Water & Wastewater Treatment

6 | MAY 2014 | WWT | www.wwtonline.co.uk Contract Tracker Harris wins Welsh extension EC Harris has won a contract extension to provide cost and management services for Welsh Water until 2016. Welsh Water appointed EC Harris on the AMP5 Framework three years ago following a tender process with five other bidders. Welsh Water will spend £120m on the programme this year, of which EC Harris will receive a portion through its work. It expects to generate similar levels of construction turnover for the first two years of AMP6 (2015-2020). EC Harris currently provides commercial and project management of Welsh Water's capital programme. South West Water appoint Hydrok Hydrok is working with South West Water H5O Alliance contractors, Balfour Beatty and Interserve to manufacture and supply wastewater treatment solutions to three South West Water treatment plants: Newham STW in Truro, Radford STW in Plymstock and Countess Wear STW in Exeter. The projects include design, manufacture and installation with all manufacturing carried out at the Hydrok factory in Cornwall. The Welsh government has issued a consultation on "A Water Strategy for Wales" in which it proposes intro- ducing water meters and working with water compa- nies to develop wastewater and sewerage management plans. The consultation docu- ment suggests that water meters could be installed in order to reduce waste. The government is to assess and consult on a number of op- ● Water metering proposed in "A Water Strategy for Wales" ● Water companies encouraged to introduce plans for sewerage management Water abstraction – industry concerns Water UK argues that the gov- ernment's consultation on wa- ter abstraction licence reform, "Making the most of every drop" – which ended on March 28 – is a "useful first step" but more work is needed to fully understand the impact of the proposals. Concerns include: • Options appear to be more complex than the current system: in- creased administrative costs would be reflected in higher abstraction li- cence charges. tions to metering of all wa- ter supplies in Wales in a "phased and proportionate programme". On sewerage, the consul- tation paper states: "Given that the National Assembly for Wales does not have leg- islative competence for sew- erage, we will work with wa- ter companies to introduce plans for wastewater and sewerage management on a voluntary basis." The paper points out that much of the sewer network is old – the average age of Dwr Cymru's sewers is 60 years old with some dat- ing back to Victorian times. The Welsh government also expects water companies to develop a strategic approach to managing leakage. It wants companies to forecast a reduction in total leakage during the five-yearly Asset Management Planning Cycle. The government also expects water companies to look at introducing innovative tech- nology to help them achieve their goals.The water compa- nies operating in the region are Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Dee Valley Water and Severn Trent Water. A spokesman for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water said: "We welcome the publication of the Welsh Government's water strategy and will study it closely over coming weeks before responding to the consultation whilst also safe- guarding the environment in our care." The final strategy will be published later in 2014. Lanes Group has become the first drainage specialist to carry out a pioneering no dig lateral junction repair on a wastewater network sewer in the UK. The lateral junction patch repairs – commonly known as top hats – have been designed to prevent external water infiltration, and can be installed up to 30 metres from an entry manhole. • No assessment of how the proposals would affect the amount of water available to companies to meet demand in dry years and the consequent impact on water resource and drought management plans and investment programmes. • Little consideration of the need for greater strategic planning in the provision of storage, or its costs and of government's role in the deployment of large- scale interconnection and storage assets. 1.3bn litres of water that has been treated for drinking never reach the tap in France. That's according to a new study published in the magazine 60 millions de consommateurs which reveals that over 20% of drinking water is lost to leaky pipes. With estimates that the bill to complete necessary work on France's water pipes is between €1.5bn and €2bn per year officials hope to cut the rate of water leakage in pipes to 15%. Some areas are worse than others. The worst area was Digne-les-Baines, in Alpes-de-Haute- Provence, reporting a 54% leak rate. Welsh government to consult on water Industry news May www.polypipe.com/animals ...its strength Ridgistorm-XL. The more you know it, the more you'll use it When we think of Ridgistorm-XL, we think of some of the animal kingdom's most recognisable creatures. Suitable for an array of applications, the pipe's structured wall design makes it robust and reliable, but its lighter weight relative to concrete pipes also makes for a speedy installation. It can also be cut and welded into complex shapes so an engineered modularised system can be pre-fabricated off-site, allowing you to tailor the system to your project. 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