Thames Water has engaged Jacobs to develop new technology that can fix leaks on water mains without the need to dig a hole.
It is understood the technology will take the form of a robotically driven repair instrument small enough to travel inside water pipes. As well as Jacobs, Thames Water’s…
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Thames Water’s £16M Swindon pipe replacement project begins to tackle bursts issue
Barhale has started works to replace the 3km Thames Water’s Haydon End Rising Main pipe in Swindon which has experienced several bursts in recent years.
The Haydon End sewage pumping station and Haydon End Rising Main were built in 1996 to transfer sewage to the inlet works at the western end…
NIC chair argues that maintaining a private water sector is the ‘right approach’
The UK must maintain a privatised water sector if it is to achieve the necessary level of investment in infrastructure for future water security, the NIC chair has argued.
At the end of June, the immediate departure of Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley resigned with immediate effect as its performance…
Watch: Making SuDs a universal measure to reduce flood risk
This video is from NCE's Flood Resilience Forum 2023 held on 19 April 2023. ADA chief executive Innes Thomson, Cardiff Council flood and coastal risk management team leader Simon Dooley, Thames Water head of partnerships and catchment management Alex Nickson and Wavin global urban climate resilience director Friso Klapwijk discuss…
Thames Water needs £2.5bn from shareholders for AMP8 performance improvement plans
Thames Water will need £2.5bn equity support from shareholders for its Asset Management Plan 8 (AMP8), 2025 to 2030, if it is to improve its “operational performance and financial resilience”.
The news comes as the water company’s shareholders have agreed to provide £750M of equity funding for AMP7, which will come…
Thames Water ‘sorry’ after £3.3M sewage fine adds to its woes
Thames Water has apologised for the “entirely unacceptable” pollution of a West Sussex stream after being fined £3.3M over the incident.
The utility company said the October 2017 sewage spill, believed to have killed more than 1,000 fish, occurred when a storm pump activated in error. Cathryn Ross, appointed interim chief…
Thames Water seeks technical partners for £300M consultancy framework
Thames Water is seeking technical partners to support the delivery of its Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Programmes, with an estimated value of £300M.
The duration of the technical partners framework will be up to eight years and applies to projects across the UK. Theses will encompass engineering services, construction-related services, architectural…
As concerns about Thames Water mount, what needs to change in England’s water sector?
A reformed water sector would require an overhaul of regulation in order to take a longer term and more holistic view of the connected systems and infrastructure, according to industry experts.
This week has seen Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley resign with immediate effect as it struggles under a £14bn…
Thames Water publishes 25-year drainage and wastewater management plan favouring nature-based infrastructure
Thames Water has published its drainage and wastewater management plan for the next 25 years, which will see the adoption of a nature-based approach to tackling sewage discharge and flooding.
Thames Water’s co-created Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan 2025-2050 (DWMP) outlines the water company’s proposals for reducing the risk of sewer…
Barhale to install concrete lining in London water main as protection from HS2 tunnelling works
Barhale has been awarded a contract by Thames Water to reinforce a 70m long section of the Thames Lee Tunnel running across the route of HS2 in Camden, North London. The value of the contract has not been disclosed.
The 31km Thames Lee Tunnel was built between 1955 and 1959 to…