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Proposals for three new reservoirs clear regulatory hurdle
Twelve major water resources schemes including three reservoirs have been approved for continued development by the Regulators Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Developments (RAPID) to address future water supply issues. Reservoirs at Abingdon in Oxfordshire, South Lincolnshire and the Fens in Cambridgeshire will proceed to the next development stage with a view to being built between 2025 and 2030.
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Affinity sets out £250m water transfer plans
Affinity Water has unveiled its plans for a collaborative water transfer scheme to move supplies south using the Grand Union Canal from the Midlands to Affinity's supply region. The company will receive 50 megalitres daily as part of its efforts to stop unsustainable abstraction from chalk streams in its region.
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RAPID approves four resilience schemes
The Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has given the green light for four major infrastructure projects to advance to the next checkpoint to enhance water supply options in the south of England. The projects include converting a quarry to a reservoir and expanding an existing reservoir.
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England facing larger water shortage than previously forecast
England could face a daily water deficit of 3,435 megalitres by 2050 - an extra 1,500 megalitres over the previous forecast from two years ago - if no action is taken to prevent the shortage, regional water resource groups have warned. Representatives of the groups said demand reduction will play a vital role in managing water resources across the country until major infrastructure projects can be completed.
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RAPID calls for projects to embrace renewable energy
The Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development has called for water companies to provide evidence of how projects will drive down whole-life carbon emissions as they progress through the gated process. It called for inclusion of renewable energy generation or carbon sequestration where possible in the large-scale schemes being developed to answer looming water shortages.
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Funding approved for 15 RAPID schemes
Schemes to ensure water supplies do not run dry in the future have received approval from Ofwat together with ring-fenced funding to progress to the next stage of the RAPID process. Schemes include capturing, recycling, and reusing water, using canals and rivers to move water around the country, and building new reservoirs.
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Fifteen RAPID schemes submitted to move water to driest areas
Submissions for 15 strategic water resource schemes have been put forward to Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) as part of resilience plans, with the intention of being shovel ready by the start of AMP8
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Ofwat approves four RAPID projects
Ofwat has confirmed its decision to approve the first four projects under the RAPID scheme to improve resilience through collaborations between water companies.
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First RAPID water resource schemes get green light
Four strategic water resource projects have become the first to pass the initial assessment by the Regulators Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID). The projects relating to bolstering water resources in Southern's western region include a recycling scheme, a desalination plant and a reservoir.
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RAPID leader announced
EA's deputy director of water resources has been named as the managing director of the inter-regulatory group RAPID that will work to overcome current barriers to major infrastructure projects in the English water sector.
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