Anglian Water appoints Barhale to lead £14.6 million Alconbury Weald pipeline project
Anglian Water has appointed civil engineering, infrastructure and tunnelling specialist Barhale to construct a £14.6 million twin pumped rising main featuring complex horizontal directional drilling (HDD) crossings beneath the East Coast Main Line and the River Great Ouse.
Jersey Water - 2027 investment priorities include £26 million desalination plant upgrade
Jersey Water has published its investment priorities for the second year of its strategy to 2030 and confirmed its water charges for 2027 - plans include a major multi-million pound desalination plant upgrade.
Yorkshire Water starts work on £19m investment to install Phosphorus removal solution at Wombwell WwTW
Work is underway at Yorkshire Water’s Wombwell wastewater treatment works, off Ings Road, Barnsley to install a new Phosphorus removal solution to improve water quality in the river Dove.
Southern Water fined £2.4 million for multiple sewage pollution incidents in Kent
Southern Water has been fined £2.4 million in Bromley magistrates’ court after multiple incidents of sewage pollution between 2019 and 2021.
Havant Thicket Reservoir project - Ofwat consults on draft decision on revised delivery dates and significantly increased funding
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on its draft decision agreeing to Portsmouth Water’s request for significantly funding and revised delivery dates for the Havant Thicket Reservoir (project (HRT) which is being developed by the water company.
Ofwat consults on change of ownership for Southern Water following minority stake acquisition by new investor
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on a recent change of ownership for Southern Water resulting from the recent acquisition by a new investor of a substantial minority stake in a holding company of the utility.
Portsmouth Water partners with Vyntelligence to launch personalised water efficiency support
Portsmouth Water has partnered with Vyntelligence (Vyn®), the Agentic Video Intelligence Work Platform, to help more customers understand and reduce their water use through personalised water efficiency advice.
WSP announces decision to withdraw proposed offer for Arcadis N.V.
Canadian-headquartered firm WSP Global Inc., one of the world’s leading engineering, science and infrastructure solutions firms, has announced that "following careful consideration", it will not pursue a public offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Arcadis N.V.
Uisce Éireann progresses work on multi billion euro National Leakage Reduction Programme
Uisce Éireann is progressing work on its National Leakage Reduction Programme – Ireland’s water company has invested €2 billion to date to upgrade the underground water network and is set invest a further €1 billion-plus in further investment up to the end of 2029.
Anglian Water and Alliances launch biggest-ever graduate programme opportunities
At a time when graduate opportunities are becoming harder to find, Anglian Water and its Alliances, the @one Alliance and Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA), are going in the opposite direction, launching their biggest-ever graduate programme.
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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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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
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