NIC and CCC call on government to take urgent action on climate adaptation and infrastructure resilience
The National Infrastructure Commission and Climate Change Committee have written jointly to government calling for urgent action improve the resilience of key infrastructure services to the effects of climate change.
Anglian Water starts pipelaying work on new section of multi-million-pound water main network
Anglian Water has started pipelaying work on another section of its huge new multi-million-pound water main network.
South East Water starts work on major £12 million pipeline project to improve water supply in East Kent
South East Water has started work on a major £12 million pipeline project to improve water supply in East Kent.
Northumbrian Water invites supply chain input for £4.5 billion AMP8 capital programme delivery
Northumbrian Water Group, owners of Northumbrian Water and Essex and Suffolk Water, is seeking input from across the supply chain for its £4.5 billion AMP8 capital programme delivery.
UK developer Centre Port progresses plans for Centrica-backed £2bn 12-mile tidal energy scheme
Infrastructure developer Centre Port Holdings is progressing its plans for the first stage of its major renewables scheme, located in the Wash estuary on the east coast of England – the £2 billion UK tidal energy project could supply green energy to up to 600,000 homes.
National Policy Statement for water resources infrastructure - Stantec shares initial takeaways
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, is sharing its initial takeaways from the release of the Government’s long-awaited National Policy Statement (NPS) for nationally significant water resources projects.
Welsh Affairs Committee: ‘No time to lose’ to replace Wales’ sewerage system to prevent sewage discharges
The Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee today argues for greater urgency from regulators and water companies to formulate a plan to replace Wales’ ageing combined sewerage system to prevent further, deeply damaging sewage discharges.
DEFRA - estimated cost of upgrading Thames Estuary flood defences until 2100 rise to £16.2 billion - 50% increase since 2012
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency has said it now expects costs of around £16.2 billion to upgrade the flood defences in the Thames Estuary for the period 2023 to 2100 – a rise around 50% since 2012.
United Utilities progresses work on construction of £8.2m Wastewater Treatment Works in Ribble Valley
United Utilities is progressing work on a multi-million pound project to build a new Wastewater Treatment Works in the Ribble Valley.
National Infrastructure Commission calls for stronger coordination of environment and community benefit to get planning timescales back on track
A new data platform to share environmental information and effective ways of addressing the impact of proposed infrastructure projects will enable stronger protection for natural habitats and speed up schemes crucial to the net zero transition, according to a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission.