Scottish Water is investing in its intelligent asset base on its waste water infrastructure, which includes remote sensors and data-driven insight.
This will improve its service to customers, protect the environment, reduce costs and assist in its journey towards net zero carbon emissions. Up to £100M will be invested over the…
The long-awaited Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme has formally been put to market – with the value of the deal almost double the anticipated figure.
United Utilities published an official contract notice for the opportunity to replace the ageing 109km pipeline from Cumbria to Greater Manchester. The project promoter is seeking a…
Repairs to a collapsed flood defence in Matlock, Derbyshire are due to start on Monday but will see a key bridge over the River Derwent closed for at least six weeks.
The flood wall collapsed during a storm in February but access challenges mean that Matlock Bridge, which links the A6…
Actions to be taken by 2026 to tackle the growing threat from river, sea and surface water flooding, as well as coastal erosion, was set out by the Environment Agency yesterday.
The Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Strategy Roadmap to 2026 builds on the initial strategy one year strategy…
NCE joined forces with Wavin last month to bring you a free webinar to consider the potential of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to improve water quality in the UK.
The new Environment Act was hotly debated with the panel of industry experts warning that it “lacks teeth” in its current form.…
Contractors working on the upgrade of a Lincolnshire pumping station will have to regularly “sweep” the site for unexploded ordnance believed to be in the area.
South Holland Internal Drainage Board (IDB) has awarded Barhale a contract to install, reinforce and renovate vital drainage works in Lincolnshire. The infrastructure and civil…
Northumbrian Water Ltd has alerted contractors to its suite of frameworks covering the Northumbrian Water and Essex and Suffolk operating areas.
The water services firm is seeking expressions of interest to join its frameworks worth a combined £288M. There are 10 lots in total, split by geographical location and type of…
Contractors are being sought to design and build Immingham’s roll-on, roll-off ferry terminal.
The contract, worth £100M, involves construction of three new outer harbour berths for freight ferries at the end of an approach jetty. The winning firm will also be charged with designing and building a new passenger terminal building,…
An independent review of flooding events across Wales during the winter of 2020-21 has been launched, the Welsh Government has announced.
Led by one of the UK’s leading barristers, Elwen Evans QC, the review will help ensure Wales learns from previous flooding events and embeds good practice for the future.…
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