Latest Water & Floods News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:18:35 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Latest Water & Floods News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Pilot biopolymer from sewage sludge plant ‘game changing’ for UK wastewater sector https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pilot-biopolymer-from-sewage-sludge-plant-game-changing-for-uk-wastewater-sector-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pilot-biopolymer-from-sewage-sludge-plant-game-changing-for-uk-wastewater-sector-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:55:45 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284075 The UK’s first plant to produce a bio-based raw material from sewage sludge is set to be installed by Royal HaskoningDHV at Blackburn Wastewater Treatment Works in Lancashire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pilot-biopolymer-from-sewage-sludge-plant-game-changing-for-uk-wastewater-sector-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 Environment Agency takes action as floods cause travel disruption in England and Wales https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-takes-action-as-floods-cause-travel-disruption-in-england-and-wales-24-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-takes-action-as-floods-cause-travel-disruption-in-england-and-wales-24-09-2024/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:13:22 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284022 Surface water flooding resulting from heavy rain caused a large amount of travel disruption in England and Wales on Monday, 23 September, as the Environment Agency issued 22 flood warnings and more than 85 flood alerts. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-takes-action-as-floods-cause-travel-disruption-in-england-and-wales-24-09-2024/feed/ 0 Wessex Water names capital delivery partners for £3.7bn AMP8 plans https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/wessex-water-names-capital-delivery-partners-for-3-7bn-amp8-plans-23-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/wessex-water-names-capital-delivery-partners-for-3-7bn-amp8-plans-23-09-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:15:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283947 Wessex Water has announced a significant group of major engineering and consultancy firms as its capital delivery partners for its £3.7bn plans for the eighth asset management period (AMP8), 2025 to 2030.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/wessex-water-names-capital-delivery-partners-for-3-7bn-amp8-plans-23-09-2024/feed/ 0 Balfour Beatty to start steel sheet piling works at North Wales coastal defence project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-to-start-steel-sheet-piling-works-at-north-wales-coastal-defence-project-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-to-start-steel-sheet-piling-works-at-north-wales-coastal-defence-project-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:21:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283877 Steel sheet piling for the Central Prestatyn Coastal Defence Scheme delivered by Balfour Beatty will start in October 2024, following a pause in the scheme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-to-start-steel-sheet-piling-works-at-north-wales-coastal-defence-project-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 East Anglia tidal power, port and flood defence mega-project edges ahead https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/east-anglia-tidal-power-port-and-flood-defence-mega-project-edges-ahead-19-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/east-anglia-tidal-power-port-and-flood-defence-mega-project-edges-ahead-19-09-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:09:47 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283840 The planned Centre Port scheme, which comprises a 18km tidal barrage across The Wash in East Anglia, along with the world’s first tidal-powered deep-sea container terminal, is edging forward.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/east-anglia-tidal-power-port-and-flood-defence-mega-project-edges-ahead-19-09-2024/feed/ 0 Severn Trent unveils portable sewage treatment systems to tackle storm overflow https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/severn-trent-unveils-portable-sewage-treatment-systems-to-tackle-storm-overflow-19-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/severn-trent-unveils-portable-sewage-treatment-systems-to-tackle-storm-overflow-19-09-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:34:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283813 Severn Trent is revolutionising wastewater management with the introduction of agile "portable sewage treatment systems'" as part of a £450M initiative aimed at reducing storm overflow spills.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/severn-trent-unveils-portable-sewage-treatment-systems-to-tackle-storm-overflow-19-09-2024/feed/ 0 Defra leak reveals poor state of flood defences putting thousands of properties at risk https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/defra-leak-reveals-poor-state-of-flood-defences-putting-thousands-of-properties-at-risk-18-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/defra-leak-reveals-poor-state-of-flood-defences-putting-thousands-of-properties-at-risk-18-09-2024/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:55:26 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283748 Tens of thousands more properties are at risk now compared to 2018 due to deteriorating flood defences, according to a leak to the Guardian newspaper.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/defra-leak-reveals-poor-state-of-flood-defences-putting-thousands-of-properties-at-risk-18-09-2024/feed/ 0 NI Water appoints firms including Mott MacDonald, Stantec and WSP to capital works programme https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/northern-ireland-water-appoints-firms-including-mott-macdonald-stantec-and-wsp-18-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/northern-ireland-water-appoints-firms-including-mott-macdonald-stantec-and-wsp-18-09-2024/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:14:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283717 Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has awarded contracts valued at £800M to design, plan and build water and wastewater infrastructure under its capital works framework.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/northern-ireland-water-appoints-firms-including-mott-macdonald-stantec-and-wsp-18-09-2024/feed/ 0 Thames Water reveals further revision to proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction scheme https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-reveals-further-revision-to-proposed-teddington-direct-river-abstraction-scheme-17-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-reveals-further-revision-to-proposed-teddington-direct-river-abstraction-scheme-17-09-2024/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:32:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283578 Design changes to Thames Water’s proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) drought resilience scheme have been published following consultation feedback.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-reveals-further-revision-to-proposed-teddington-direct-river-abstraction-scheme-17-09-2024/feed/ 0 Funds and planning permission secured for £37M Burnley flood defence scheme https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/funds-and-planning-permission-secured-for-37m-burnley-flood-defence-scheme-16-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/funds-and-planning-permission-secured-for-37m-burnley-flood-defence-scheme-16-09-2024/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:19:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283533 Padiham Flood Risk Management Scheme is to be developed after the Environment Agency and Burnley Borough Council announced a funding gap was closed and planning approval was achieved.

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