The Environment Agency has submitted the planning application to build a flood alleviation scheme in Oxford.
This is a significant step towards reducing flood risk to homes, businesses and transport links in Oxford. The scheme is projected to cost £150M to build, and will save £1.4bn in avoided damages by reducing…
A technical advisor and designer are being sought for the proposed Mersey Tidal project. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has launched the search for designers to advance proposals drawn up by Arup. The massive renewable energy project could generate enough clean, predictable energy to power up to 1M homes and…
The government has launched a consultation into its Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, which outlines a step change in how water companies tackle the number of discharges of untreated sewage.
Under the new plans, water companies will face strict limits on when they can use storm overflows and must completely eliminate…
The permanent restoration of Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge will finally begin this autumn, after High Peak Borough Council signed off on the work.
Plans drawn up by Arup have been given the green light, with Kier due to carry out the work. It comes two and a half years after…
Wessex Water is pushing ahead with offsite manufacturing with the help of digital technology.
Digital tools used on a water treatment plant upgrade have provided a springboard for Wessex Water to explore the potential of new offsite construction approaches. Wessex Water principal digital engineer Paul Verner explains that the real push…
The Environment Agency has released its flood hydrology roadmap to help predict and mitigate flooding across the country for the next 25 years.
The roadmap, which brings together the views of more than 100 experts from over 50 organisations, will improve hydrological data, models and science which can be used to…
Arup has raised concerns about London’s natural ability to deal with increasing amounts of rainwater.
In a study looking at seven global cities, Arup ranked London as the least “sponge-like” due to its lack of blue and green infrastructure. Arup’s report concludes that green and blue infrastructure – such as parks,…
The extreme flooding experienced in parts of London last summer acted as a stark reminder of how climate change may increasingly affect urban environments.
We know that severe weather events like these are set to become more frequent, meaning what would have been a 100-year flooding event will now become…
Construction of a new pier at Barking Riverside is ramping up ahead of services beginning later this spring.
River Bus services, operated by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, has announced that they will commence running services to Barking Riverside by May. The opening of the Barking Riverside stop is part of…
Construction can now begin on the £100M Bridgwater tidal barrier in Somerset, after a Transport and Works Act Order was signed this week.
Nearly 13,000 homes and businesses will be better protected as a result of the construction of the tidal barrier. The major infrastructure project, which will function similarly to…
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