Microfiber filter technology receives NSF certification

Amiad Water Systems, a global producer of water treatment and filtration solutions, announce in March that its AMF microfiber filter technology has been evaluated...

Water harvesting company picks up water efficiency award

Watflo, a Doncaster-based rainwater harvesting company, has scooped the gold award at the biannual Waterwise UK Water Efficiency Product Awards. The company won the award...

United Utilities awards second Nereda contract with Morecambe WWTW upgrade

United Utilities has awarded its second contract for a Nereda plant, months after awarding what was then the UK’s biggest at Kendal WwTW. The technology...

Chance find has big implications for water treatment’s costs and carbon footprint

A type of bacteria accidentally discovered during research supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) could fundamentally re-shape efforts to cut...

SCADA system offers open platform with minimal long-term costs

A firm specialising in data collection, control and optimisation solutions, Servelec Technologies, has recently secured a significant contract with UK water-only supplier Affinity Water,...

Mains water supply approved

Demonstrating high accuracy and compliance with the Environment Agency’s performance standards, Xylem’s Flygt MagFlux EMF 801 has achieved MCERTS accreditation as well as WRAS...

Meter grapples with challenge of non-return-to-sewer allowances

Flowmeters manufacturer Micronics has launched Microwaste 4+, said to offer a new solution to the challenge of non-return-to-sewer allowances. According to the firm, this new...

Application notes compendium for environmental scientists

Scientific instrumentation firm SCIEX is offering The Environmental Testing Compendium, described as a comprehensive collection of application notes across all facets of environmental testing According...

Pesticide analysis with less hassle?

Chromatograpy specialist Restek suggests troublesome pesticides can be analysed more easily and accurately with its own range of single-compound standards. New standards are available for...

3d laser maps aim to help protect coastal heritage sites in €4 million EU...

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) has commissioned aerial mapping company Bluesky to capture highly accurate laser maps...

Telford hosts UK-wide flood and coastal risk management event

The UK’s Flood and Coastal risk management community gathered in the last week of March at what its organisers described as "the largest gathering...

£17 million investment to improve Scarborough’s drinking water

Irton water treatment works will be modernised to improve drinking water and enable the site to meet the needs of future generations, Yorkshire Water...

Suez wins Chinese contract

French water and waste utility Suez has been awarded the contract for the performance optimisation of sewer and stormwater systems in the new eco-district...

Leak detectives use Victorian ‘stick’ to save 900 million litres of water

A team of 'leak detectives' has tracked down and plugged more  than 18,000 hidden pipe leaks in the North West over the past 12...

3D printing could transform membrane technology, says research group

Researchers at the University of Bath suggest developments in 3D printing techniques could open the door to the advancement of membrane capabilities. This work is...

Modelling beach defence resilience at Colwyn Bay

Falling beach levels at Colwyn Bay, which have been eroded by both frequently occurring and more severe storms, have left the sea wall exposed...

Cloud service facilitates powerful data analysis

The OTT Hydromet Group has launched a new web-based data management service for remote monitoring stations. “Hydromet Cloud represents a step-change in data management,”...

Flow switches protect pumps

Engineers responsible for municipal or industrial water storage, disinfection or effluent treatment systems will find the FlexSwitch® FLT93 flow switch from Fluid Components International...

Quality guidelines suggest a framework for reusing municipal water

A research team at the University of British Columbia has investigated the potential reuse of municipal wastewater in urban applications, provided that people...

Pressure transient loggers resolve burst water mains mystery in County Kilkenny

PTLs identify pressure reducing valve as the culprit Pressure Transient Loggers (PTLs) from multi-utility monitoring and telemetry specialist HWM have been employed to solve the...