NI Water has once again flagged up its ongoing concerns over the impacts of reduced funding on planned infrastructure investment and reiterated the need for sustained investment over multiple Price Controls (18+ years).
Attendees at a special meeting of Mid Ulster District Council have been told that the full scale of the wastewater capacity issues across Northern Ireland will realistically take at least 12 - 18 years, or two to three Price Control periods, to address.
Northern Ireland Water is looking to procure a strategic Integrated Partnerships Framework to support the delivery of the remainder of its proposed water and sewerage capital investments up to 2021 and the following 6 year Business Plan to March 2027 worth up to £1.68 billion.
Northern Ireland Water is looking for experts to advise on economic regulatory matters throughout the PC15 price control process for the six-year period from 2015-16 to 2020-21 and to assist with aspects of the upcoming PC21 Business Plan.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.