The Government has fulfilled a commitment in the 2016 National Flood Resilience Review with the publication of a Surface Water Management Action Plan.

Water UK has published a pre-implementation version of the 8th edition of ‘Sewers for Adoption’ with the expectation that the document will come into effect in mid 2019 as part of the implementation of the Ofwat Code on Adoption Agreements.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the Government to increase spending on building and maintaining UK flood infrastructure.

In a scheme which could save millions if replicated across Manchester, a team headed by Business in the Community (BITC) has built a rain garden and transformed a large area of parking and pathways at Moorlands Junior School in Sale to demonstrate the benefits of sustainable drainage.

The Welsh Government wants all new developments to incorporate effective sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) - and views them as key to reducing flood risk.

An EU-funded project is calling for a step-change in how nature-based solutions like green roofs and city lagoons are used for sustainable urbanisation and in tackling climate change.

A new report published today by WWF-UK says 40% of rivers in England and Wales are polluted by sewage and is calling for urgent action by the Government and water industry regulator Ofwat.

Northumbrian Water has rolled out its Rainwise initiative to help build resilience against flooding in an area to the west of Newcastle, with members of the public being asked to get involved.

This year’s keynote Landscape Institute conference will focus on landscape as infrastructure in the built environment and address how natural capital accounting will impact on the built environment professions.

Northumbrian Water is moving into a new phase of its surface water management programme Rainwise to reduce the risk of flooding in Northumberland.