Northumbrian Water has handed Farrans two jobs worth in the region of £100m to improve clean water supplies to customers. In County Durham and Tees Valley, Farrans will construct a 24km, 800mm diameter clean water replacement pipeline between Lartington Water Treatment
The board and shareholders of Thames Water have approved a new £11.5bn business plan for the current regulatory period ending 31st March 2025. The revised business plan represents a £1.9bn increase in expenditure, compared to the £9.6bn that had previously been agreed for
It said that investment in systems including remote sensors is set to improve its service to customers, protect the environment, reduce costs and assist in its journey towards net zero carbon emissions. The systems are designed to avoid the need to rely on customers alerting Scottish Water
The Government has just concluded its consultation on developing a Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan (SORP). Andy Godley, from the Water Research Centre (WRc), looks at the latest developments in wastewater flows and levels. It is difficult to argue with the sentiments behind the
In a world-first, the UK utility is implementing early-warning system BurstDetect from technology company Ovarro, as part of its drive to eliminate serious pollution events in its region by 2025. Through a dashboard, BurstDetect provides an overview of system status together with current
Plans have been revealed for a £2bn tidal barrage across The Wash, a bay in East Anglia between Lincolnshire and Norfolk, which will feature the world’s first tidal energy-powered deep sea container terminal, act as a flood defence and have rail and road elements. The 17.7km
The Government has given the green light for a scheme to build two new link roads at Mottram Moor as part of plans to deliver Trans Pennine route upgrades between Manchester and the north of Sheffield. Balfour Beatty, which secured the £108m contract to deliver the scheme two years
A £8.6 million funding package for South Yorkshire’s Supertram system has been given the green light by local leaders, to pay for urgent renewal work on the tracks and trams. A further £4.3 million has been approved to make the case to government for significant additional