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TREE PLANTING GENERICSouth West Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for water catchment management framework with an estimated value of £10 million.

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RIVER FIELDS HILLS GENERICSouth West Water has renewed its commitment to improving the management of natural assets and resources by re- signing the Catchment Management Declaration.

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SOUTH WEST WATER tree-plantingMore than 40,000 native trees are being planted for farms and landowners to help reduce land run-off and improve natural water quality as part of South West Water’s pioneering catchment management programme, Upstream Thinking.

Sir James Bevan KCMG, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, has warned that surface water is the UK’s biggest flood risk and highlighted potentially dire consequences if action is not stepped up to tackle the issue.

peat-bogSouth West Water is using satellite-derived data analytics to understand the location, structure and function of peatland as part of its Upstream Thinking Programme to improve drinking water quality and reduce treatment costs through improved catchment management around Bodmin Moor and Exmoor.

Published in Technology Focus

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