Water quality monitoring project wins water industry award
A continuous water quality monitoring project has been the the winner in the ‘Pollution Mitigation Initiative of the Year’ category at the Water Industry...
Water scarcity drove steam power adoption during Industrial Revolution, new research suggests
A groundbreaking new reconstruction of 19th-century Britain’s water resources has revealed how limited access to waterpower during the Industrial Revolution helped drive the adoption...
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...
