Septic tanks struggle in Florida
With an estimated 10 percent of Florida's two million to three million septic tank systems not working properly, there is understandable concern about pollution to pristine bodies of water such as the Indian River Lagoon on the east coast near Vero Beach
Firm exhibits new monitoring instruments at WWEM
The OTT Hydromet stand (No. 19) at WWEM 2018 will be focused on the latest technologies for monitoring hydrology, meteorology and water quality. With...
Reading festival sewage to be converted into energy
Hundreds of thousands of litres of sewage from Reading Festival will be transformed into renewable energy following this year’s event.
Thames Water says it will...
Arvia secures water treatment trial with Scottish Water
North West based water and wastewater treatment specialist Arvia Technology has secured an agreement with Scottish Water to undertake a trial of its water...
Specialist motor rewind facility improved to support Caspian Region Oil and Gas Operations
Rapid Solutions, an AEMT member based in Baku, Azerbaijan recently added a specialist rewind facility for submersible pump motors within its existing IECEx accredited...
Photobioreactors assist with examining algal blooms
Scientists at the John Innes Centre are using automatic photobioreactors from algal specialists Algenuity to look more closely at algal blooms – a phenomenon...
Chemical dosing equipment: invest or hire?
Before investing further in their own chemical dosing equipment, water companies should consider the operational and financial benefits of hiring instead. Kevin Wheeler, Managing...
Pump supplier provides vital support in dealing with Gibraltar’s sewage
Over the last decade, AquaGib, the local water utilities company in Gibraltar, has continued to work with its long-standing partner P&M Pumps, specifically with...
Urban Drinking Water Challenge 2018 announces winners from USA, India and Bangladesh
The 2018 winners of the Urban Drinking Water Challenge, a global innovation competition to deploy and scale decentralized drinking water solutions, were announced on...
Drainage surveys support Dover Western Docks Revival development
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have been carrying out detailed CCTV camera surveys around the Port of Dover as part of the flagship...
Passenger ship operators must do more to prevent the spread of Legionnaires disease, says...
France/USA-based infection control solutions expert Aqua-tools has said that cruiseship and ferry operators must do more to protect passengers from contracting Legionnaires’ disease and...
Water – respecting our planet’s liquid life source
CountyClean Group offers tips on how to preserve a most valuable resource whilst raising awareness about Water Quality Month in the UK.
This years’ Water...
Firm launches “cost effective and sustainable” solid chemical dosing system
Clearwater Group has announced (10 August) the launch of SolidFX, its innovative on-site solid chemical water treatment system. SolidFX achieves precise dosing while cutting...
Def-Con presentation warns of cyber-attack against smart irrigation systems
A presentation at the cyber-security conference Def-Con 26 (Las Vegas, 11 August) has warned of a potential distributed attack against urban water services, using...
Climate change will lead to higher UK water costs
Britain’s water industry will face higher costs for treating and managing water supplies due to the increasing occurrence of drought and flood resulting from climate change, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers .
Guidance ‘will encourage more blue-green infrastructure’
New guidance appears to give water companies greater freedom to adopt Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and to introduce more rainwater saving and re-use schemes, as well as encouraging the integration of surface water assets into blue-green infrastructure .
Keeping an eye on nutrient levels
The science behind nutrient pollution in rivers is still poorly understood. Nitrate and phosphate concentrations in the UK's rivers are still at mostly unacceptable levels, although there is also uncertainty about what constitutes an acceptable level
Compact logging of flow and pressure
The MacR6 N from Bell Flow Systems is described as a compact battery-powered device for logging water flow and pressure .
Swedish island nature reserve goes off the water grid
A Swedish Baltic island seemingly renowned for its natural beauty is shifting away from its old water access model towards a self-reliant, local generation...
Firm reactivates its first spent carbon from a drinking water facility
Wigan-based CPL Activated Carbons, has successfully reactivated its first batch of ‘green list’ spent carbon from a drinking water treatment facility.
Activated carbons are used...
