Pumps for oil and gas platforms
PUMP technology company Börger - which has wastewater equipment installed at oil and gas sites worldwide - has just completed its latest offshore installation,...
Rotating sludge scraper makes savings
A new technology for circular sludge settlement tanks in wastewater treatment has the potential to achieve major operating and energy savings for all UK...
Boiler treats oily wastewater
NATURE Group, a specialist in the handling of MARPOL (marine pollution) waste streams and offshore waste from the oil industry, has installed a Babcock...
Recovery plan: Wyke Farms goes green
WYKE Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, has opened a £1million water recovery plant, allowing the company to recover up...
Survey spotlights public apathy
AN in-depth study into customer attitudes towards the water industry has been shared by Talis UK. It suggests an urgent need for greater public...
Pipe liner is clear solution for Yorkshire Water
AROUND 500 Yorkshire homes are receiving an improved quality of water as a result of the first commercial project undertaken in the UK using...
Innovative aeration promises wastewater energy savings
Phil Burge of Swedish bearings company SKF explains a new aeration blower solution, and its potential to lower energy costs, improve operational efficiency and...
Protecting water quality while dredging the Somerset levels
A special monitoring system is helping protect water quality on the Somerset Levels and Moors where a major dredging operation is under way following...
Oxidation tech for contaminated waterways
MAPAL Green Energy has introduced a new rapid response application for its floating fine bubble aeration system (FFBA) technology.
The Emergency Deployment Oxidation System (EDOS)...
Separator installation showcases streamlined supply chain approach
EXPANSION of a major water recycling centre in Cambridgeshire has provided an opportunity for Anglian Water to pilot a more streamlined approach to working...
AMP6 accord
A collaborative agreement between water treatment specialist Ovivo and wastewater technology expert M&N Electrical & Mechanical Services will provide water companies with peace...
Rapid detection of Legionella
AN apparent breakthrough for the rapid detection of the Legionella pneumophila SG1 bacteria is now available from Scottish firm Odour & Dust Solutions (ODS)....
Decontamination that stays upright
WHEN deploying tall equipment such as water filtration systems in unstructured, off-road environments, there is always the danger that it might fall over, or...
WWEM 2014 details announced
The organisers of WWEM 2014, the international Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring conference and exhibition, have announced the details of the Conferences that will...
Low carbon solution for Center Parcs
Yorkshire-based effluent treatment specialist ACWA has won a contract to upgrade the environmentally-friendly wastewater treatment (WWT) system at Center Parcs Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire.
The...
SuDS implementation delayed again
Despite a winter of floods misery and high-profile media attention, DEFRA has once again postponed the target start date to introduce compulsory legislation for...
It’s a dirty job…
THE ups and downs of life working for the North West's water company United Utilities is the subject of a six-part TV documentary running...
New steelwork for sludge tanks
THAMES Water is undertaking a £675 million upgrade programme which will include a £200 million expansion of the Crossness sewage treatment works (STW) and...
Innovation award for leak spotters
A project to pinpoint underground water leaks using aerial surveys has picked up the trophy for the most innovative use of an existing technology...
Repairing a big pipe
A rapid setting repair mortar manufactured by Flexcrete Technologies has been used during the repair and protection of an aqueduct which carries 570 million...
