Sponsored Content: Case study: Flow and monitoring for flood scheme
Water management products firm Hydro International was involved with the multi award-winning Much Wenlock flood alleviation scheme, a £2M project initiated by Shropshire Council to reduce flood risk in the small town of Much Wenlock.
Growing demand for storm overflow cameras
Water companies are now legally obliged to publish data on their storm overflows, but many of these discharge points are also increasingly being monitored...
Hanovia Appoints new Sales and Marketing Director
UV disinfection specialist Hanovia has appointed Tim McDougle as its new Sales and Marketing Director.
Tim has over 20 years’ experience in the water industry...
Practical advice for river restorers
RIVERS by Design is a new guide for planners, developers, architects and landscape architects.
Using a series of inspirational case studies it shows development professionals...
Funds for real-time nutrient sensing
An overhaul of British Water’s wastewater treatment technicians’ training means plant operatives will now undertake onsite assessment to complete the course
Government announces improved flood defences and countermeasures
The Government released a National Flood Resilience Review on 8 September, outlining a number of measures to be put into effect, including enhancements to...
Flower show exhibit demonstrates how to ‘slow the flow’
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Visitors to the RHS Tatton Flower Show (19-23 July) will see how the landscaping around their homes can play a vital role in preventing...
Automated sludge system needs less air and cuts power and cost
AN innovative three-stage biological sewage treatment process, which cuts costs and improves efficiency, is approaching final commissioning at Nottingham’s Stoke Bardolph wastewater treatment works....
City’s WTW comes in on time and under budget
SCOTTISH Water’s £130m Glencorse Water Treatment Works has gone into service on schedule and under budget. Designed and constructed by Black & Veatch, it...
Greater efficiencies claimed for air stripper for removing VOCs from contaminated groundwater and waste...
When it comes to removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated groundwater and waste streams, a new air stripper product is said to provide...
Utilities commit to smart water installations to help avoid sewer spills
Water technology firm SDS has completed the installation of its latest smart rainwater management systems at homes in Forton, Lancashire, and Deal, Kent, as...
Microplastics: Six surprising everyday things that contain and release them
Microplastics have become so widespread that they have been discovered in fresh Antarctic snow. They enter the environment in all kinds of ways, not...
EU project to develop sensor systems for the tracing of synthetic drug laboratories via...
An EU-wide collaborative project, microMole, aims to design and develop a standalone sensor system that will track down the production of illicit substances by...
Making sense of the flow: The control possibilities enabled by actuators
Actuators are a vital component in a wide range of systems used in water, energy and other industries. But what exactly is an actuator?...
Local collectives should control water resources, says academic
THE world’s water reserves will increasingly fail to meet our needs over the coming decades, leaving a third of the global population without adequate...
$6 billion from food and drink
A new study has highlighted the business opportunities from improving water efficiency in the food and beverage sector.
The 300-page report from Global Water intelligence...
UK-first for sewer lining project
Wessex Water deliver a pressure main liner to the new international standard for cured-in-place pipes under pressure
Narrow-beam-width level sensor is simple to install
Presenting itself as a leader in hydrology and meteorology, Geolux has launched a new and improved version of contactless radar for measuring water level.
Is England losing the battle for better water quality?
Efforts to improve the water quality of England’s rivers, lakes and waterways are faltering - and unless policymakers recommit to the hard work of...
A boost for no-dig pipe rehabilitation
LANES Group engineers have used one of their newest no-dig pipe rehabilitation technologies to reline the entire storm water drainage system at an aerospace...
