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Wessex Water awards multi million pound AMP8 civils support framework agreement
Wessex Water has awarded a multi million pound AMP8 civils support framework agreement for contractors to provide additional civils resources to supplement the capacity of the divisional engineering teams within Wessex Water.
Aganova collaborates with Microsoft, Uisce Éireann and SUEZ to reduce water loss in Dublin
Aganova is collaborating with Uisce Éireann, SUEZ, and Microsoft to launch an innovative leak detection and repair initiative in Dublin, inspecting 40 km of strategic pipelines over 11 months to reduce water network losses.
Boost for flood protection funding – but experts warn property resilience still largely overlooked
Industry experts have welcomed the unlocking of additional flood protection funding—but are warning it continues to neglect a key area.
AMP8 - Anglian Water kicks off largest ever £11 billion infrastructure and environmental programme
Tomorrow Anglian Water will start work on its AMP8 five-year business plan for 2025-30, kicking off the largest ever infrastructure and environmental programme across the East - and the company says redoubling efforts to tackle storm overflow spill lies at the heart of the £11 billion plan.
Severn Trent and Staffordshire County Council collaborate to tackle ongoing flooding issues in Eccleshall
Severn Trent and Staffordshire County Council have made significant strides in tackling ongoing flooding issues in Eccleshall.
United Utilities awards £120 million AMP8/9 framework contracts for specialist design development partners
United Utilities has awarded a major AMP8 framework contract for specialist design development partners to support the company’s delivery of both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects in AMP8 and AMP9 - the contract had an estimated total value of £120 million when it went out to tender in April 2024.
Northumbrian Water leads South Tyne Holistic Water Management Project to improve river water quality
Organisations from across the South Tyne area have been brought together by 22 projects to improve the local environment and river health in local communities, led by Northumbrian Water.
Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects case seeking £840 million in compensation brought against six UK water companies
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has rejected a case brought against six UK water companies in September 2024 for allegedly misleading regulators about the number of discharges of untreated sewage made into rivers, lakes, coastal areas, and other waterways causing damage to the environment.
Southern Water tenders £50 million AMP8 contract for Slow the Flow Interventions.
Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for Slow the Flow Interventions with an estimated value of £50 million.
French Parliament passes new law banning PFAS "forever chemicals"
Yesterday France passed a new law that will ban PFAS in several products including clothing and cosmetics. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of over 10,000 highly persistent synthetic chemicals often called ‘forever chemicals’, because they do not break down easily in the environment.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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