Missouri American Water has announced the start of a $4.35 million (€4.1 million) project to replace more than one mile of water mains. This will take place to improve reliability for customers and reduce service disruptions in St Louis. Crews will begin installing a new 24-inch ductile iron water main to replace the aging eight-inch and 20-inch cast iron mains. The... [Read More]

A £3.4 million (€4 million) project to install a new water main supplying thousands of homes in the south of the Isle of Man is set to begin. Work on the six-mile pipe between St Marks and Grenaby will start on 19 April and take about five months to complete, Manx Utilities (MU) said. MU chairman Rob Callister said it would bring a reliable supply of water to an area... [Read More]

Hi-tech GPS trackers have helped Thames Water track down companies that illegally take water from the network in the UK - protecting the supply against those who use water without being billed for supply. In an industry-leading move, the UK’s largest water company has worked with standpipe provider Aquam Water Services to develop digital capability on standpipes, devices... [Read More]

Work on the new South East Queensland pipeline has begun which will connect two recently-built reservoirs. The $95 million (€63 million) project for the 27 km pipeline is set to be completed later this year. The South West Pipeline is the second stage of the Beaudesert Water Supply Upgrade, a long-term water supply solution for the Scenic Rim. Queensland Minister... [Read More]

South West Water has teamed up with data analysts ASTERRA to use satellites to help find water leaks underground to help reduce wastage across its network. This technology is the same as is used to search for water on other planets, such as Mars, and works by using microwave sensors onboard a satellite in space to take photos of the earth showing potential water leaks. As... [Read More]

The government of Morocco plans to build a new 7.8km water pipeline in Casablanca. This follows a contract signed with Société Nouvelle Travaux Maroc (SNTM) for the project. The launch of the drinking water project comes just one month after the commissioning of its first phase, which consisted of the construction of a connection pipe between the north of Casablanca... [Read More]

Northumbrian Water has been awarded over £6 million (€7.1 million) worth of funding for projects which will help to reduce leakage and enable innovation across the utilities sector. The funding has been granted to two separate projects; The National Leakage Research and Test Centre (NLRTC), which was awarded £5.3 million (€6.3 million), and Stream, which was awarded... [Read More]

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has found that smart ball leak detection has helped the authority in monitoring for water leakages in water transmission pipelines. The adoption is part of DEWA’s ongoing efforts to reduce water losses. The smart ball system consists of a small diameter sphere that is inserted into the water network where it travels... [Read More]

Fast broadband will run through water pipes in parts of South Yorkshire in the UK as part of a new trial. New proposals to accelerate the rollout of broadband without digging up roads would see fibre-optic cables deployed through 17 kilometres of live drinking water mains between Barnsley and Penistone in the government technology trial. Broadband companies could then... [Read More]

Next generation wastewater treatment is now operational in Lancashire in the UK after United Utilities completed its £164 million (€196 million) facilities' rebuild in Blackburn. The scheme, which included a new transfer pipeline between Darwen and Blackburn, has seen the installation of a revolutionary wastewater treatment technology known as Nereda. Serving 400,000... [Read More]

Work on a vital stretch of pipeline from North Lincolnshire, through Norfolk and Suffolk in the UK is set to begin. Anglian Water wants to begin constructing the section between Grantham and Bexwell, near Downham Market, as part of a strategic pipeline stretching to Bury St Edmunds. It has applied to West Norfolk Council and four other local authorities along the proposed... [Read More]

Water Corporation in Australia has completed a 2.1 km water pipeline for a housing development in Perth’s south-east suburbs, supporting the rapidly growing region with high-quality drinking water through the $4 million (€2.7 million) project. The Perth suburbs of Mundijong and Whitby will be enjoying increased supplies of water for years to come, with Mundijong... [Read More]

Engineers in the UK have now completed the first half of a 24 km pipeline between Lincoln and Ancaster. The pipeline, almost twice as long as the M6, and running from Lincolnshire to Essex will address the 30 million litre a day water shortage facing the east of England. Rebecca Pow, Environment Minister, and Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, visited... [Read More]

A £25 million (€30 million) investment project to help protect London’s water supply for the next decade has been successfully completed ahead of schedule. Work to drain the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir in Walton-on-Thames in the UK, which stores around 10% of all of London’s pre-treated drinking water, began in April 2021 so that essential maintenance could be... [Read More]

A section of a £350 million (€420 million) water pipeline to protect Lincolnshire in the UK from water shortages has reached the halfway point. Anglian Water said the 24 km link connecting Lincoln and Ancaster will be the first section built of a new network that will create hundreds of kilometres of interconnecting pipelines. Once completed, it will run from Elsham... [Read More]

More than 1.5 km of new water pipes will be installed in London to protect residents from disruptive bursts. The £4.5 million (€5.3 million) project will see Thames Water working alongside gas company SGN to install pipes between 16 and 22 inches in diameter in Lewisham borough, strengthening the local network and preventing future leaks and bursts. The two companies... [Read More]