There has been much publicity recently regarding the adverse nature of storm sewage discharges into UK rivers and streams that continue to be attributed to water company sewerage networks and their wastewater treatment works.
The issue is not a new one though with Thames Water last week fined £3.3M for…
Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is procuring a £30M contract for a consultancy partner for water engineering services.
The contract is for the provision of civil engineering and related specialist services across Northern Ireland. The selected supplier will assist in the delivery of improvements to watercourses, including culverts and open…
Atkins has been working in partnership with the Spains Hall Estate in Essex to develop a new approach to understanding the impact of nature-based solutions on water management. With the aim of helping significantly alleviate summer droughts and winter flooding, the collaboration has led to the launch of a new…
Thames Water has apologised for the “entirely unacceptable” pollution of a West Sussex stream after being fined £3.3M over the incident.
The utility company said the October 2017 sewage spill, believed to have killed more than 1,000 fish, occurred when a storm pump activated in error. Cathryn Ross, appointed interim chief…
Thames Water is seeking technical partners to support the delivery of its Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Programmes, with an estimated value of £300M.
The duration of the technical partners framework will be up to eight years and applies to projects across the UK. Theses will encompass engineering services, construction-related services, architectural…
Kier, working on behalf of the Canal & River Trust, has reached a major milestone on the £15M Toddbrook Reservoir upgrade as it has completed piling for the new overflow spillway channel.
Toddbrook Reservoir became the site of a national news story in August 2019 when the main dam almost collapsed…
A reformed water sector would require an overhaul of regulation in order to take a longer term and more holistic view of the connected systems and infrastructure, according to industry experts.
This week has seen Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley resign with immediate effect as it struggles under a £14bn…
Ofwat has given the green light to 33 infrastructure projects from various water companies following a recent public consultation.
The projects, ranging from schemes to tackle storm overflows to nutrient neutrality proposals, total a £2.2bn investment in the UK’s water infrastructure network, a rise from the £1.6bn reported previously. It is…
Bechtel is to play a key role in the rebuilding of Ukraine's war-damaged infrastructure.
The US engineering specialist signed a memorandum of understanding with the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine (SARDIU). The news about the deal with Bechtel follows on from Aecom last week revealing a…
Putting female role models in the spotlight is a key part of today’s International Women in Engineering Day, which is now an annual event, and NCE is relaunching an initiative to ensure women remain in that spotlight throughout the year.
NCE is inviting women engineers to put themselves forward to join…
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