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.
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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...
Firm claims breakthrough in tackling biofilms in water cooling systems
NCH Europe's Water Treatment Innovation Platform is launching a patented product for biofilm treatment. This new product, bioeXile is described as a breakthrough that...
Severn Trent installs reliable oil-free screw blowers in six water treatment plants
Severn Trent Water has chosen to install reliable and energy efficient ZS oil-free rotary screw blowers from Atlas Copco at six of its water...
Instrumentation firm reports surge in sales of tide gauges
A UK manufacturer of oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrumentation has reported a surge in sales of tide gauge equipment in its most recent...
Innovation awards finalists join Aquatech China
Finalists in the annual BlueTech China Awards have been announced. Companies with technologies for industrial wastewater treatment feature strongly and all will take part...
Water monitoring expert wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2017
PermaNET+ water network monitoring system recognised in Innovation category
Utility monitoring specialist HWM has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2017.
The Innovation award recognises HWM’s...
Jet vac tanker takes on the cowboy pipe fillers
Lanes Utilities is deploying a new 12,000 PSI jet vac tanker to tackle "the menace of cowboy builders who dispose of concrete by pouring...
Developing a new national flood forecasting and warning system for Malaysian rivers
HR Wallingford, a consulancy working in civil engineering and environmental hydraulics, discusses its recent work on flood forecasting and warning systems in Malaysia
Across Malaysia,...
Severn Trent Water awards further contracts for Nereda technology
Severn Trent Water has awarded contracts to install Nereda® technology at two more of its key wastewater treatment works, making the company the biggest...
European bathing water still improving but UK pinpointed as a laggard, as post-Brexit concerns...
The quality of Europe’s bathing water continues to improve, according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA), but progress doesn’t appear...
Packaged treatment plant supplier eschews post-Brexit jitters in favour of European growth strategy
Wastewater specialist WPL is targeting the European market with investment in its Diamond compact packaged treatment plant range. The company, which is based in...
New belt screen reduces operating costs for industrial process water treatment, says firm
Hydro International is launching its low-energy, small footprint rotating belt screen, the Hydro MicroScreen™ for the UK Industrial sector. The Hydro MicroScreen™ can save...
Drainage work improves storm resilience in Cumbria
Sapphire Utility Solutions has been awarded a Framework Contract by Cumbria County Council for the clearing, inspection and mapping of drains and gullies. “One...
European Commission “deal” promises to open up use of anaerobic membranes
On 7 April the European Commission announced the signing of an “innovation deal” to address regulatory barriers to innovation in the area of anaerobic...
Water treatment contract marks mines remediation preeminence, says firm
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a US$48.4million design-build contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to upgrade the water treatment plant...
