Northumbrian Water is investing £10 million in upgrades at a water treatment works (WTW) that will help improve resilience and quality of the water supply to large parts of the North East.
Thames Water has started a £16 million project to reduce pipe bursts in Haydon End, Swindon – the water company is replacing the full-length of the 3km Haydon End Rising Main to prevent future bursts and ensure the network is resilient for the future.
The new lining is lowered into place through an access pit using a giant crane and a seven metre high scaffolding tower.
Southern Water is proposing an investment of £63 million to strengthen the resilience of its Hardham Water Supply Works following loss of water supply to some 25,000 customers in areas of Sussex in May 2023.
A major £25 million redesign of one of Southern Water’s wastewater treatment works near Whitstable in Kent is set to reduce storm overflows in the area by up to 30 per cent.
Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is progressing the National Leakage Reduction Programme with a significant project to upgrade and improve the water supply in Ballincolly, Charleville.
Anglian Water is starting work this month to install a new storm tank and upgrade technology at its water recycling centre (WRC) in Feltwell, in line with new Environment Agency regulations.
Wessex Water is getting ready to start work on a £9.5 million wastewater storage and treatment scheme in Somerset with construction teams moving on to the water recycling centre just outside North Petherton, next to the M5 motorway, in August.
United Utilities has completed the mammoth task of cleaning more than 500 water tanks across the region, ensuring customers’ taps continue to flow with high quality water.
Capula, a leader in advanced system integration, has launched a new consultancy service to accelerate the digitalisation and decarbonisation of the water industry.
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.