River conservation is ‘blind’ without high-resolution monitoring

Scientists from the University of Portsmouth have been investigating nutrient concentrations in the Upper River Itchen, in Hampshire, UK, on behalf of Salmon &...

New nitrate monitor lowers costs, says firm

Responding to global demand for improved monitoring of nitrate in freshwater, OTT HydroMet has launched a new optical nitrate sensor, the OTT ecoN. “This...

Unconventional wastewater treatment trialled by Scottish Water

A six-month trial of Microvi’s MicroNiche Engineering (MNE) technology is taking place at Scottish Water’s Waste Water Development Centre at Bo’ness. The technology uses specific...

Top Scottish chippie becomes champion of fatberg fight

An award-winning fish and chip shop has become an official champion of Scottish Water’s campaign to free sewers of fatbergs. Cromars is backing the six-month...

Firm launches “worlds quickest” on-site Legionella test

Water treatment equipment supplier Clearwater Technology has announced the launch of HC Rapid25, an on-site Legionella testing device that the firm says will detect...
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Improving Nottingham’s flood defences

Civil engineering contractor ECS Engineering Services recently assisted the city of Nottingham to reduce the risk of flooding this winter
AquaTROLL500

Sondes stability boost

Water monitoring specialist In-Situ is offering a new line of fluorometers compatible with its Aqua Troll 500 and Aqua Troll 600 multiparameter Sondes
The WaterSpry detection module

Rapid bacterial detection system combines sound and light

The WaterSpry project is the latest to suggest itself as a contender in the quest for portable and high performance devices that can detect bacteria in water
Dr Junjie Shen

Project aims to bring fluoride-free water to East African regions

Dr Junjie Shen's project will work on developing technology capable of removing fluoride from water with minimal energy consumption

Groundwater sampling system goes for accuracy at reasonable cost

For an efficient and highly accurate way to sample groundwater, QED Environmental Systems is now offering the award-winning Snap Sampler® range, developed by US...

Large-diameter pipe lining plays part in wildlife revival

Drainage specialist Lanes Group has used fold-and-install large-diameter lining technology to rehabilitate a pipe that the firm says will play a crucial role in...

SWIG presentation at WWEM: Discharge monitoring and extracting value from data

The Sensors for Water Interest Group (SWIG) will be presenting an event at the forthcoming WWEM show (Telford, 21-22 November) called "Industrial Discharge Monitoring...

Anglian Water awards first AMP7 leakage framework

Anglian Water has awarded one of the first framework contracts of AMP7 to leak detection specialist Primayer. The £40 million agreement for leak detection...

Firm brings All-Membrane Brine Concentration (AMBC) technology to Africa

Modern Water has entered into an important new collaboration agreement with WEC Projects of Johannesburg to promote its innovative and proprietary All-Membrane Brine Concentration...

Construction begins on ‘smart canal’ system in Glasgow, described as a European first

A new digital surface water drainage system will unlock 110 hectares across the north of the Glasgow for investment, regeneration and development with the...

WWEM 2018 publishes speaker line-up

A seemingly impressive list of speakers has been published on the Conference section of the WWEM 2018 website, featuring major water utilities, technology innovators,...

New mine pumps support East Midlands’ water quality

ECS Engineering Services has completed a mine water pump upgrade project in Derbyshire that the firm says will protect public water supplies as well...

Thermal Hydrolysis Plant in Bradford generates record amount of electricity

Yorkshire Water says it has generated enough electricity in one week from its flagship Thermal Hydrolysis Plant (THP) at Esholt WWTW's in Bradford to...

View real-time water quality live at WWEM 2018

Visitors to the Meteor Communications stand (No.10) at WWEM 2018 will be able to view the UK’s largest integrated, real-time water quality data...

Water utility secures contract to employ new metaldehyde treatment technology

Veolia Water Technologies (Veolia) has secured a contract with Trant Engineering Ltd to deliver a new compact treatment stream for Affinity Water, supplying an...