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Ofwat must hold water companies to account - Telegraph.co.uk


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Ofwat must hold water companies to account
Telegraph.co.uk
An inability to hit, particularly, water leakage targets and endless hosepipe bans had made the water utilities something of a public enemy. ...
Fears rise that cash taps will be turned offTimes Online

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Householders' water charges to be frozen - Scotsman


Householders' water charges to be frozen
Scotsman
Scottish Water is required to reduce its leakage by at least a third by 2014 and to investigate reducing the volume of ground water unnecessarily entering ...

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Anglian Water's leakage statistics revealed - Lincolnshire Echo


Anglian Water's leakage statistics revealed
Lincolnshire Echo
Leakage statistics for Anglian Water, the county's main provider, have been released by Ofwat, which monitors water companies across the UK. ...


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Stream IDC and Netune at Centre for Water Systems

Centre for Water Systems has now access to two new schoolarships available for researchers willing to obtain Engineering Doctorate (EngD) degree. Stream studies will cover folowing research areas:

  • Artificial Intelligence techniques for flood risk management in urban areas
  • Operational management of wastewater collection systems 

Centre for Water System has also recently lunched a new section on its website dedicated to Risk-Based Decision Making and Decision Support Systems operated under the controll of project Neptune.

To find out more about Stream IDC and project Neptune visit centre's website - Centre for Water Systems.


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Council works to plug water leakage - Otago Daily Times


Council works to plug water leakage
Otago Daily Times, New Zealand - Chris Morris
The figures meant about 2.4 million cu m of water was being lost to leaks and burst pipes each year, council staff confirmed. The leakage was largely due to old pipes and high pressure "hot spots" within the city's network of pipes, and occurred ...

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United Utilities sets new record for beating water leakage - ChesterChronicle.co.uk


United Utilities sets new record for beating water leakage
ChesterChronicle.co.uk, UK - Chester ChronicleChester Chronicle
UNITED Utilities, the North West's water and wastewater company, has set a new record for beating water leakage. Despite the coldest winter for years, the first three months of this year saw leakage cut by 81 megalitres per day compared with the ...

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i2O raises £4.2M to reduce water leaks - Cleantech Group


i2O raises £4.2M to reduce water leaks
Cleantech Group, CA
The technology is retrofitted to water systems to reduce water pressure in off-peak periods, reducing water leakage (see Saudi Arabia adds to desal strategy). Swarraton Partners led the round. i2O previously raised £2 million. ...
Southampton's i2O Water develops system for reducing water leaks This Is Hampshire.net
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Innovative Water-Leakage Modeling Software Addresses - Water Online (press release)


Innovative Water-Leakage Modeling Software Addresses
Water Online (press release), PA - 22 hours ago
Exton, PA ? Bentley Systems, Incorporated has announced the latest version of its Darwin Calibrator module featuring water-leakage modeling capabilities. ...

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Bentley and United Utilities Project wins international water ... - Environmental Expert (press...


Bentley and United Utilities Project wins international water ...
Environmental Expert (press release), Spain - 7 hours ago
It enables cost-effective water-loss reduction strategies and facilitates the creation of accurate hydraulic models by undertaking both leakage detection ...
Bentley Releases Bentley Water V8 XM Edition Environmental Expert (press release)
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Ontario Municipalities Fixing Leaks to Save Water and Tax Dollars - Canada NewsWire (press release)


Ontario Municipalities Fixing Leaks to Save Water and Tax Dollars
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 21 Jul 2008
The Region of Durham and the Cities of Ottawa, Thunder Bay and Sudbury have reduced leakage of treated drinking water from their distribution systems. ...

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Water company under pressure to reduce leaks - Press and Journal


Water company under pressure to reduce leaks
Press and Journal, UK - 5 Aug 2008
Scottish Water?s leakage manager for the Highlands Mike Wiltshire said: ?At the moment the Dalneigh area receives a constant level of pressure regardless of ...

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While waiting for a new water supply - Willits News


While waiting for a new water supply
Willits News, CA - 22 hours ago
It seems unlikely the leakage has improved in the intervening 10 years. Most of the leaks observed during the recent Main Street water main replacement did ...

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Scottish Water failing to meet targets - Public Servant Online


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Scottish Water failing to meet targets
Public Servant Online, UK - 21 Oct 2008
Scottish Water has missed water leakage targets and fallen behind in service delivery despite increases in spending. The company?s failings are highlighted ...
Scottish Water fails on targets BBC News
Scottish Water slammed over results The Press Association
Scottish Water criticised by watchdog over missed targets The Herald
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Fixing leaks should be our main water policy priority - Cyprus Mail


Fixing leaks should be our main water policy priority
Cyprus Mail, Cyprus - 6 Aug 2008
For 2005, Yermasoya lost 40 per cent of its water to leaks and Ayia Napa 35 per cent. The Commissioner highlighted that the average leakage loss in local ...

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New Cal Am devices listen for water leaks - Monterey County Herald


New Cal Am devices listen for water leaks
Monterey County Herald, CA - 1 Nov 2008
By KEVIN HOWE The project is part of Cal Am's attempt to halt unaccounted water use ? leakage, unmetered water and unauthorized consumption ? said General ...

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Water leak sends two cars into ditch at Grendon Underwood - Aylesbury Today


Water leak sends two cars into ditch at Grendon Underwood
Aylesbury Today, UK - 31 Oct 2008
A spokesman for Thames Water said: "Our leakage detection team identified a leak on Edgcott Road ten days ago. They concluded that as repairs would involve ...

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Water agency spends £17m in three years to plug leaks - Belfast Telegraph


Water agency spends £17m in three years to plug leaks
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 24 Oct 2008
While the cost of water leakage in 2005/06 was £6.11m, it was £5.55m in 2006/07 and this was reduced further to £5.21m in 2007/08. The NI Water spokeswoman ...

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Water pipes fixed from inside - The Press Association


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Water pipes fixed from inside
The Press Association - 29 Oct 2008
A spokesman for Yorkshire Water said the Platelets are inserted into the water supply pipe under pressure and travel along the pipe to seal the leak. ...
Hi-tech water work is an inside job! Bradford Telegraph Argus
An 'inside job' could cure roadworks in the future The Star
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60% of water supply goes waste in capital - The News - International


60% of water supply goes waste in capital
The News - International, Pakistan - 8 hours ago
"At the moment, I don't know about the percentage of water being wasted through leakage or seepage." He said the CDA has completed various projects to ...

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Severn Trent Fined £2m Over 'Water Leak Lies' - 4RFV


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Severn Trent Fined £2m Over 'Water Leak Lies'
4RFV, UK - 1 Jul 2008
... leakage data supplied to Ofwat in 2001 and 2002. Severn Trent had reported an estimated yearly water loss of 340 million litres per day to meet targets. ...
Severn Trent handed £2m fine for lying about leaks Derby Evening Telegraph
Severn Trent Water is fined £2m over false leakage data Independent
Ex-Severn Trent FD hits back at dishonesty claims Management Consultancy
Forbes - Times Online
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Terengganu To Use Danish Technology To Curb Water Leakage - Bernama


Terengganu To Use Danish Technology To Curb Water Leakage
Bernama, Malaysia - 7 Jul 2008
"We now lose up to 35 per cent of the treated water due to leakage and theft, which translates into a loss for the company," he told reporters after a ...

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Water pressure - guardian.co.uk


Water pressure
guardian.co.uk, UK - 15 Jul 2008
There are many pressures on future water supplies, not least the threat pollution poses to up to 12% of our water sources, and continued leakage from old ...

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Court told of Severn Trent e-mail lies over leaks - Times Online


Court told of Severn Trent e-mail lies over leaks
Times Online, UK - 3 hours ago
Will Bradford, a manager responsible for reporting water leakage statistics, was encouraged to create figures to match Severn Trent?s desired targets, ...
Water company faces false data fine Worksop Today
WATER FIRM FACES MASSIVE FINE OVER LEAKS LIES Leicester Mercury
Court hears details of water firm's dishonesty Independent
guardian.co.uk - This is Money
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Water firm cuts leaks and ups profits - ic CheshireOnline


Water firm cuts leaks and ups profits
ic CheshireOnline, UK - 8 hours ago
by Phil Robinson, Ellesmere Port Pioneer UNITED Utilities has outperformed its leakage target and improved customer satisfaction levels in the past year. ...
Investment pays and continues at United Utilities ComputerworldUK
UU surges to £475m as bills go up This is Money
Investment pays and continues at United Utilities CIO Latest News
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South Africa: Water Pressure Management Systems Save Millions - AllAfrica.com


South Africa: Water Pressure Management Systems Save Millions
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 4 Jun 2008
The project was introduced in Khayelitsha, specifically to reduce leakage during off-peak periods. Water wastage in Khayelitsha was reduced by approximately ...

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Water giant slammed over profits - Warrington Guardian


Water giant slammed over profits
Warrington Guardian,  UK - 15 hours ago
United Utilities, based in Great Sankey, said it had outperformed more demanding water leakage targets from regulator Ofwat with serious pollution incidents ...

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UNITED Utilities has posted higher than expected annual profits ... - Scotsman


UNITED Utilities has posted higher than expected annual profits ...
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 3 Jun 2008
The firm said it outperformed more demanding water leakage targets by regulator Ofwat, with serious pollution incidents 60 per cent down on two years ago. ...
Group beats leakage and profit targets Yorkshire Evening Post
United Utilities post higher-than-expected annual profits LDPBusiness
Investors in ultra-defensive United should go with the flow Times Online
Mirror.co.uk
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Severn Trent profits hit by flooding and fines - Telegraph.co.uk


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Severn Trent profits hit by flooding and fines
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 23 hours ago
Severn still faces the prospect of a fine in the criminal case brought by the Serious Fraud Office for misrepresenting its water leakage data. ...
Profits up and targets met at Thames Water guardian.co.uk
Severn Trent Profit Falls on Ofwat Fine, Flood Costs (Update1) Bloomberg
SEVERN TRENT REVEALS COST OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE FLOODS thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
Forbes - The Press Association
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BMC consultant to help plug water leakage, improve supply - Expressindia.com


BMC consultant to help plug water leakage, improve supply
Expressindia.com, India - 16 hours ago
Mumbai, April 29 To plug an estimated leakage of 670 million litres daily (MLD) per day ? which is Pune city?s one-day water supply ? and improve the water ...
BMC orders depts to check for underground leakage Mumbai Newsline
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Veolia Wins Saudi Water Contract - Arab News


Arab News

Veolia Wins Saudi Water Contract
Arab News, Saudi Arabia - 13 hours ago
He said that there was an urgent need to reduce water leakage, which invariably amounts to nearly 50 percent of total water supply. The signing ceremony was ...

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Severn Trent fined £35.8m - The Business Desk


This is Money

Severn Trent fined £35.8m
The Business Desk, UK - 3 hours ago
The fine comes after Severn Trent admitted it had misreported its levels of water leakage in 2001 and 2002. There is a fine of £34.7m, or 2.9% of total ...
Severn Trent faces a £35.8m fine BBC News
Severn Trent faces a £35.8m fine BBC News
Severn Trent Water To Plead Guilty To Offences Regarding Leakage ... RTT News
Telegraph.co.uk - Evesham Journal
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Leak detecting software for improved field service - Service Management 365


Leak detecting software for improved field service
Service Management 365, UK - 5 hours ago
As a result 90 PDAs will be distributed to leak detection engineers within the four north west regions, including contractors for RPS Water and in-house ...

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ALL HOMES SHOULD HAVE WATER METER


This is Scunthorpe

'ALL HOMES SHOULD HAVE WATER METER'
This is Scunthorpe, UK - 23 hours ago
"Ensuring a sustainable water supply for the future will require a more considered use of water, from maintaining the lowest leakage rate to encouraging ...
LITTLE SAY FOR LOCAL PEOPLE ON WATER MANAGEMENT SAYS THINK TANK PublicNet
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City's leaky pipes losing 40m litres of water a day - Scotsman


City's leaky pipes losing 40m litres of water a day
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
Opposition politicians and consumer groups today branded the leakage rates as "unacceptable". But Scottish Water insisted it was investing heavily to reduce ...

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MPs want water meters in every UK house - Times Online


MPs want water meters in every UK house
Times Online, UK - 48 minutes ago
Recent problems with leakage, flooding and fines from Ofwat, the industry regulator, related to customer service have all contributed to the deterioriation ...

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City checks if water main break damage may include tunnel - WDTN


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City checks if water main break damage may include tunnel
WDTN, OH - 16 hours ago
AP - March 27, 2008 11:15 AM ET CLEVELAND (AP) - Underground damage from water leakage after a main break at a major intersection at Cleveland's downtown ...
NEWS UPDATE: Report says Cleveland could suffer another water main ... The Morning Journal
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UPDATE 1-United Utilities says 2007/08 on track - Reuters


UPDATE 1-United Utilities says 2007/08 on track
Reuters - 26 Mar 2008
United Utilities Water met its economic level of leakage rolling target in 2006/07 for the first time in five years. "The company has maintained a strong ...

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Broken pipe wasting water - Borneo Bulletin


Borneo Bulletin

Broken pipe wasting water
Borneo Bulletin, Brunei Darussalam - 24 Mar 2008
The flood of fresh water is continuous and the exposed pipe is rusting, said the local residents, who are concerned over the wastage. The water leakage had ...

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FinCom approves $20m request for town water projects - Amesbury News


FinCom approves $20m request for town water projects
Amesbury News, MA - 12 hours ago
He said a second one million gallon underground reservoir is not used because of leakage and problems maintaining pump pressure. Water main replacement ...

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Sustainable pipes delivering safety - Daily Commercial News


Daily Commercial News

Sustainable pipes delivering safety
Daily Commercial News, Canada - 2 hours ago
The OSWCA recently estimated that the volume of water lost through leakage in municipal water systems across the province is enough to fill several hundred ...
Lack of Significant Water Funding in Budget confirms that Water ... Canada NewsWire (press release)
Infrastructure Investment Coalition (IIC) Endorses The Province's ... Canada NewsWire (press release)
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Re-focused UU is 'on track' - Manchester Evening News


Re-focused UU is 'on track'
Manchester Evening News, UK - 26 Mar 2008
Mr Green said, too, that having met its water leakage targets for the first time in five years last year, the company was on course to meet tougher targets ...
United Utilities reveals £200m tax charge Times Online
United Utilities on track to meet forecasts ShareCast
Profits flat at United Utilities? non-regulated businesses Crain's Manchester Business
Accountancy Age
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Leaks cause water shortage - Fiji Times


Leaks cause water shortage
Fiji Times, Fiji - 17 Mar 2008
AN estimated 70 per cent of the water in our system is unaccounted for due to a number of factors, one of which is the leakage in the piping system, ...

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StreamControl in Jerusalem water savings pilot - Globes


StreamControl in Jerusalem water savings pilot
Globes, Israel - 10 Mar 2008
The technology is based on dynamic pressure control designed to halve water leakage from pipelines and reduce system wear and tear. ...

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Anglian water's pledges to reduce CO2 emissions - Process & Control Today


Process & Control Today

Anglian water's pledges to reduce CO2 emissions
Process & Control Today, UK - 17 Mar 2008
Airchannel is helping to reduce compressed air leakage for Anglian Water, which is assisting the company in their target to cut carbon dioxide emissions by ...

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Leak locators from Archibald's Leak Detection Services - Infolink Architecture & Building


Leak locators from Archibald's Leak Detection Services
Infolink Architecture & Building, Australia - 21 Feb 2008
Apart from providing leak detecting systems, Archibald's Leak Detection Services also helps in determining the reasons for water leakage problems, ...

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Go-Ahead for Phase 1 of the Dublin Region Water-Mains ... - Enviroireland.com (press release)


Go-Ahead for Phase 1 of the Dublin Region Water-Mains ...
Enviroireland.com (press release), Ireland - 21 hours ago
?As part of a coordinated approach to arrest high levels of water leakage in the Dublin Region, the project involves the re-lining or replacement of water ...

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Leak locators from Archibald's Leak Detection Services - Infolink Architecture & Building


Leak locators from Archibald's Leak Detection Services
Infolink Architecture & Building, Australia - 2 hours ago
Apart from providing leak detecting systems, Archibald's Leak Detection Services also helps in determining the reasons for water leakage problems, ...

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Thames Water will take 30 years to fix pipes - GulfNews


Thames Water will take 30 years to fix pipes
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 17 hours ago
Thames, which had the worst leakage rate in the country, was ordered by the industry watchdog to increase investment in repairs as punishment for losing so ...

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