UV lining is highway drainage first for motorway improvement
Lanes Group is implementing what is said to be the first project to extensively line highway drainage pipes as part of a Smart Motorway...
Treated graywater better for arid environments than non-treated, say researchers
Reusing graywater in dry areas may require treatment for more efficient irrigation in arid, sandy soils, according to a new study published in Chemosphere...
Wigan heat installer fined for water main incident in Blackburn
United Utilities has been awarded £2,000 legal costs after a heat pump installation company drilled into a water main and flooded a road and...
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...
Science award for biomaterial that filters out micro-pollutants
A granular adsorbent capable of the specific binding and removing of target micro-pollutants from wastewater has won a prestigious materials science award.
Apparently capable of...
Opportunities in Oman, finds British Water
A UK delegation to the Sultanate of Oman, organised by Intec Export Intelligence and British Water, has been hailed a success by both bodies....
Prepared foods maker opts for durable wastewater aeration system
Roberts of Port Dinorwic, the family-owned food manufacturer, has introduced a new Landia aeration system to enhance its wastewater process.
Based at a ten-acre site...
Young engineer who started flood protection firm offers tips for business owners
A man whose family home was destroyed by the 2007 floods when he was just 13, leading him to set up his own flood...
New abstraction app a “game changer” for water industry
Lanes Utilities has developed an app that it says promises to revolutionise the way water abstraction is carried out by wastewater companies.
The app pinpoints...
Non-contacting flow measurement in Milwaukee deep tunnel system
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) serves a population of 1.1 million across 28 communities on the shore of Lake Michigan. Since 1994, MMSD has...
Data experts gather at innovation festival to tackle water leakage
Experts from Microsoft will come from around the globe to lead the search for answers on the problem of water leakage, as part of...
Flood warning from monitoring systems manufacturer
Nigel Grimsley, Managing Director of OTT Hydrometry is urging those responsible for flood prevention and management to take action this summer to ensure they...
Rainwater management at the centre of spectacular serpentine pavilion
Visitors to the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens will enjoy its spectacular effects unaware of the below ground water management solution right...
Webinar to explain package version of Veolia’s Exelys™ sludge treatment technology
Veolia Water Technologies UK (Veolia) is running a webinar on 29 June at 2pm to explain the benefits of its Package Exelys™ sludge treatment...
Pre-cast panels help re-meander a river channel in Cumbria
Pre-cast panels made by Whites Concrete have seemingly played an important part in Coffey Construction’s re-meandering of a historically straightened section of Swindale Beck...
LiDAR mapping helps create flood alleviation model for Yorkshire Water
Detailed terrain maps created from aerial surveys using lasers are being used to help improve flood prevention and management across Yorkshire.
Mott MacDonald...
Case study: How one utility set up a specialist jetting unit
A £1.2m Yorkshire Water project to establish an in-house Operational Jetting Team is the first of its kind for the utility company. The new...
Low cost wastewater treatment among winners at Dublin technology forum
An energy-positive industrial wastewater treatment system and a company specialising in online sensing and real-time analysis are winners of the 2017 BlueTech Forum Technology...
“Overwhelming response” to new wastewater and sewage expo, say organisers
Momentum is said to be building for the Wastewater & Sewage Treatment Expo 2017, with the number of wastewater and sewage professionals attending the...
Report says data analytics will be key to addressing water industry challenges posed by...
Customer education, infrastructure modernization and the use of data analytics will be key tools to overcoming the water industry’s perennial challenges posed by aging...
