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Sale of NI Water reservoir put on hold
Northern Ireland Regional Development Minister, Michelle McIlveen has announced that the sale of Northern Ireland Water’s Ballysallagh Upper reservoir has been put on hold.
Welsh Water brings in helicopter to repair water main
Welsh Water had to bring a helicopter in last week to help out with repairs to a pipe located in a remote area on the Carneddau mountains.
Scottish Water awards £multi-million contracts
Scottish Water has awarded a number of contracts worth up to £6.6 million in total.
Flood risk set to continue into weekend
Communities in the north and south west of England and the Severn Valley should remain vigilant to the risk of further flooding into the weekend, the Environment Agency is warning. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is also warning of ongoing flood risk.
Supply interruption and restoration - Anglian Water launches innovation competition
The Water Innovation Network – a partnership between Anglian Water and Opportunity Peterborough – is launching a major new business innovation competition for the water industry.
Mott MacDonald to design Thames Tideway Tunnel east section
Mott MacDonald is designing the eastern section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel on behalf of a joint venture of Costain Ltd, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche.
Research highlights major skills gap in UK utilities and construction sectors
New research published today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills shows that over a third of vacancies in electricity, gas and water and construction are now due to skills shortages.
Environment Agency tenders £25 million Anglian and Midlands MEICA framework
The Environment Agency has gone out to tender for its Anglian and Midlands MEICA framework contract worth up to £25 million.
Portsmouth Water to tender £6.2m AMP6 non infrastructure capital works contract
Portsmouth Water has issued a Periodic indicative notice of its intention to go out to tender for non infrastructure capital works in AMP6 worth £6.2 million.
Report says 6000+ civil engineers needed by 2020 to meet UK infrastructure construction growth
A new report published by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) says that almost 6500 more civil engineers will be needed by 2020 to meet infrastructure construction growth, with over 230,000 new construction jobs to be created in total across the UK by 2020.
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
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. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
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. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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- Thames Water awards contracts for £4.8 billion for AMP8/9 Major Projects Framework
- SW Water - Drought Programme Director says urgent action from customers and businesses is now essential
- M Group starts work on two water mains upgrades for Yorkshire Water
- Northumbrian Water - £100m+ River Wear protection investment reaches new milestone
- Welsh Water CEO - “ We must distinguish between storm overflow operation and pollution caused by failures in our assets or operations”
- Ofwat finds Hafren Dyfrdwy in breach of legal obligations over wastewater and sewage failures
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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