Water & Wastewater Treatment

4 | JULY 2015 | WWT | www.wwtonline.co.uk Industry news July AECOM, WRc and UK Water Ltd have won a contract to deliver the newly-launched Hydro Nation Water Innova- tion Service on behalf of the Scottish Government. The three partner companies will jointly run the three-year programme, which is part of the Scottish Government's Hydro Nation Strategy to support the economic development of Scotland's water resources. The service will aim to increase innovation in the water sector by building more effective links across wider industry and stakeholders. The scheme will provide access to specialist support, as well as test and demonstration facilities. One of its goals will be to increase international trade by bringing more water technology products to market, and encouraging international collaboration. A further objective of the scheme is to increase the number of collaborative projects between businesses, academia and the public Water Innovation Service for Scotland to support Hydro Nation ambitions Contract Tracker Aqua Enviro in Severn Trent framework win Wastewater specialist Aqua Enviro has won a ma- jor sole supplier contract for a five-year framework to provide Severn Trent Water with wastewater sampling services as part of the forthcoming AMP6 development programme. The Wakefield-based en- vironmental consultancy was awarded sole supplier status, with a contract running until 2020 and an option to extend. B&V to work with Affinity on pesticides Affinity Water has awarded Black & Veatch a contract to investigate technologies to manage levels of pesticides, particularly metaldehyde, at one of its treatment works in Hertfordshire. The firm's initial role, in a project lasting 30 weeks, will be a pilot and jar testing programme comparing two technologies' effectiveness. Enisca Browne JV wins SEW frameworks The Enisca Browne joint venture - a joint venture between Enisca Ltd and J Browne Construction - has won two AMP6 framework contracts from South East Water. The two contracts are for Non Infrastructure Intermediate Capital Works and Minor Capital Works. Both come with the option of being extended into AMP 7 and AMP8. sector, in order to encourage knowledge sharing and harness opportunities. The service will work principally with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in environmental technology in the water and waste water sector across Scotland to help turn near-market research into tangible opportunities. The team will provide technical and commercial support to help take water technologies and services to final testing and validation and bring ideas to market faster. AECOM will lead the programme, with UK Water Ltd providing stakeholder services and WRc delivering testing and validation support. Derek Mackay MSP, Minister for Transport and Islands, said: "The Hydro Nation Water Innovation Service aims to grow the water economy, create new businesses and jobs. It will tackle specific barriers faced by small and medium sized businesses in bringing products to the market, such as testing under live network conditions, gaining certification and accreditation. It will work closely with the enterprise agencies and have a strong international focus supporting exports, inward investment and the sharing of knowledge and seeking solutions to help tackle global water challenges." The project will have funding of around £800,000 over three years. Marc Barone, AECOM's UK & Ireland managing director for water, said: "This exciting new service will help create a culture of innovation in the UK water industry, unlocking opportunities for Scottish firms to turn their ideas and products into commercial realities." The Hydro Nation Water Innovation Service will be open to company enquiries from July 2015, aŸer which the first batch of companies to be supported by the scheme will be chosen. 10 The number of reservoirs in England that have been the subject of non- compliance notices on safety in the last two years, according to a report released by the Environment Agency. Three reservoirs owned by water companies were named in the report, but only one – Bristol Water's Cheddar Reservoir – was still under investigation. A SLUG'S LIFE: A campaign to help farmers change the way they deal with slugs has been launched by Anglian Water. The 'Slug It Out' campaign is aimed at reducing the use of metaldehyde, which is used to control slugs which attack crops. The pesticide can find its way into rivers and reservoirs and is very difficult to remove at water treatment works. Anglian is carrying out a trial project around six key reservoirs helping farmers to move away from metaldehyde and use an alternative chemical instead.

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