The Environment Agency has formed a new taskforce to “turbocharge” the delivery of flood defences and the overall preparedness of the UK to the threat of flooding.
A Jacobs Mott MacDonald joint venture has been appointed by Thames Water to help develop proposals for new infrastructure to mitigate drought risk in London.
An environmental expert has welcomed plans by EDF Energy for a relocated saltmarsh to be created near Hinkley Point C, but raised concerns about the power station’s destruction of fish populations.
C2V, a VolkerStevin and Jacobs JV, has completed construction of the groundbreaking mobile organic biofilm (MOB) tank as part of the £50M upgrade of Macclesfield wastewater treatment works for United Utilities.
National Highways has told NCE that none of its road runoff ponds around the M25 are overdue for maintenance, despite many featuring visible sediment at the top of the water level.
Super typhoon Yagi has caused the collapse of the Phong Chau bridge into the Red River northwest of Hanoi in Vietnam, leaving 13 people missing.
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £27M contract by Perth and Kinross Council to establish a flood protection scheme in Comrie, aiming to protect 189 properties.
Thames Water has received government approval for its Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP), outlining its approach to ensuring a secure and sustainable water supply for the next 50 years.
A new Bill has been passed through parliament which is set to herald the most significant increase in enforcement powers against water companies in a decade, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
A contractor is being sought to commence construction of a €26M (£21.9M) flood relief scheme (FRS) in Limerick, Republic of Ireland.
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