Latest Water & Floods News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:49:15 +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 Canal and River Trust appoints Arcadis, RSK, Stantec and more as technical experts https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/canal-and-river-trust-appoints-arcadis-rsk-stantec-and-more-as-technical-experts-28-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/canal-and-river-trust-appoints-arcadis-rsk-stantec-and-more-as-technical-experts-28-03-2024/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:00:45 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276166 The Canal and River Trust has appointed Arcadis, RSK and Geotechnical Engineering to provide technical expertise on maintaining its assets amidst the “growing challenge of climate change-driven storms and floods”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/canal-and-river-trust-appoints-arcadis-rsk-stantec-and-more-as-technical-experts-28-03-2024/feed/ 0 Thames Water shareholders withhold £500M injection as company turnaround falters https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-shareholders-withhold-500m-injection-as-company-turnaround-falters-28-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-shareholders-withhold-500m-injection-as-company-turnaround-falters-28-03-2024/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:07:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276159 Thames Water’s shareholders will not provide the £500M equity investment that had been promised by 31 March as conditions for the company’s turnaround have not been met.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/thames-water-shareholders-withhold-500m-injection-as-company-turnaround-falters-28-03-2024/feed/ 0 Underground construction of London’s £4.5bn Tideway super sewer complete https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/underground-construction-of-londons-4-5bn-tideway-super-sewer-complete-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/underground-construction-of-londons-4-5bn-tideway-super-sewer-complete-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:15:47 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276089 London’s new £4.5bn super sewer, Thames Tideway, has completed all construction with the lifting of a 1,200t concrete lid to cap off the project’s deepest shaft.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/underground-construction-of-londons-4-5bn-tideway-super-sewer-complete-27-03-2024/feed/ 0 Revelation of 54% increase in English sewage spills prompts widespread outrage https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/revelation-of-54-increase-in-english-sewage-spills-prompts-widespread-outrage-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/revelation-of-54-increase-in-english-sewage-spills-prompts-widespread-outrage-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:15:29 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276113 New Environment Agency data showing a significant increase in sewage spills in England during 2023 has been variously described as “unacceptable”, “squalid”, “outrageous” and “a shitshow”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/revelation-of-54-increase-in-english-sewage-spills-prompts-widespread-outrage-27-03-2024/feed/ 0 ‘Colossal’ £16M, 1.9km drainage system under construction at Teesworks https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/colossal-16m-1-9km-drainage-system-under-construction-at-teesworks-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/colossal-16m-1-9km-drainage-system-under-construction-at-teesworks-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:25:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276088 Construction of the £16M South Bank Watercourse drainage system at the Teesworks freeport site has been described as a “huge engineering feat”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/colossal-16m-1-9km-drainage-system-under-construction-at-teesworks-27-03-2024/feed/ 0 Construction of new £155M, 57km water mains through north east gathers pace https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-of-new-155m-57km-water-mains-through-north-east-gathers-pace-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-of-new-155m-57km-water-mains-through-north-east-gathers-pace-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:28:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276103 Construction of Northumberian Water’s new £155M, 57km water mains through the north east of England is gathering pace with the announcement of a road closure for pipelaying works to be conducted.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-of-new-155m-57km-water-mains-through-north-east-gathers-pace-27-03-2024/feed/ 0 Balfour, Skanska, Motts and more re-commit to Anglian Water alliance for £2.6bn AMP8 plans https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-skanska-motts-and-more-re-commit-to-anglian-water-alliance-for-2-6bn-amp8-plans-26-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-skanska-motts-and-more-re-commit-to-anglian-water-alliance-for-2-6bn-amp8-plans-26-03-2024/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:20:55 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276041 Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Mott MacDonald Bentley JV and more have re-committed to Anglian Water’s @one Alliance to deliver £2.6bn worth of investments as part of its asset management period 8 (AMP8) strategy, which takes place between 2025 and 2030.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-skanska-motts-and-more-re-commit-to-anglian-water-alliance-for-2-6bn-amp8-plans-26-03-2024/feed/ 0 650km of UK railway at risk of flooding by 2100 due to coastal erosion https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/650km-of-uk-railway-at-risk-of-flooding-by-2100-due-to-coastal-erosion-25-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/650km-of-uk-railway-at-risk-of-flooding-by-2100-due-to-coastal-erosion-25-03-2024/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:31:10 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275968 More than a quarter of the UK’s flood-defence structures will be at risk of failure by 2100 due to rising sea levels, according to a report from materials supplier Aggregate Industries.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/650km-of-uk-railway-at-risk-of-flooding-by-2100-due-to-coastal-erosion-25-03-2024/feed/ 0 Aecom and Morgan Sindall complete £30M UK first net zero water research facility https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/aecom-and-morgan-sindall-complete-30m-uk-first-net-zero-water-research-facility-25-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/aecom-and-morgan-sindall-complete-30m-uk-first-net-zero-water-research-facility-25-03-2024/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:46:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275996 A £30M project to construct a research facility looking into sustainable solutions for the UK’s water infrastructure has been completed by Aecom and Morgan Sindall.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/aecom-and-morgan-sindall-complete-30m-uk-first-net-zero-water-research-facility-25-03-2024/feed/ 0 Wales reveals £34M investment plan for new flood and coastal defence schemes https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/wales-reveals-34m-investment-plan-for-new-flood-and-coastal-defence-schemes-22-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/wales-reveals-34m-investment-plan-for-new-flood-and-coastal-defence-schemes-22-03-2024/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:01:13 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275951 The Welsh government has announced the new flood and coastal defence schemes it will invest £34M into over the coming financial year (2024-25).

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