Environment Agency completes UK's biggest coastal flood management scheme
The Environment Agency has completed the UK’s biggest ever coastal realignment scheme at Steart in a joint project with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.
Met Office to present on implications of floods for UK water sector
The Met Office will be discussing climate change and the implications for the UK water industry at the upcoming Sustainable Water Event.
Work begins on Phase 1 of £30m Exeter flood defence scheme
The Environment Agency has started work this week on the first phase of Exeter’s £30 million flood scheme by deepening the Trew’s flood relief channel.
Third parliamentary inquiry announced into flood mitigation and resilience
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment has announced its third Inquiry, which will look at the problems caused to the UK by flooding and examine the potential for mitigation and significantly improving flood resilience.
World’s largest flood prevention expo to launch in London
December will see the launch of an all-new exhibition and conference tackling the problems of flooding in the UK head-on at ExCeL London.
Welsh Water to start work on £1.4m flood prevention scheme
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is to invest £1.4million in a major investment project which will help alleviate the risk of residential flooding in the villages of Mancot and Pentre in Deeside.
Strukton immerses final caisson for Venice storm-surge barrier
Strukton Immersion Projects has successfully immersed the last of the eight concrete caissons that form the base of the storm-surge barrier near Venice.
Faster, more accurate flood warnings through EU research
Three EU-funded research projects - Imprints, WeSenseIt and UrbanFlood - have developed unique forecasting and alert systems to provide faster, more accurate flood warnings to notify communities of impending floods.
Wash East Coastal Management Strategy consultation closes soon
The deadline is approaching for stakeholders to comment on the Environment Agency’s Wash East Coastal Management Strategy consultation.
EU to provide €47m for natural disaster recovery
The European Commission has announced an aid package worth nearly €47 million for Italy, Greece, Slovenia and Croatia after a series of natural disasters struck the regions in late 2013 and early 2014.
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
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.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
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