Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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WET NEWS WATER AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT NEWS News+ Sewerage undertakers the opportunity to stake their claim to the role, as an alternative to the Lead Local Flood Authority, p7 Onsite: Refurbishment Upgrading South East Water's 45-year old Crampton WTW required a series of live supply pipeline shutdowns. Could this be done while it remained fully opera- tional? p10, 11, 12 Insight: Pumps & valves Upgrading sludge processing at Anglian Water's Pyewipe water recycling centre in Grimsby involved meticulous sludge management, p20-21 " We've got very aggressive growth plans, and we want to double the size of our business..." John Wilkinson, p8 "Now the hard work begins" Cathryn Ross, p1 Regulator strips a further £3bn for the water companies' capital investment plans for AMP6. T he water companies will spend more than £44bn or around £2,000 for eve- ry household in England and Wales over the next • ve years. By 2020 customers will bene• t from substantial improvements in areas of service that really matter to them, including: • More than 370Ml/d saved by tackling leakage and promoting water e… ciency • A reduction in the time lost to supply interruptions (down on average 32%) • 4,700 fewer properties Š ooded by sewer water • Cleaner water at more than 50 beaches The regulator said the water companies had proposed bills dropping by almost 2% in real terms, but it had worked with them to deliver a further £3bn savings for customers. This means average bills will be going down by 5% in real terms, O at gets tough on AMP6 spending had proposed to start the initial construction phase of its Ched- dar Reservoir Two in 2015-2020. Heidi Mottram, chief execu- tive of Northumbrian Water Group, comprising Northum- brian Water and Essex & Su— olk Water (ESW), has said ESW's determination appeared to "balance a good deal for cus- tomers with a tough challenge for the company". She added: "There is a lot for us to consider within Ofwat's determination and it will take time for us to look in detail at many aspects." Southern Water's • nal deter- mination will see it spending around £3bn, which works out at about £1,500 per household. "It will see us deliver better water and wastewater services to 4.5 million people across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight at an average daily cost per household of just over £1," said chief executive Matthew Wright. NEED TO KNOW The water companies now have two months in which to accept Ofwat's • nal determination, or seek a referral to the Competition and Markets Authority Southern Water has made 26 clear promises to its customers including a 25% reduction in sewer flooding and a 15l reduction per person in average daily water use Bristol Water's Cheddar Reservoir Two, to be located near the existing reservoir, is needed to meet future demand in Somerset Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water said it needed to balance a number of priorities between making service improvements, safeguarding the environment whilst also keeping bills aš ordable Southern Water will deliver better water and wastewater services to 4.5 million people at an average daily cost per household of just over £1 Outsourced engineering back in-house at Southern and these savings will also help reduce bills a¡ er 2020. Cathryn Ross, chief execu- tive of Ofwat, said: "Now the hard work begins. Companies will only build trust and con• - dence with their customers if they deliver. Those who do can look forward to fair returns, while those that don't will be hit in the pocket and face a tough • ve years ahead." The water companies have been trawling through their • nal determinations and have until February 12, 2015 in which to accept the determination, which covers 2015-2020, or chal- lenge it. As WET News went to press South West Water had accepted its determination, while Bristol Water said that its • nal determi- nation for AMP6 may impact its ability to meet future water demand. Bristol Water is unhappy that Ofwat has not allowed the funding it JANUARY 2015 Volume 21 • Issue 01 Pump Hire, Sales & Service Selwood has been manufacturing, hiring and selling pumps for over 60 years. Please call for expert advice on all pumping applications. 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All of Southern Water's AMP5 capital projects were designed by partners, based in di— erent parts of the country. Southern Water's chief engi- neer, Ian Kirkaldy, said: "By rebuild- ing our engineering skill-set we're able to take greater control. The cur- rent model perhaps relies too heav- ily on key decisions being made by suppliers. Changing the way we work will allow us to take owner- ship of projects and make the key decisions. Northumbrian awards frameworks N orthumbrian Water Has announced framework partnerships worth up to £333M over nine years to main- tain drinking water quality in the North-East and in Essex and Suf- folk. FastŠ ow Pipeline Services has won the major share of the work with an annual value of £20.5M in the North-east and £9.5M in Essex. Other contracts awarded have gone to Crossglade from Chelmsford, Essex, (£5M/yr); Lowman, of Southend, (£1M/yr); and T4 Survey, (£1M/yr). The contracts are initially for three years, with the option to extend for six more years. Work includes network improvements, water main installation and renewals, new service and meter connections, repair and mainte- nance, enabling works and reinstatement. John Devall, Water Director for Northumbrian Water, said: "Selecting a special group of com- panies to help us deliver our investment programme allows us to guarantee work and quality standards at competitive prices and means we can develop mutu- ally bene• cial relationships.