WSP explains how an Integrated Water Management (IWM) mindset benefitted its work with the Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) in producing a 10-year Strategy and Flood Action Plan.
South West Water is working with partners to help stop localised flooding issues in Kingsbridge. The town has seen an increase in the number of flooding events at times of high tides and heavy rainfall over the last few months due to defects with pipework in the Quay area of the town which is not owned or managed by South West Water.
Discussion at last week’s joint ICE/CIWEM flooding and water conference in Leeds has resulted in broad agreement on the urgent need for wider collaboration on flooding.
The Environment Agency is warning that ongoing flooding impacts are likely to continue in parts of Northamptonshire as rivers continue to respond after recent wet weather.
Catherine Moncrieff, Policy & Engagement Manager at CIWEM, says Storm Bert has exposed the urgent need for flood resilience and coastal adaptation – and discusses the cost of inaction and why UK flood preparedness must be a priority.
Secretary of State Steve Reed met with Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy yestreday morning to discuss how to bolster the emergency response to Storm Bert.
Storm Bert has caused significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England and Wales over the weekend, with parts of the UK receiving a month’s worth of rain.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced this morning that the government is bolstering England’s resilience to flooding through additional financial support to farmers and rural communities, as well as refreshing its approach to delivering funding to make sure it works for communities.
Floodex has announced the speaker programme for the free to attend seminars at the upcoming Floodex UK 2024 conference and exhibition which takes place later this month at Excel in London on 27th and 28th November.
The Environment Agency has published a mid-programme report on the government’s £200 million flood and coastal innovation programmes which are developing new ways to manage flood and coastal erosion risks in the face of a changing climate.
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.
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.
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.
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.