South West Water fined £150K for sewage pollution - “guilty of negligence”
South West Water has been fined £150K for sewage pollution by Truro Crown Court and described by the Judge as “guilty of negligence.”
Thames Water invites investors to bid for £4.2bn Tideway Tunnel scheme
Thames Water has begun the competitive tender process inviting potential investors to bid for a stake in financing the £4.2bn Tideway Tunnel.
Profits up at Thames Water, social tariffs set up a year early
Thames Water's pre-tax profits have risen to £259.3m in 2013/14 from £144.9m in 2012/13, according its latest financial results published today.
Bristol Water gets planning approval for new £125m Cheddar reservoir
Bristol Water has gained planning approval to build a new £125m reservoir next to the existing one in Cheddar, Somerset.
Anglian Water puts plans for new £4.5m Mattishall water treatment works on display
Anglian Water is putting plans for a new £4.5 million water treatment works due to be constructed near to Mattishall, Norfolk on display today for local residents and businesses.
Defra approves South East Water water resource plans for next 25 years
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has finally approved South East Water’s outline Water Resource Management Plan for the next 25 years.
Yorkshire Water awards £6.6m bill payment contract
Yorkshire Water has awarded a contract for post office counter services to take customer payment for bills.
Cleaner Seas for Sussex scheme wins RICS Award
Southern Water’s ‘Cleaner Seas for Sussex’ scheme, in which Costain and its 4Delivery partners MWH and Veolia Water were the principal contractors, has won Project of the Year at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards South East.
Environment Agency accepts first Enforcement Undertaking from water company
The Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking (EU) offer from Wessex Water Services Limited, in the first case where a civil sanction has been used for an offence committed by a water company.
Moody's: Government specification of Thames Tideway Tunnel is key step for project
Credit ratings agency Moody's says that today's announcement by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that the Thames Tideway Tunnel project is being specified under the Water Industry(Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013 is a key step towards implementation of the project.
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
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. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
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. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
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