Water companies to be forced to double compensation for failures
The Government has confirmed that water customers around the country will benefit from significantly higher payments to compensate them for water company service failures.
Following public...
Environment Agency publishes major update to national flood and coastal erosion risk assessment
The Environment Agency has published new data showing 6.3 million properties across England are based in areas at risk of flooding from one or...
Anglian Water to install new equipment to prevent flooding in Suffolk
Anglian Water’s @one Alliance is due to begin work in the Suffolk village of Holywell Row to increase the capacity of the sewer network,...
Scottish Water installs 1000 new sewer monitors
Scottish Water has installed more than 1000 new sewer monitors across its waste water system as part of a £500m programme of investment to...
National Highways improving A38 safety with drainage scheme in Cornwall
National Highways is progressing with a scheme which will improve safety for motorists on the A38 in Cornwall.
In recent years, the A38 at Notter...
EAC to examine flood resilience as homes and businesses recover from more flooding misery in recent weeks
Flooding events bring misery to communities: and it appears to be getting worse.
Records are being broken with Storm Babet, in October 2023, causing some...
State of the art pumps installed at Loch Eck water plant to combat flood risk
Work is under way to replace ageing dry well pumps at Scottish Water’s Loch Eck clean water plant in Dunoon. To improve reliability and...
Xylem pumps bolster Rotherham flood resilience
The centre of the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire suffered significant flooding following extreme rainfall in June 2007 and November 2019, affecting hundreds...
Commission’s new report highlights vital steps to increase Wales’ flood resilience
The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW), has revealed its latest report — “Building Resilience to Flooding in Wales by 2050”.
The report presents bold...
Water experts say that major collaboration will be critical to improve flooding in Yorkshire and Humber
Discussion at the joint ICE/CIWEM flooding and water conference has resulted in broad agreement on the urgent need for wider collaboration on flooding.
The conference...
Storm Bert exposes urgent need for flood resilience and coastal adaptation, says CIWEM
More heavy rain is set to fall in southern England and south Wales this week, adding to the chaos caused by Storm Bert, which...
Ofwat and CCW issue warning after customers whose homes were hit by sewer flooding feel let down and abandoned
New research by Ofwat and the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), that questioned customers whose homes were flooded with sewage, shows wastewater companies must...
Leaky dams installed in landmark Natural Flood Management partnership project for South Pennines
As we move into another winter in the UK, after one of the wettest summers on record, many people will be worrying about the...
Environment Secretary holds meeting with Environment Agency to bolster Storm Bert response
Secretary of State Steve Reed has held a meeting with Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy to discuss the response to the flooding and...
Storm Bert causes significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England
Storm Bert has caused significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England over the weekend, especially in the South West, the West...
Government to announce reforms to flood funding and investment to protect farming communities
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...
Northwich flood defences tested ahead of winter
The Environment Agency has carried out a large-scale training exercise in Northwich as part of a winter preparedness programme to make sure it is...
Work on £1.9m upgrades at East Sussex wastewater treatment works set to start
Construction is almost underway on improving Halland Wastewater Treatment Works in East Sussex – as part of ongoing efforts to drive down storm overflow...
Sewer sealing work underway to protect West Sussex village from flooding
Southern Water is continuing its major programme of works to protect homes from flooding and protect their network from the impacts of groundwater entering...
Severe storms highlight groundwater risks we can’t ignore, expert warns
A leading flood expert is urging the government to recognise the growing risk of groundwater flooding, following heavy rain and storms across the UK.
As...
Hat-trick at CEF Awards for NI Water’s Ravenhill Avenue Flood Alleviation Project
The project team for the Ravenhill Avenue Flood Alleviation Project has recently been awarded three major awards - a hat-trick! at the prestigious CEF...
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