Systra UK has won a contract to supply hydrological surveys and assessments to Anglian Water. These services will support the water company’s capital delivery and environmental programmes and inform planning, permitting, design, and construction activities across a range of infrastructure projects and enabling works in the East of England.
The list of services, which will be supplied under a framework contract, include:
- Baseline hydrological surveys;
- Flood risk assessments and modelling;
- Hydrological Impact Assessments (HIA) and input to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA);
- Post-construction hydrological monitoring and reporting;
- Support for statutory consultation and planning submissions;
- Data analysis, GIS mapping, and reporting in line with regulatory and project-specific requirements.
The framework will also cover a range of environmental monitoring programmes, including monitoring activities under the Anglian Water Services (AWS) Drought Plan, which may overlap with ecological surveys. This includes transitioning between baseline, pre-drought, drought permit, and post-drought monitoring frequencies, currently active across seven areas in the AWS region.
Monitoring for AWS Environmental Destination Investigations is also included, particularly short-term data collection to strengthen the evidence base for sustainable abstraction as part of the current Asset Management Period (AMP8) Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP).
Systra will also undertake baseline and ongoing monitoring to support capital projects and other AMP8 initiatives, ensuring robust data informs project development, design, and consenting.
Commenting on the contract win, Systra UK chief executive officer Nick Salt said: “Securing a place on the Anglian Water framework is an indicator of our growing reputation in the water market.
“Systra brings expertise and experience from a range of projects in the transport and infrastructure sectors to our water clients, always with safety, sustainability and innovation at the core.”
