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.
Environment Agency to set out £4m flood defence options to Yate and Chipping Sodbury
The Environment Agency is holding a public consultation this week in Chipping Sodbury to explain how it plans to reduce flood risk to local homes and businesses in a scheme costing around £4 million.
Flood management: Govt says “we do not agree there is a need for substantial structural change”
The UK Government has told the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee that it does not agree there is a need for substantial structural change in flood risk management.
MPs to demand UK Govt answers on flood risk management in parliamentary debate
On 27 February, MPs from two Select Committees, the Environmental Audit Committee and the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, will come together for a joint debate in the House of Commons to hold the Government to account on its management of flood risk.
Environment Agency progresses £476m River Thames flood defence scheme
The Environment Agency is progressing with the development of the £476 million River Thames flood defence scheme - a proposed programme of projects and investment to reduce flood risk in communities near Heathrow.
Environment Agency: Shoreham flood scheme enters next phase
A major flood defence scheme that will significantly reduce flood risk to over 2,300 properties in Shoreham and East Lancing has taken a step towards completion this week, with piling works at 2 of the project’s 10 phases now finished.
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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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