British Water publishes code of practice for SuDS technology
In a first for the UK water industry a code of practice for assessing surface water treatment technologies has been published by British Water....
Septage plant proves its mettle in Ohio, says treatment specialist
US water treatment specialist Lakeside equipment provides some context behind the decision to employ its Raptor Septage Acceptance Plant (SAP) in the wastewater treatment...
Cost and performance advantages claimed for “sophisticated” SBR
UK water and wastewater treatment solutions supplier Premier Tech Aqua (PTA) has launched a new sewage treatment plant that is said to make decentralised...
Drain repair course to take place in June
WRc has announced the dates for its next two-day "Essentials for Managing Drain Repair" course: 6 and 7 June 2017, at WRc in Swindon....
Engineering firm awarded Scottish Canals contract for Kytra Lock gate replacement
ECS Engineering Services has been awarded a contract by Scottish Canals, to carry out the replacement of four lock gates at Kytra Lock on...
Smart Water Networks (SWAN) forum announces global speaker line-up
The organisers of the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) have announced that over 100 attendees have reserved their spot for the upcoming SWAN 7th...
UK acceptance for Pseudomonas testing in drinking water method
IDEXX, a specialist in microbiological testing for water, has announced that the Pseudalert® test, for the 24 hour detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa),...
User friendly and low cost data logger for water distribution networks
Now available from Bell Flow Systems, the MacR6 is said to be a user friendly, low cost solution for monitoring water consumption and pressure...
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...
