Lost revenue is biggest Covid risk facing utilities
Non-payment of customer bills poses the biggest Covid-19 threat to water utilities worldwide, one of several water industry issues discussed at a technology consultancy's...
Sponsored content: Laughing in lockdown? Packaged plant pays off for holiday park
Wastewater treatment technology selected for use on a holiday park because of its ability to withstand seasonal flow variations, has proven its flexibility during the unexpected events of the last 12 months
Systems steward: New leader at the British Pump Manufacturers Association
Continuing in his role as managing director of pumps manufacturer KSB UK, Dale Croker takes over the BPMA post following a two-year tenure as vice president.
Levidian project kicks off in Manchester, producing hydrogen and graphene from wastewater
A Government-funded collaboration will see Levidian’s LOOP technology used to decarbonise biogas created by wastewater treatment in United Utilities’ Manchester Bioresources Centre at Davyhulme.
LOOP...
River conservation is ‘blind’ without high-resolution monitoring
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth have been investigating nutrient concentrations in the Upper River Itchen, in Hampshire, UK, on behalf of Salmon &...
Mine water treatment relies on borehole loggers
For the last nine years, Severn Trent Services, has managed a contract for mine water treatment across the Coal Authority estate, including 73 mine...
Global Leakage Summit returns for its 9th year in March 2018.
The volume of water lost - from leakage, inaccurate customer meter readings and theft - provide the figure known as Non Revenue Water (NRW)....
Forest grazing counteracts the effectiveness of trees to reduce flood risk
Planting trees can reduce flood risk, but a high intensity forest land use, such as grazing, can counteract the positive effect of the trees,...
Calls for flooding fund as farmers speak of fears for 2024 harvest after one...
A scheme to support flood-hit farmers must open as soon as possible, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has urged, after one of...
Pump practicalities when fighting drought in Namibia
CP Automation has recently helped Rockwell Automation to provide the necessary power equipment to pump water from deep, underground boreholes in Namibia.
Farmers in Southern...
Stay on top of Legionella, says testing firm
Testing and certification firm ALS Global is offering to help firms comply with regulations relating to the safeguarding of premises against Legionella
SEPA urges firms to manage water wisely as whole of Scotland affected by scarcity
Below average rainfall for May has led to a deteriorating water scarcity situation across Scotland, according to SEPA, with the Loch Maree area in...
Advanced pumping and digital solutions at the Water Equipment Show
Progressive cavity pumps technology firm SEEPEX is showcasing advanced Digital Solutions and CARE services at the upcoming Water Equipment Show on 16 May. The...
Digesting the challenges
A panel session at July's AD & Biogas show explored some of the trade-offs involved in municipal wastewater treatment method selection
Toolkit aims to help foodservice firms get flush on FOG (rather than flushing it...
Restaurants and the wider foodservice sector must act now to cash in on the potential rewards presented by fats, oils and grease (FOG), rather...
Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought
Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton...
Ultra high pressure jetting a concrete removal ‘gamechanger’
A specialist team from drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc has prevented the need to partially demolish three houses by using a water...
Warning of SuDS policy fudge
A RADICALLY-revised system for regulating SuDS implementation on new developments is in danger of becoming a ‘fudge’ and a ‘free-for-all’ that could jeopardise effective...
New water treatment technology for organic pollutants
Sponsored content: Arvia developed and refined a unique next-generation water treatment process, called Nyex Rosalox™, designed to target and destroy persistent organic pollutants.
Aerial assessment
Unmanned aerial vehicles can make an important contribution to gathering data from flood events, and estimating the damage to properties. Dr Monica Rivas Casaldo, a senior lecturer in integrated environmental monitoring at Cranfield University, offers further insight
