They've arrived 🏗!! The Archimedes screw pumps have landed at #NortonPumpingStation ! This marks a significant milestone in the project. Stay tuned for updates as we gear up for testing & commissioning later in the summer.
BAM UK & Ireland @AquaticControlEngineering

Fantastic progress at Trusthorpe Pumping Station, demolition and strip out phase almost complete, week 9/36 programme. Keep up the good work BH Construction Co. Ltd. #pumpingstationrefurb #coastalresilience

How sponge cities could change the way we handle rain

“The city of tomorrow, then, isn’t the concrete-smothered metropolis of science fiction, but an increasingly green and spongey landscape that can be squeezed in times of need.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

🌊💧 We've recently made a few adjustments & added two new dams to the #NFM project (April 23) in #Brockdish for Norfolk County Council!
Over the very wet winter, the leaky dams have been tested several times & it became evident that they needed to be less 'leaky' to better #slowtheflow

👀There’s a big anniversary coming up next week…

Are you an ecologist looking for a change and an opportunity to make a difference in the Fens ... please check out this opportunity..

middlelevel.gov.uk/vacancies/

Ecologist: Middle Level Commissioners March, Cambridgeshire (with field work), £30,114 - £34,821 FTE dependent upon experience #EcologyJobs dlvr.it/T6DSB2

‼️JOB VACANCY‼️
Land Drainage Operative - Machine Operator
Full details can be found on the Board's website:
blacksluiceidb.gov.uk/news/job-vacan…

Coming up on 14 May, after months & months of wet weather, what could be the future of water in Somerset? An evening of talks & questions at Somerset Rural Life Museum Glastonbury: 4 speakers, refreshments, Matilda Temperley's famed photos of Somerset floods. To book ⬇️eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future-o…

We are currently recruiting for a Drainage Operative/Flail Driver.

Another victim of the wet winter being brought back into shape. The soil profile at this location with layers of clay interspersed with sand has historically led to problems with bank slippage and collapse.

Ryan and Dan are at @BostonCollegeUK for the “Employer Progression Fair” at Boston College Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology Centre. Today is about inspiring the next generation of #engineers and showcasing the opportunities available to students. #apprenticeships

Maintenance works continue across all the Boards now we are getting some slightly drier weather. Here we have an example of maintenance on Cammeringham Drain in the Upper Witham District. #Drainage #FloodAware #InternalDrainageBoards

After an excessively wet few months, Upper Witham IDB’s Operatives busy on Wigsly Pump Drain, part of a programme of watercourse bank slip repair works. #Drainage #FloodAware #InternalDrainageBoards

We're supporting #BeWaterAware

If someone gets into difficulty in water, remember to call, tell, throw:

📲Call 999
⭐️Tell the person to float in a starfish shape on their back
🛟Throw them something that floats

National Fire Chiefs Council #RespectTheWater

A major slip on the New South Eau being repaired.

ADA responds to Defra UK #internaldrainageboard ratings valuation consultation ada.org.uk/2024/04/ada-re…

Our bathymetric survey of Well Creek continued today as we covered the length between Nordelph to the basin.

Mullicourt Aqueduct:

#wrangleps #progress #engineering 💪💪

Since we featured on BBC Countryfile, we have received an increase in enquiries from people wishing to visit St Germans Pumping Station as well as people turning up unannounced expecting to be able to visit. We have just published this page as a guide: middlelevel.gov.uk/visiting-st-ge…