NI Water has started construction work of a new long sea outfall at Ballyferris this month, as part of an ongoing programme of work to deliver water quality improvements along the Ards Peninsula.

The Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has flagged up the need for Gate two submissions under the RAPID programme to include assessments of the whole life carbon cost of solutions.

The Environment Agency (EA) is inviting Tier 2 suppliers  and SMEs to participate in a market engagement exercise for the £275 million River Thames flood defence scheme.

Southern Water has launched the supply chain market engagement process for its upcoming Water for Life – Hampshire water resource construction project.

Nicky Fomes, Regulation and Strategy Consultant, Affinity Water, says that the company welcomes the government’s Strategic Policy Statement for Ofwat – but challenges remain and a “mature conversation” is needed about how household bills are paid and investment phased.

The Rivers Trust has welcomed the prioritisation of the environment for the first time in Defra’s latest Strategic Policy Statement for Ofwat – but expressed concern that the SPS is not yet ambitious enough, and still lacks clarity.

The National Infrastructure Commission is calling on the government to deliver “real policy changes rather than the promise of further reviews” for the economically regulated utilities sectors.

Thames Water has gone out to tender with a major AMP7/8 contract for water networks developer services and infrastructure worth up to an estimated £1.04 billion in total.

Over 40 property developers and housing association members attended Welsh Water’s developer forum last week.

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