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www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | JULY 2019 | 5 PIPING UP: Anglian Water has pushed engineering boundaries by diverting all of Norwich's sewage for a £4 million sewer rehabilitation scheme in Whitlingham. To allow the upgrades to Norwich's main sewer pipe to be completed, the utility is diverting 190 million litres of sewage a day via a huge overland pipe to its Water Recycling Centre nearby. QUOTE OF THE MONTH "The overall level of incumbent water company support for markets is unacceptable. We expect to see a significant improvement over the coming months." Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher wrote an open letter to the CEOs of England's water companies urging greater focus on the business retail and developer services markets NWG Innovation Festival 2019 8-12 July, 2019 Newcastle Racecourse innovationfestival.org Now in its third year, this unique event takes social and environmental challenges and applies exciting problem-solving techniques, such as design sprints, data hacks and workshops over five action-packed days. With 14 huge challenges tackled in a fun and focused way, STEAM activities to inspire the next generation, evening entertainment and health & wellbeing activities too, you're sure to leave the festival feeling energised. WWT Water Scotland Conference 2019 2 October, 2019 Crown Plaza, Glasgow event.wwtonline.co.uk/scotland Hear where Scottish Water will be investing in SR21 and the latest innovations, infrastructure projects and sustainable growth plans for water in Scotland. This is the only event dedicated to the evolving needs of the Scottish water sector and brings together more than 150 key stakeholders to share insights, showcase excellence and help drive the industry forward north of the border. WWT Drinking Water Conference 2019 Hilton Birmingham Metropole 27 November, 2019 event.wwtonline.co.uk/drinking An essential event for water quality professionals seeking innovative solutions to the regulatory and technical challenges facing the industry, WWT's Drinking Water Conference is a must-attend. South West Water managing director Dr Stephen Bird has died at the age of 60. The company confirmed in a statement that Bird, who joined South West Water in 1992, died on 10 May after suffering complications that resulted from a short illness. During nearly three decades at the company, he oversaw transformative work to improve its environmental record following privatisation, including through the £2 billion Clean Sweep programme of bathing water quality improvements carried out in the 90s and early 2000s, which was the largest environmental clean-up of its kind in Europe. South West Water described him as "one of the most influential figures in the South West business and environmental communities" as well as a "formidable leader and gifted speaker and negotiator remembered as having an 'encyclopaedic' knowledge of science, environmental matters and more." He is succeeded by his wife, four children and two grandchildren. The family described him as "a dedicated and loving family man who was incredibly generous of spirit", adding: "He leaves a huge hole in our hearts." CONTRACT WINS Global infrastructure services firm AECOM has secured a contract with Irish Water to provide resident engineering staff across its north, north-east and north-west regions to support the national water services provider's major capital investment programme. Under the new contract, AECOM will act as resident engineer on projects delivered through the programme to 2021 and beyond. Landia has won a new order with Scottish Water to retrofit two sludge digesters with its acclaimed GasMix mixing systems. Two partly underground cast in-situ digesters (17m by 20m) at Nigg near Aberdeen will now be served by the externally- mounted GasMix – designed for easy maintenance and greatly improved gas yields. All parts of the system are removable from the outside of the tank. The previous mixing system was problematical and under-performing. COMING SOON OBITUARY