Anglian Water has today announced plans to fast track £300 million of investment specifically targeted at environmental improvements, river restoration projects and wetland treatment schemes.
In the latest stage of the PR19 appeals inquiry, iCON Infrastructure LLP has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA ) saying it is “deeply concerned” about “the highly aggressive posture adopted by Ofwat in response to the redeterminations generally, including threats of judicial review following the CMA’s Provisional Findings.”
Loughborough University has gone out to tender with a contract water quality treatment services, including Legionella, worth an estimated £500,000.
The Environment Agency is warning communities to stay vigilant while flood risk continues for the next few days in parts of England, with ongoing flooding expected in some areas due to recent extreme weather and some further flooding possible as more rain is expected.
Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a contract for generators and pumps equipment hire worth an estimated £19.2 million.
Anglian Water is undertaking a procurement exercise to assess bidders for the supply of a learning experience platform.
United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP7 framework contract for an inventory management partner worth an estimated £15.32 million in total.
Anglian Water has reported a record 300% increase in Priority Services Register sign ups over the last 12 months.
Fitch Ratings agency is warning that the UK water sector remains under pressure – factors that continue to weigh on the ratings include uncertainty around the Competition and Markets Authority appeals, operational delivery on total expenditure (totex) and outcome delivery incentives (ODIs) and pandemic-related bad debts.
Irish Water has reported that exceedances for pesticides continue to be detected in drinking water supplies around Ireland – the water company said they are being picked up in drinking water because the water courses it abstracts from have been contaminated.
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.