Yorkshire Water starts work on £2.6 million storm overflow project in Sheffield
Yorkshire Water has started work on one of seven storm overflow projects in the Sheffield area as part of its £1.5 billion investment to reduce the number of discharges into watercourses across the region.
Benefits of using new build screens to deliver on tough CSO targets in AMP8
Dale Foster, Business Development Manager with leading wastewater technology specialists HUBER Technology UK, takes a look at how new build solutions afford the water companies a better opportunity to meet demanding timescales and tough regulatory targets in AMP8 to deliver speedy improvements to CSO infrastructure - and also keep costs down in terms of both time and money.
Severn Trent awards £16.35 million AMP8 contract to Barhale for Stoke water quality project
As part of its ongoing programme to improve river water quality, Severn Trent Water has awarded Barhale a £16.35 million contract to deliver a major infrastructure project at Etruria Vale in Stoke-on-Trent.
Supply chain capability for storm overflow screens - HUBER Technology anticipates further interest in wastewater tech as regulatory pressures continue
Wastewater treatment specialists HUBER Technology are anticipating further interest in their wastewater technology solutions following the recent announcement that water companies will no longer be able to self-monitor their operational performance.
Storm overflows reduction targets - mitigating risk and delivering supply chain resilience in AMP8
In the light of Environment Minister Stephen Barclay’s call for water company CEOs to accelerate plans to deliver on sewage spills reductions in the next 12 months, Steve Morris, Managing Director at wastewater technology specialists HUBER Technology UK, takes a look at mitigating risk and delivering supply chain resilience during AMP8.
New public space revealed at Tideway's Albert Embankment site
A temporary new piece of land built out into the Thames as part of work on the super sewer has been re-flooded – years after it was first built.
Southern Water - new solutions to storm overflows in Whitstable start to deliver results
Southern Water has reported that work to reduce storm overflows in Whitstable is starting to see some positive results.
Government publishes Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan
The Government has published its Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan setting stringent new targets to protect people and the environment. This will require water companies to deliver the largest infrastructure programme in water company history.
Scottish Water progresses £2.5 million flood alleviation project in Greenock
Scottish Water is progressing a £2.5 million flood alleviation project in Greenock with the imposition of road restrictions on the major A8 road, which floods regularly during extreme weather, for up to three weeks.
Ofwat updates water customers on progress of investigation into sewage treatment works
Ofwat has published an update on how the water sector regulator’s current investigation into how wastewater companies in England and Wales manage their sewage treatment works is progressing.
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Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner. -
Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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