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MONTREAL — AtkinsRealis and Stantec have announced their joint venture has been appointed to a technical team studying water resource options in the U.K.

The JV will assist Thames Water, the U.K.’s largest water company, in developing water supply plans for the southeast of England, stated a release. Options include new pipelines to transfer supplies, a wastewater reuse scheme in London and the development of a new reservoir at Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

The JV is part of a framework of professional consultants involving three separate joint ventures, with total contracts valued at £300 million.

The JV will start work with initial an three-year contract that can be extended up to eight years. As well as consulting and advisory, design, engineering and environmental services, the joint venture will also provide project management, planning and consenting, stakeholder management and consultation services.

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The joint venture will also be drawing on expertise from the AtkinsRealis transportation division to develop the road and rail infrastructure necessary for Abingdon reservoir and other projects.

“The plan from Thames Water amounts to the largest strategic water resources program in the U.K., and will secure the water supplies for millions of customers and stakeholders in the south and southeast of England for generations to come,” stated AtkinsRealis CEO Ian Edwards in a statement. “At the same time, it will deliver on sustainability improvements and nature-based projects that benefit the environment and create social value for communities, which aligns completely with our purpose of engineering a better future for the planet and its people.”