Black & Veatch win helps lead the way in pesticide removal

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Affinity Water has awarded Black & Veatch a contract to help manage water quality at one of Affinity Water's water treatment works (WTW) in Hertfordshire, England. The project will investigate different technologies to manage levels of pesticides, particularly metaldehyde from agricultural practices in raw water. This will be achieved by creating a new treatment stream at Affinity Water Treatment Works.

"Black & Veatch is recognised for its water treatment capability not only in UK, but globally. This means we are very well placed to help Affinity Water become among the first UK water companies to address levels of metaldehyde pesticides," said Scott Aitken, Managing Director, Black & Veatch, Water, Europe.

The key objective of the project is to gather the data necessary to make a technology selection for an innovative treatment process. Conceptual and then detailed design will follow, resulting in a planning application for the new-build phase of the project.

Black & Veatch's initial role will be a pilot and jar testing programme comparing two technologies effectiveness at removing metaldehyde from raw water. Once the trials are complete, this information will be used to assist Affinity Water in developing a treatment strategy for this site.

The work, awarded on an NEC Professional Services Contract, encompasses engineering and project management services. The initial phase of the contract will last approximately 30 weeks.

Editor's Notes


  • Black & Veatch has worked for all of the UK's water and sewerage, and water only companies and has a unique ability to support every point in the lifecycle of clients' assets.
  • Affinity Water provides 900 million litres of water each day to a population of more than 3.5 million people in parts of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon and parts of the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing and Enfield. We also supply water to the Tendring peninsula in Essex and the Folkestone and Dover areas of Kent.
  • Metaldehyde is the primary ingredient of agricultural pesticides used to manage slugs which is difficult to remove through conventional pesticide treatment. 

About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is an employee-owned, global leader in building Critical Human Infrastructure™ in Energy, Water, Telecommunications and Government Services. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people in over 100 countries through consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management. Our revenues in 2014 were US$3 billion. Follow us on www.bv.com and in social media.

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