Southern Water has awarded a contract to manage risks to the environment from its  assets worth an estimated £15 million in total.

The contract was tendered in five separate Lots:

• Lot 1 coastal investigations - to establish cause and effect relationships between water company assets and environmental standards including options appraisal.
• Lot 2 wastewater quality investigations - to establish cause and effect relationships between water company assets and environmental standards including options appraisal.
• Lot 3 WFD chemicals investigations - investigation, monitoring and analysis for chemicals and metals at wastewater treatment works and in the environment.
• Lot 4 WFD flow monitoring investigations - to confirm whether existing MCERTS flow monitors can be used to determine FFT compliance.
• Lot 5 WFD CSO spilling investigations - to determine frequency and impact of frequently spilling overflows on riverine and TRAC waterbodies.

Southern Water has awarded contracts for all five Lots – no information has yet been made available about the companies who won contracts.

Initial contract term is four years with further extension options of up to four years in total.