A research study commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has found that the Government Support Package (GSP) provided for the Thames Tideway Tunnel could serve as the financial model for other large scale infrastructure projects with a large public benefit - for example nuclear power stations and water reservoirs.
The Government has published the Terms of Reference for appointing a Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State at the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) on Water Reform Transition.
The Government is considering extending a new economic Growth Duty to Ofwat which would see the water sector regulator required to “have regard to the desirability of promoting economic growth” when carrying out core functions.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.