Water & Waste
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Climate change and urbanisation to drive huge global increase in river flood exposure
A new open data platform from the World Resources Institute reveals that by 2030, 54 million people could be exposed to river flooding. -
Totex approach to asset management key to driving performance
Bentley Systems chief executive Greg Bentley to set out new totex thinking at British Water conference tomorrow. -
South West takes first steps in water sensitive urban design
Australia’s response to flooding and water scarcity has lessons for the UK in terms of water sensitive urban design – and the South West is going to try them out. Tony Barrett explains. -
New data shows Thames meets EU directive. So is Tideway Tunnel still needed?
Environment Agency data, obtained under Freedom of Information Act, shows the Thames now complies with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, says Lord Tony Berkeley. -
Flood defence – the debate between demountable or permanent solutions
As the UK prepares to defend against the annual flood season, balancing capex against opex remains a challenge. -
Be Prepared! Plan for flood resilience now.
UK flood funding was branded as insuffiicient today by the National Audit Office. If the rest of the world can plan for resilient infrastructure why does the UK find it so difficult, asks Frank Kelly? -
Rising to the infrastructure opportunity - a call to arms.
We must move on from simply getting things right to constructing major infrastructure much more efficiently, says Andy Mitchell. -
Putting a new lens on carbon
Since 2006 Anglian Water has gone through a step change in its understanding of carbon management Carbon manager David Riley explains the challenge. -
Water: Ofwat gets tough
Collaboration with customers and the supply chain is essential if water companies are to deliver the challenging cost savings demanded by the regulator for AMP 6, writes Bernadette Ballantyne. -
New SuDS delay as Government launches fresh round of consultation
New timetable unclear as Defra seeks best mechanisms and certainty over long term maintenance.