Company News

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• Yorkshire Water acts to support smaller businesses during coronavirus outbreak

• Scottish Water sets out plan to invest £25m in new WTW for Peebles

• United Utilities provides £3.5m boost to help customers struggling to pay water bills

• Free support offered to Cambridgeshire SMEs to help innovate and redress supply chain shocks

• NI Water warns of significant increase in sewer blockages during Covid19 emergency

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Contracts

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• UK construction sector calls on Prime Minister for support and recognition for essential work

• Thames Water extends tender deadline for £80m Guildford sewage treatment works contract

• Anglian Water awards £2.76m AMP7 hazardous waste removal contract

• Bluewater Bio wins 6th phosphorus removal contract with Severn Trent Water

• Severn Trent awards £3m back office process outsourcing contract

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People and Places

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• UK’s first-ever female bodyguard now protects Thames Water’s Walthamstow Wetlands

• UKWIR appoints new Chief Executive

• Street Works UK appoints new Chief Executive

• Lord Deben re-appointed as Chair of Committee on Climate Change

• New Regional Flood and Coastal Committee chair appointees announced

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Regulation and Legislation

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• Coronavirus - Ofwat acts to put interim measures in place to protect business customers

• Ofwat launches robust defence in CMA water companies appeals process

• NAO warns more government action needed now to stop parts of southern England running out of water within 20 years

• Ofwat tells investors "water sector net zero will need meaningful investor support and funding in AMP7"

• Appeals against Ofwat's PR19 Final Determination – CMA to appoint specialist group

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Water Issues

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• Coronavirus - financial support for licensed providers in Scotland announced

• Coronavirus - water companies call on public not to gather at reservoirs and lakes

• Coronavirus - supply chain expert warns loo roll panic buying could lead to sewage blockages

• Water UK seminar looks at next steps needed to deliver net zero water sector

• WaterSafe partners with Home Builders Federation to reduce water leaks in new properties

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Flooding

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• Three crop rule relaxed and £6m fund for farmers following recent floods

• Environment Agency starts work on Arundel tidal defence scheme

• EA and partners complete successful natural flood management pilot at Yorkshire farm

• Coronavirus - flood risk management authorities maintain critical assets and operations to reduce flood risk

• Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water and partners launch major 'source to sea' natural flood management drive

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