announced details of projects which have been allocated funding for natural flood defences as part of a drive to roll out innovative techniques to reduce flood risk.
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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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