Scottish Water has broken ground on an innovative project to upgrade its waste water treatment system in Edgehead, Midlothian.
The project will see the installation of market leading treatment technologies, which will improve the quality of the treated water being released into the environment. Hybrid Submerged Aerated Filters, supplied by WCS…
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£82M Dawlish sea wall passes ‘toughest test yet’ against Storms Babet and Ciarán
The £82M Bam-constructed Dawlish sea wall has shown its value after successfully defending the Devon coastal railway against batterings from Storms Babet and Ciarán.
Network Rail has detailed how the £82M spent on constructing the sea wall in Dawlish as part of the South West Rail Resilience Programme (SWRRP) has been…
Building resilient communities – using digital tools to put nature back in the picture
Nature is the world’s ultimate multi-tasker.
Planting trees upstream not only reduces downstream flood risk – it improves air quality, reduces the impact of extreme weather events, locks up carbon, protects the soil and can even improve mental and physical health outcomes in nearby communities. The reverse is also true,…
Ofwat chief: Planning process impacts drought resilience more than lack of investment
The UK’s difficult planning process is impacting the nation’s drought resilence and water supply more than a lack of investment, according to Ofwat’s chief executive.
Speaking at a Public Accounts Committee meeting on 27 November, Ofwat chief executive David Black and chair Iain Coucher explained that the time it takes to…
Pipelaying gets underway on Northumbrian Water’s £155M water resilience scheme
The first pipes have been laid on Phase 1 of a 57km water pipeline designed to strengthen water security and resilience across the North East of England.
The Northumbrian Water scheme, dubbed Project Pipeline, represents a £155M investment and aims to reinforce supply links between the organisation’s reservoirs and treatment works…
Nature-based solutions – an essential tool for tackling the UK’s water challenges
The UK’s water sector has been beset by challenges over the past year – sewage spills and associated pollution, leaking pipes, aging infrastructure, and spiralling costs have dominated headlines.
The National Audit Office has further reported that a quarter of new flood defence projects will now not go ahead, despite…
Anglian Water outlines £700M infrastructure interventions to combat climate change in hard hit region
New research from Anglian Water has shown that its region faces some of the most adverse effects of climate change in the near future and the utility has outlined plans for infrastructure upgrades to improve resilience in the area.
In early October all of England’s water companies were required to submit…
Public inquiry underway on ‘over engineered’ £175M Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
A public inquiry is underway over a planned £175M flood scheme in Oxford set to be one of the largest of its kind in the UK.
The inquiry on the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme began on 14 November and will last six weeks. The project involves creating a new 5km long, 60m wide…
Construction starts on £6.9M Oxfordshire relief road and flood alleviation scheme
Construction has started on a dual purpose project to build flood alleviation and a relief road for the village of Benson, which lies southeast of Oxford on the River Thames.
The £6.9M Benson relief road will be an alternative route from the A4074 and B4009, north of Benson. It is designed…
Tideway hits another milestone as Albert Embankment cofferdam flooded
The Albert Embankment cofferdam built out into the River Thames in central London as part of Tideway has been re-flooded – signalling the latest milestone for the £4.5bn super sewer project.
The cofferdam along the Thames’ south bank in Lambeth was first created in November 2018 by building a wall of…