Thames Water has secured c£9.5 million in funding from Ofwat’s Water Innovation Fund for two pioneering innovation projects – the projects will test longer planned water outages for pipe repairs, to enhance mains replacement methods, and another project will support large-scale implementation of sustainable drainage systems alongside planned streetworks to help reduce flood risk.

Yorkshire Water is progressing work on a number of AMP8 mains replacement projects, including a £4.5 million water mains replacement scheme in Calderdale.

Work is underway on a £4.5 million United Utilities project to upgrade nearly 10km of water network in the Tarporley area of Cheshire.

Thames Water has recently completed over £50 million worth of infrastructure upgrades across North London to boost resilience, mitigate the risk of bursts and leaks and future proof its clean water supply.

Uisce Éireann is set to commence essential water main replacement works in Knockdrin, Co Westmeath, which will improve the security of water supply and significantly reduce high levels of leakage in the area.

Yorkshire Water is starting work this week on two mains replacement schemes with a combined value of £3.73 million in total.

Yorkshire Water is progressing work on more projects in its £406 million AMP8 mains replacement programme.

Uisce Éireann is progressing work on a €multi-million programme to tackle ongoing discolouration issues in Cork City – the water company is currently replacing 2.4 kilometres of old cast iron water mains prone to bursts on the northside of the city.

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has gone out to tender with a major contract for AMP8/9 Water Network Alliance Delivery Frameworks with an estimated value of £752 million.

Barhale has secured two further contracts under Thames Water’s AMP7 Conditional Allowance Trunk Main Schemes - both adjacent to major London railway terminuses.