Water & Wastewater Treatment

6 | JUNE 2014 | WWT | www.wwtonline.co.uk Sutton and East Surrey shortlisted for award Sutton and East Surrey Wa- ter has been shortlisted for an Institution of Civil Engi- neers (ICE), award for the construction of a 17km water main between Outwood and Buckland. The Sutton and East Surrey Water project team, working in partnership with contractor Clancy Docwra, overcame many technical and environmental chal- lenges during construction. Laying the large 800mm diameter pipeline between Outwood reservoir and Buckland pumping station involved a route that went under two railway lines and three A-roads, below an oil pipeline serving a major air- port and across several rural watercourses and roads. Trenchless auger and micro-tunnelling techniques were used. The overall project excavated a total of 140,000 tonnes of soil, which was either reused or recycled, resulting in only 338 tonnes of waste going to landŠ ll. wwtonline.co.uk Industry news A new report on fracking, which has suggested that up to 4,000 horizontal wells could be drilled in the UK over the next 18 years, has put Š gures on the Š nance needed for the water aspect of the process. The report, prepared by the UK Onshore Operators Group alongside accountan- cy group EY, forecasts that – to meet peak demand – 50 land-based drilling rigs will be needed in addition to a number of workover rigs. Some £4.1bn would be needed for water and – uid ● £4.1bn needed for water and fl uid waste, storage and transport in UK ● Canadian report warns of impacts on surface water and groundwater waste, storage and transport and £1.6bn for rig manufac- turing, says the report. UK energy minister Mi- chael Fallon, writing in the report's foreword, said: "I want this report to be a call to action for the UK sup- ply chain for small and large companies, whether in Lancashire or Lowestož , whether in the steel indus- try, the chemical industry or in other manufacturing and services. The message is: get ready for shale." Meanwhile, a new report by Environment Canada found that there were poten- tially serious impacts on sur- face water and groundwater along with greenhouse gas emissions, cumulative land disturbance and human health. "Most experts agree that impacts on water raise the New water fi gures for fracking Contract Tracker Singapore deep tunnel decision Major engineering consultancies anticipate a tender decision from utility PUB for the construction of the second phase of Singapore's Deep Tunnel Sewerage System. CH2M Hill, Arup and a joint venture between Black & Veatch/AECOM are among those shortlisted and which submitted tender documents before the October 24 deadline in 2013. Construction on the second phase of Singapore's US$2.7bn deep tunnel was due to start in January. A decision on which consultancy will undertake the multi- billion dollar project is expected within a few months. Suez wins Paris water contract Suez Environmental, via its Safege subsidiary, has a contract worth €17m over fi ve years to manage Sedif, the Ile de France regional water authority's drinking water supply structures. Safege has been approved as the successful tenderer for framework agreements to manage drinking water production plants and recovery, storage and transfer facilities managed by Sedif. Safage will also manage long-term programmes to renew distribution pipelines between 2015 and 2017 in the Oise and Marne areas, some €60m worth of work. greatest environmental con- cern by shale gas develop- ment," says the report's ex- ecutive summary. Friends of the Earth in Wales recently warned there is a 'high risk' to the water environment as a result of fracking. Director of Friends of the Earth Cymru, Gareth Clubb, argued that fracking and clean water do not mix. "We know that the fracking industry could do serious damage to Wales' water. Contaminating our ground- water could mean pollution lasting for tens or even hun- dreds of years." wwtonline.co.uk 9 skeletons and many other artefacts have been unearthed by archaeologists working on behalf of Anglian Water in Suff olk. The fi nds were made in farmland near the villages of Barnham, Bardwell, Pakenham, and Rougham near Bury St Edmunds while Anglian Water was carrying out archaeological surveys before installing a £9m, 31km water pipeline. The skeletons are believed to be of the late or post-Roman era (AD 300-500). "The fracking indus- try could do serious damage to Wales' water. Contaminating our groundwater could mean pollution lasting for hundreds of years." GARETH CLUBB, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CYMRU NO COMPROMISE Find your new Grundfos SE/SL pump quickly and easily The new Grundfos Replacement Tool is a fast and easy way to find the correct replacement for damaged or inefficient wastewater pumps. Quickly find SE/SL pumps with a similar or desired duty point – including adaptors, when necessary. 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