South West Water to start £736K scheme to prevent sewer flooding in Exmouth
Work on a major £736,000 scheme to prevent sewer flooding in Exmouth for South West Water gets under way next month.
Environment Agency sets out £9m Newhaven flood defence options
The Environment Agency has set its plans out to build a flood defence scheme for Newhaven costing around £9 million with construction starting in early 2016 and concluding in 2019.
Southern Water updates plan to tackle sewer flooding
Southern Water has published its updated plan to tackle sewer flooding in villages along the Nailbourne river near Canterbury.
Government consults on flood defence planning framework
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, the Welsh Government and the Environment Agency have launched three separate consultations on the Government’s proposals to integrate flood defence consents into the Environmental Permitting regime.
Wales to invest £150m in priority flood defences
Finance and Government Business Minister Jane Hutt has announced £150 million of new investment in priority flood and coastal risk management across Wales.
Defra and local partners set up Somerset Rivers Authority
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has today announced £1.9 million funding for the Somerset Rivers Authority today enabling it to start work next year.
Environment Agency sets out long-term flood investment scenarios
The Environment Agency has published a new report setting out long-term flood investment scenarios covering the whole of England for the next 50 years.
CIWEM warns on flood plans - underinvestment in infrastructure is unacceptable
Leading environmental organisation the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management is warning that the Autumn Statement is already forgetting the floods of last winter.
Flood specialist says homeowners can take steps on property-level protection
The Treasury’s announcement that 300,000 homes are to be protected by more than 1,400 flood defence projects has been welcomed by Industrial Penstocks Ltd, who say that there is now also huge scope for homeowners, industry and utilities to invest in their own safeguard measures.
BRE Centre for Resilience:Government's flood defence approach must go further
The Building Research Establishment Group(BRE) has welcomed the Treasury’s £2.3 billion investment in flood defences but with one in six homes now under threat of flooding from rivers, sea and surface water a new approach to dealing with the risks is needed.
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BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies. -
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.
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