The UK’s first plant to produce a bio-based raw material from sewage sludge is set to be installed by Royal HaskoningDHV at Blackburn Wastewater Treatment Works in Lancashire.
Severn Trent is revolutionising wastewater management with the introduction of agile "portable sewage treatment systems'" as part of a £450M initiative aimed at reducing storm overflow spills.
New thinking from the UK’s largest sustainable drainage system (SuDS) retrofit could be absorbed into similar projects across the country and beyond.
The use of technology including digital twins is set to play a “massive role” in delivering the ambitious £96bn of investment in the water sector’s eighth asset management period (AMP8) between 2025 and 2030, according to Severn Trent’s digital engineering lead.
The narrative around work “ramping up” for the water industry’s eighth asset management period (AMP8) needs to be addressed as the acceleration is already underway, according to water company assets and capital delivery directors.
Ofwat has awarded 17 innovations a share of £40M to develop projects such as converting treated sludge to usable products, a market-based approach to sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), no dig leak repairs and much more.
New Civil Engineer’s Water conference is returning as an in-person event for the first time since the pandemic, with several key industry experts already confirmed as speakers. The event will take place on 20 June at the America Square Conference Centre in London.
An Ofwat innovation project is leveraging a library of sewer images to instruct artificial intelligence (AI) to assess the condition of pipelines and drains.
Reservoir expansion is a viable way to increase water storage capacity, so why are such projects underrepresented in water companies’ latest plans?
Water companies have set out plans to almost double their spending on the network during asset management period (AMP) 8, 2025 to 2030.
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