Tideway, the company responsible for delivering the Thames Tideway Tunnel, has announced the successful activation of the new super sewer, ushering in a healthier future for London’s iconic river.
Bazalgette Tunnel Ltd, trading under the name Tideway, has progressed to the system commissioning stage of the Tideway Tunnel delivery, according to its Annual Report and Accounts for 2023/24.
Water sector regulator Ofwat has rejected the suggestion in a recent article in the Financial Times that Thames Water customers will pay “three times over” for the costs of the Thames Tideway Tunnel.
Engineers on the super sewer project have begun work to connect the new infrastructure to London’s existing sewer system.
Tideway is getting ready to start commissioning work on London’s £4.5 billion super sewer - one of the UK’s largest new infrastructure projects.
Ofwat is consulting on its proposal to set a separate price control for the upcoming AMP8 investment period 2025 – 2030 for the work Thames Water carries out on the Thames Tideway Tunnel project.
The completion of the 4.5km Greenwich Connection Tunnel between Greenwich and Bermondsey has marked another major milestone for London’s super sewer.
Huge shafts excavated across London as part of the Tideway Tunnel super sewer project are being capped off after years of construction deep underground.
November has seen Tideway take further significant steps on the construction of the £4.2 billion supersewer for London.
The first riverside ‘signature ventilation column’ that will adorn sites along the route of the Tideway Tunnel super sewer has been installed along Putney Embankment.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.