Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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ALLIANCES 2017 9 4Delivery (4D), comprising Costain, Veolia and MWH, is one of the oldest joint ventures serving the water sector. But having worked for Southern Water for years, the organisation continues to work on its final project – the £63.5M Woolston WwTW Redevelopment Scheme. The project, which began in 2014 and is expected to finish in 2019, has involved demolishing the existing treatment works, and building new treatment units, tanks, pumping stations and storage facilities in its place. The scheme will significantly reduce smells and noise coming from the site, and ensure the treated wastewater leaving the site meets new, higher environmental standards. Its sleek new wave-inspired design will also improve the appearance of the works, enabling it to fit in with a redevelopment of the area. The project has been praised by the Institution of Civil Engineers' president, Sir John Armitt. He said: "The treated wastewater leaving the site will also meet new, higher environmental standards, and the works are designed to fit with the redevelopment of the wider area – this is an excellent example of a project that works with and for the local community, and contributes to environmental goals." The joint venture has worked with Southern Water since the beginning of AMP4 (2005-10), and has delivered more than £1bn of environmental improvements in the past ten years, including a £240M scheme to build the new Peacehaven wastewater treatment works and associated infrastructure to serve the Brighton and Hove catchment. 4Delivery's contract was not renewed for AMP6. PARTNERS Costain; Veolia; MWH CLIENT Southern Water CONTRACT Delivering AMP5 water and wastewater improvements across the South-east TERM Closing out AMP5 projects Woolston WwTW ALLIANCES 2017 4D continues at Woolston WwTW aBV, the Amey and Black & Veatch joint venture, is one of three consortia delivering Scottish water's capital delivery programme between now and 2021. Its remit is to carry out upgrades, maintenance and new infrastructure assets. The joint venture has been working on Scottish Water's £12.4M scheme to tackle flooding in the Elmvale Row area of Glasgow. The two-year project, which is nearing completion, is part of Scottish Water's £250M, five-year programme of work announced in February 2013 that will continue to improve river water quality and the natural environment of the River Clyde, enable the Greater Glasgow area to grow and develop, alleviate sewer flooding and deal with the effects of increased rainfall from climate change. aBV has been constructing two massive storage tanks, each 25m in diameter and 18m deep, that will provide 13,500m3 of extra storm water storage in the local sewer network. Pumps are being installed in the tanks to form a storm return system, which will return the storm water stored in the tanks back into the sewer system once the storm conditions have abated. The project also includes the upsizing of about 400m of wastewater pipes in Elmvale Row, Elmvale Street, Ratho Drive, Fernbank Street and Hawthorn Street. PARTNERS Amey; Black & Veatch CLIENT Scottish Water CONTRACT Delivering the SR15 2015-21 wastewater infrastructure programme TERM Six years aBV tackles flood risk in Glasgow aBV 4Delivery The Elmvale Row scheme gets a visit from Keith Brown MSP (left) and Scottish Water's Geoff Aitkenhead