Anglian Water was fined a total of £563,609.21and ordered to pay £27,439.21 in costs last week after a treatment plant failure in 2018 let millions of litres of sewage into a river killing invertebrate and fish across 3 kilometres.
NI Water has gone out to tender with a framework contract for the supply, delivery, maintenance and associated spare parts for MBR Panels worth an estimated £6.5 million.
Anglian Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 contract for iron coagulants worth an estimated £80 million.
Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 framework contract for operational instrumentation control automation worth an estimated £68.7 million.
Welsh Water says that customers and the environment are set to benefit from major multi-million pound investment initiatives, made possible by its not-for-profit business model.
The Liberal Democrats are calling for water sector regulator Ofwat to be replaced by a “tough new independent regulator” following ongoing widespread criticism of sewage discharges into Britain’s rivers.
Galliford Try's Environment business has been successful on two major frameworks for Welsh Water - this represents the first capital maintenance framework wins for the business since the acquisition of nmcn water.
Ahead of COP27, the UN climate summit which starts in Egypt in Sharm El- Sheikh this Sunday, UNESCO is warning that the accelerated melting of glaciers in 50 World Heritage sites, which are home to total of 18,600 glaciers, will see a third of them disappear by 2050.
United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP7 framework contract for DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations ) compliance, inspection, remediation and support worth an estimated £18.5 million.
S&P Global Ratings has lowered its credit ratings on Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) and parent holding company, Northumbrian Water Group Ltd. (NWG) to 'BBB' from 'BBB+', due to pressure on NWL's operating and financing costs due to rising inflation and heavier than anticipated capital expenditure (capex).
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.