Arcadis, Jacobs Mott MacDonald JV and Turner & Townsend have been appointed to Thames Water’s £160M Programme Partner Framework.
The three lead entities on the framework will support the utility company in the delivery of its Strategic Resource Options (SRO) programme. Thames Water named three big name joint ventures as technical…
The impact on biodiversity in southern Ukraine following the breach of the Nova Kokhovka dam has been studied in an “unprecedented” rapid assessment by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and HR Wallingford using remote sensing.
The 3.2km long, 30m high dam across the Dnipro River was breached on…
Anglian Water and Cambridge Water will look to submit development consent order (DCO) application for their £2.2bn Fenlands reservoir in 2026 with a view to construction starting in 2029.
The reservoir will be 48km north of Cambridge near the town of Chatteris and villages of Wimblington and Doddington. It will be…
Earth’s climate is rising at a rate not seen in the past 10,000 years, according to NASA, and the United Nations states that the Earth is now 1.1°C warmer than it was in the 1800s. In the UK, the Met Office confirmed June 2023 as the hottest June on record.
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United Utilities has appointed Jacobs to join its strategic solutions team, in a contract worth £166M across AMP8 and AMP9.
Jacobs will support program optimisation for United Utilities’ major capital works. Tetra Tech’s RPS business has also been appointed to the United Utilities framework in a £100M contract to drive program…
Thousands of properties will be protected by flood defences including 150,000t of rock armour on Cardiff’s coast between Tidefields Road and the River Rhymney estuary.
The Rover Way Coastal Risk Management Scheme (CRMP) will reduce flood risk to 2,326 residential and 204 non-residential properties and will cost £35M, with 85% of…
Horizontal directional drilling to create an entry point will take place as part of proposed works to create a new marine outfall pipe in Exmouth.
The Ministry of Defence was consulted about the project because the works are due to take place near an MoD training centre and any impact on…
The government has responded to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) study on reducing the risk of surface water flooding, but has not accepted a number of the report’s recommendations.
Published in November 2022, the NIC report sets out a series of practical steps to better prepare the country for increased surface…
AI systems to manage storm loads, thousands of new in-sewer monitors, new staff and accelerated wetland construction programmes will receive investment over the next 12 months according to a government announcement.
The move by the government to invest £180M over the next 12 months follows the existing £3.1bn commitment from water…
The Environment Agency has begun work on its new £10.6M flood risk management scheme to better protect homes and businesses in Stoke-on-Trent town centre.
The scheme will reduce flood risk to 333 homes and businesses from the Fowlea Brook during times of high rainfall. The Fowlea Brook is a 6km tributary…
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