ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Thames Water extends water quality monitoring contract
Meteor Communications, industry leading provider of remote environmental monitoring technology, is delighted to announce that Thames Water Utilities Ltd has extended the term of its Framework Agreement for the supply of water quality monitoring equipment and services for Final Effluent Monitoring.
The Framework extension will run until September 2027, and covers the provision of ESNET monitoring systems with associated calibration, maintenance and data services via the MeteorCloud® platform.
Commenting on the contract extension, Meteor’s MD Matt Dibbs said: “These
systems are primarily used to monitor final effluent water quality at wastewater treatment plants. ESNET provides instant, real time, high resolution Final Effluent Water Quality data to enable Thames Water to gain enhanced visibility of their works’ operations, and effectively manage treatment processes.”
ESNET systems can be deployed in minutes and are carbon neutral in operation, with the majority solar powered. As such they represent an extremely cost-effective approach to providing high quality, real- time water quality data from any location.
In response to demand from the water industry, regulators and environmental consultants, Meteor Communications is
investing heavily in the resources that deliver remote water quality data. Matt says: “These commitments from Thames Water and others, reflect the confidence that customers have in our ability to deliver real-time data to enhance process efficiency and environmental protection.”
Buntingford STW completes
Thames Water have announced they recently completed a £17.4 million upgrade at Buntingford STW. Having started work in 2022, the water company completed the upgraded in November 2024 which has expanded its flow capacity by 20%. This will greatly reduce the risk of storm overflows during spells of heavy rainfall and longer periods of groundwater retention, which can cause the sewer systems to be overwhelmed.
As part of the upgrade, the site has also implemented a phosphorus reduction scheme, which will improve the quality of effluent released into the river following treatment.
Rob Hales, Senior Project Manager at Thames Water said: “As custodians of
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important infrastructure, we need to ensure our sites are resilient to the pressures of climate change and population growth so we can continue to provide reliable services to our customers. Our upgrades at Buntingford sewage
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£17.4 million upgrade This is part of Thames Water’s plan to upgrade 250 of its wastewater sites to help manage demand
treatment works, come as part of our commitment to help protect customers and the health of the rivers and waterways.
“We believe all discharges are unacceptable and we are committed to seeing healthy and thriving waterways,
however we can’t do it alone. While we play an important role in this, we aren’t the sole custodians of river health. We need everyone working together to help our waterways thrive.”
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