High Court enforces £3.3m adjudication against Farrans

The High Court has enforced an adjudication decision ordering Farrans Construction to pay a water supply company £3.27m. Northstone (NI), trading as Farrans Construction, had argued that a payment notice for the amount issued by client United Utilities Water (UU) had not been “clear and… The post High Court enforces £3.3m adjudication against Farrans appeared first on Construction News.

Barhale secures £17M contract to complete Greenwich Trunk Main programme

Thames Water has awarded Barhale the contract to complete the final leg of the £17M Greenwich Trunk Main scheme, “securing water supply and improving network resilience for Southeast London”. The post Barhale secures £17M contract to complete Greenwich Trunk Main programme appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Prefab plumbing speeds Leeds tower

Briggs Forrester Living selected prefabricated drainage and water supply products from Polypipe Building Services, cutting installation times on the Leeds Sky Gardens apartment block.

Indiana Advances $560M Water Supply Plan for Mega Projects Despite Objections

A $560-million water program would provide water for planned industrial district in Indianapolis suburb where Meta and Eli Lilly are planning big facilities,

Texas Gov. Threatens Takeover as Corpus Christi Pushes $1B Water Infrastructure Program

State dollars, Texas politics and soaring costs collide as Corpus Christi races to stabilize its water supply.

Vox - Why Jakarta is sinking 19022021

The 400-year curse dragging Indonesia's capital into the sea: Like many coastal cities around the world, Jakarta is dealing with sea level rise. But Indonesia's biggest city also has a unique problem: Because of restricted water access in the city, the majority of its residents have to extract groundwater to survive. And it's causing the city to sink.

CNA Insider - Food, Energy, Water (Part 3 of 3) - Sustaining Singapore's Water Supply, 21102022

Climate Change has made water scarcer than ever, so much so that in some parts of the world, water has become a tradeable commodity Technological solutions are in high demand everywhere along with public education on using water most efficiently. Stories featured include: - how Cape Town averted a water crisis in its worst drought in 384 years - water rationing exercises in Singapore’s past and current enhancements to water management - the costs and benefits of Australia’s water market

Practical Engineering - What Happens When a Reservoir Goes Dry, 19072022

Reservoirs are a solution to the tremendous variability in natural water supply, but what happens when they stop filling up?

FT - Water - too precious to be just another commodity, 15072022

Water is life, but in a warming world, it’s in ever shorter supply. California and Australia have active markets allowing investors to bet on its fluctuating cost. The FT’s Gill Plimmer explores whether water really is just another commodity, or an essential human right. And can private models of ownership still provide water to all those who need it?