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The water industry has set out its routemap to reaching net-zero emissions by 2030, which it expects to cost between £2 billion and £4 billion. Utility Week looks at the details.
3 years ago
The climate crisis is the biggest challenge we are facing and we cannot expect politicians to sort it out: we all have a part to play, writes Christine McGourty, chief executive of Water UK
Morrison has installed a bespoke training rig at South West's Exeter site to replicate the network conditions that lead to transient water surges.
Fresh off the success of Water's Worth Saving, Waterwise has launched a month-long campaign to persuade people to value water more highly and use it more efficiently
Chalk streams health will be improved following promises by Affinity, Anglian, Southern and Thames Water to reduce abstraction and pollution to restore flows and health of these ecologically critical waterways
United Utilities has beefed up its arsenal of leakage detection technology with 24,000 narrowband internet of things devices to locate leaks in real time as part of the company's £30 million plan to cut leakage by 20 per cent by 2025
Thames has named the contract partners it will work with to deliver £4 billion of capital investment during AMP7 across London and the Thames Valley.
Affinity Water has said it will share a “pioneering” AI-driven system that predicts water consumption with the wider sector. The company says the technology can be used to monitor the impacts of weather events and unforeseen circumstances such as coronavirus on consumption in real time.
Arthur Mitchell, engagement manager at PwC's Strategy& division, considers how water companies can support customers through this difficult time while balancing the sustainability impacts of increased consumption during lockdown.
Meeting the challenges of climate change, over population and PR19 will take innovation and collaboration both within and beyond the water sector. To realise this, a water "centre of excellence" has been conceived and will be launched in the spring.
Yorkshire Water has told Utility Week that notwithstanding the gains allowed by the CMA on its PR19 appeal, the regulatory settlement remains tough, particularly with the opex challenge and difficult ODIs to deliver.
Ofwat has expressed concern that in its PR19 provisional redeterminations, the CMA has set a rate of return that is lower than that requested by the appellant companies in their business plans. Senior director David Black told Utility Week this goes against the precedent of previous cases. Read his comments and reaction from across the industry.
Thames Water has shared details of an innovative technique it used to repair a pipe by sending engineers inside the pipe instead of patching the 90cm burst.
Welsh Water have called for wet wipes that contain plastic to be included in a government proposal to ban single-use plastics. The move is supported by 84 per cent of customers.
In the midst of public outcry over the health of English rivers, Affinity Water has said it will stop abstracting from chalk streams, with the process to kick off from World Rivers Day (27 September).
4 years ago
After a ripple of downgrading in the water sector on the back of final determinations earlier this year, companies are further challenged by the financial impacts of Covid-19. Fitch warns there is limited headroom for manoeuvre