Kansas City adopts acoustic leak detection technology for fire hydrants

An acoustic fixed-base pipe monitoring technology that uses fire hydrants to host multi-sensor devices, has already found more than 30 leaks for...

Power of jetting: New trade show

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with The WJA Trade Show. A new trade show dedicated to the industrial and commercial applications...

Fast-acting relief valves for UK sludge treatment facility

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with T-T Flow. Government-backed funding saw a Stockport site become the first in the UK to...

Lowering WWTP pump maintenance, time and costs

Lowering maintenance costs and extending wastewater treatment pump product life is a key concern of any operator. Here, NETZSCH Pumps reviews some design considerations...

Thoughts on control valve selection

By Al Gunnarson, VP of Sales and Marketing, Warren Controls. The advent of online sizing and selection tools has transformed the process of selecting valves,...

Scottish Water monitoring project wins award for Xylem

A ground-breaking project that is enabling continuous remote monitoring of a 16km trunk main has been recognised at the Water Industry Awards. The Blairlinnans...

Landmark sewage ruling means water companies could face legal challenges over spills

A landmark Supreme Court judgment on 2 July could open up new legal avenues for water companies to be sued for sewage dumping incidents....

Phosphorus removal options explored in collaborative trials

Alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works are being explored in an innovation project led by United Utilities. The ALT-P project, for...

Planetary-scale innovation at BlueTech Forum

An applied research project in Scotland involving the use of Earth observation science (EOS) in multiple water applications was just one of the...

Pharma pollution alarm

In an article published in Nature Sustainability, researchers warn that discharges to the environment during drug production, use and disposal have resulted in ecosystems...

Microsoft and Apple among winners of Lighthouse Awards

Technology companies Microsoft and Apple have been recognised alongside Martens Brewery and utilities Thames Water and Severn Trent Water as recipients of the Lighthouse...

Call to make London a ‘sponge city’

London will need to urgently become a ‘sponge city’ – a city better designed to absorb and hold rainwater – in order to ward...

Getting to the bottom of EPDs

Pumps specialist Dutypoint explains the significance of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), and introduces its EPD-certified, all-in-one tank and booster set, ScubaTANK®, with details on...

Sludge project is developing biochar-based filter to tackle algal blooms

Researchers in Scotland are investigating the potential of converting sewage sludge into a mineral-rich material that could be used to treat water impacted...

Continuous metals monitor reveals environmental improvement opportunities

A new continuous metals monitoring technology was recently trialled at a river by a Talc production plant in central Finland. The trial was conducted...

Trade show will spotlight growing importance of jetting industry

A new trade show dedicated to the industrial and commercial applications of water jetting is to be held in London in September. The Water Jetting...

Water quality in international spotlight at Aberdeen event

Experts in water quality from 17 different countries will be descending on Aberdeen next week for a three-day international workshop. The event, being co-led by...

Actuators firm secures framework with Southern Water

Electric valve actuation expert AUMA Actuators Limited (AUMA UK) has added Southern Water to its growing list of successful frameworks with major UK water...

Blockage-clearing pipebot picks up award in OFWAT innovation challenge, with help from drainage expert

A provider of innnovative drainage solutions, Jet Aire, has been named one of the winning partners in the Ofwat Breakthrough Innovation Challenge for its...

USVs set to collect water pollution data in SW England pilot

A consortium of British marine technology companies has secured Innovate UK funding to deploy non-invasive Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) for water quality monitoring in...