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Using cloud-based platforms for more efficient leak detection was the subject of an Ovarro presentation at the Philippine Association of Water Districts (PAWD) annual convention.
Channel manager Craig Abbott highlighted Ovarro cloud solutions that analysed network noise to provide actionable information for leakage reduction.
They include LeakInsight, a new cloud-based application that…
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Cepsa’s San Roque Energy Park has inaugurated its new wastewater reuse plant as part of its sustainable commitment to the optimisation of water management, the reduction of its use at source and its maximum reuse.
The new plant enables a 25% reduction in water use, which allows a total 53% saving when added to other optimisation and efficiency measures undertaken in the last three years.
The…
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A multi-million pound project to upgrade Wilpshire’s Wastewater Treatment Works in the UK is almost complete.
The project which has taken two years to complete and has seen the introduction new wastewater treatment processes, including one which uses microorganisms to remove nutrients from wastewater to improve the quality of the water that is released from the facility.
The project will play…
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A multi-million-pound project to build a new wastewater treatment works and upgrade the network in Forton in the UK is progressing well.
The £17.7 million (€20.6 million) development has been designed to cope with recent and future population in growth in the area as well as dealing with the frequent sharp upturns in demand.
When operational in autumn 2024, the new plant will play an…
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a €2.7 million contract for a project to lay a 562 metre Glass-Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) water pipeline with 1,500-millimetre diameter in Hatta.
This project includes constructing a jet valve chamber to extend the lower outlet valve of Hatta Dam to the Wadi area.
This project is part of the pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant that…
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Thames Water has reached a significant milestone in its smart metering journey - surpassing more than 1 million installations across its region.
It is the largest smart meter rollout in the UK, with installations currently taking place across London, Swindon and Oxford, with a further 78,000 fittings planned throughout 2024. Around 45,000 installations will be focused across the Thames Valley…
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Scottish Water has made a big dent in its greenhouse gas emissions by deploying advanced technology at 200 pumping stations across its network.
By combining high-efficiency pumps and advanced digital technologies, the utility has reduced energy consumption by up to 60%, accelerating its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040.
Scottish Water provides essential water and wastewater services to…
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Southern Water in the UK has published its Clean Rivers and Seas Plan outlining proposals, underpinned by £1.5 billion (€1.7 billion) investment between 2025-2035, to get to the root cause of storm overflows.
Storm overflows are part of the design of our combined sewer network, which captures both rainwater and wastewater.
These emergency outlets are the last line of defence to stop homes…
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Sizewell C is to start formal negotiations with Essex & Suffolk Water in the UK to help fund the construction of a new water main for the region.
The 28 km pipeline route will run from Barsham to Saxmundham and it will be sized to provide more water than Sizewell C needs.
Sizewell C will help to pay for the new pipeline, which will be capable of delivering more water than the area will need by…
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Portsmouth Water in the UK is proposing to install two separate pipelines to pump spring water to Havant Thicket Reservoir and draw it out when needed. This would offer the water company greater flexibility to respond to more frequent, longer droughts.
It would also mean the scheme could continue to operate if maintenance was required on one of the pipelines.
The pipelines could also…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11.8 million (€10.7 million) to Nebraska from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).
The funding will support Nebraska communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies.
Nearly…
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United Utilities has revealed a £13.7 billion (€15.8 billion) investment plan to deliver cleaner rivers, more reliable water supplies and extra support for customers struggling with bills in the north-west.
The proposals, if accepted, will be the biggest ever investment in water infrastructure for more than 100 years and support 30,000 jobs across the region, including 7,000 new jobs.
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Thames Water has commenced the final stages of its project to future-proof water pipes across north east London.
The multi-million-pound upgrade, which includes three large trunk mains, will build resilience across the local area and keep taps flowing for customers.
The original Victorian water pipes were laid in the 1800s and have survived the London bombings in both World War I and World…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $7.5 billion (€7 billion) in available Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding.
This innovative low-interest loan program helps communities invest in drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
The announcement furthers the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to ensuring all people and…
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An innovative tunnel is being drilled beneath the River Blackwater and Langford Cut in Essex in the UK to enable a new £20 million (€23 million) water pipeline to be constructed while protecting the watercourses and the wildlife that relies upon them.
Essex & Suffolk Water’s new 19.5 km pipeline, which will run between Layer-de-la-Haye and Langford, will help make water supplies to…
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Essex and Suffolk Water in the UK is set to build a new 12-mile water pipeline that will protect customers’ supplies across Essex and the environment.
The pipeline will connect the company’s water treatment works at Langford and Layer-de-la-Haye and can move around 50 million litres of water a day.
It will help ensure raw water can be more easily moved between the company’s raw water…
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Southern Water has completed its £7.5 million (€8.75 million) project to provide a new water pipeline to the Isle of Sheppey in the UK.
The entire project took less than a year.
The entire project – which means the Isle will now have four pipes bringing water from the mainland – was completed within 13 months.
The project team led by Peter Simmons faced major challenges as they used a…
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A major redesign of a wastewater treatment works near Whitstable in Kent, UK, is set to reduce storm overflows in the area by up to 30%.
The work at Southern Water’s Swalecliffe site is enabling the existing works to store much more storm water in its pipes and tanks than ever before, meaning that wet weather will be less likely to overload the site – leading to a possible storm overflow…
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