Scottish Water has awarded its  Chemical Investigations Programme (CIP2) contract to ALS Environmental Ltd – one of two companies who bid for the work.

Scottish Water Scientific Services is required to deliver a programme of analysis arising from the Chemical Investigations programme in Scotland between 2015 and 2017 to understand the impact of priority and priority hazardous substances from sewage treatment works on the environment.

Under the two year contract, which is worth an estimated £500,000, ALS Environmental will provide the following services:

a) Waste-water treatment works influent and final effluent monitoring for priority hazardous substances, priority substances and specific pollutants and pharmaceuticals;

b) River water quality analysis up and downstream of the waste water treatment works listed under for priority hazardous substances, priority substances and specific pollutants and pharmaceuticals;

c) Waste-water treatment works sludge monitoring for priority hazardous substances, priority substances and specific pollutants and pharmaceuticals.

With UK headquarters in Coventry, ALS is part of the ALS Global group which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with global revenues exceeding $1.2 billion and 13,000 staff operating from over 350 locations in 55 countries.