Thames Water is continuing the roll out of its ‘smart water meters’ programme - the borough of Waltham Forest will receive the water industry’s latest technology this month as part of the utility’s metering programme currently rolling out across the capital.

South East Water has expressed concern that National Grid’s plan for pylons through its land as part of the Richborough Connection Project puts at risk proposals to create a reservoir at Broad Oak near Canterbury which would secure the area’s future water supplies.

A £10 million resilience engineering programme has been established by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation in partnership with Arup.

Leading engineering and public services provider Amey is installing state-of-the-art sensors into gullies in a trial aimed at preventing the flooding of roads.

Hundreds of low income households in the Cambridge area could benefit from a new scheme introduced by Cambridge Water to help make water bills more affordable.

Southern Water has gone out to tender with a contract for package lamella tank units worth an estimated  £2.8 million in total.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has awarded a contract for loss adjuster services for the Thames Tideway Tunnel Project worth around £272,000 to London firm Crawford & Co.

Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a framework contract for security equipment worth an estimated £5 million in total.

Severn Trent Water has awarded two Lots of a contract for tertiary solids removal worth an estimated £2.6 million.