A remote-controlled tunnel boring machine (TBM) has begun driving under the A65 as part of a Yorkshire Water project to reduce sewage discharges into the River Wharfe.
Yorkshire Water’s project in Ilkley aims to reduce the volume and frequency of sewers discharge to storm overflows during heavy rain. This new sewer…
UK-based civil engineering consulting firms have until 21 April to enter the new NCE Awards and get onto the shortlist for the event that will put a spotlight on the best in the business.
As well as categories to determine the top consulting firm and SME consulting firm of the year,…
There have been recent successes in creating a more sustainable water sector but we still face challenges in how we define sustainability, how we make sustainable solutions business-as-usual and why the sector must work together for a more sustainable future.
One of the biggest challenges is defining what “sustainable” actually…
Water industry experts have said that recent announcements regarding investments into stormwater overflow and leak reduction projects are welcomed but they claim the decisions are also misguided and a “kneejerk” to certain groups.
In conjunction with Ofwat, the Environment Agency has announced it will be investing £1.6bn into speeding up vital…
The UK Infrastructure Bank intends to commit £12M to support a nature restoration project in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
It is set to provide a short-term bridging loan facility to support Highlands Rewilding’s acquisition a 1,300ha rural estate in Argyll – the Tayvallich Estate. The deal represents the UK Infrastructure Bank’s…
Since Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published its recommendation to implement Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, there has been much excitement and anticipation from drainage professionals and advocates for a renewed approach to surface water drainage using sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).
Although…
The UK could suffer catastrophic multi-network failure during extreme weather, a key figure has warned after a stark update from the government’s climate watchdog.
ICE director of policy Chris Richards said communication, transport and heat networks could be knocked out by a single blow if data gaps were not rapidly closed.…
Ambitious plans for a new pipeline to transfer water some 80km from the River Severn to the River Thames could leave communities in Wales and the West of England at higher drought risk, the Environment Agency has warned.
The organisation said it had a “number of concerns” over the proposed cross-country…
Protesters against a proposed new reservoir in Sainte-Soline, western France, clashed violently with police during demonstrations on Saturday, 25 March.
The latest action follows another violent protest on the same issue that took place last October, which saw fireworks and Molotov cocktails thrown, injuring dozens. It saw opponents turn out in…
An investigation is to be launched after a major incident was declared in Poole Harbour, Dorset, due to an oil leak yesterday, 26 March.
The leak stemmed from a pipeline operated by independent oil and gas company Perenco at Owers Bay, part of the Wytch Farm oil field, one of the…
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