Submersible pumps underpin revamp at water reclamation facility
A water reclamation facility in Georgia has been the focus of an ambitious upgrade, providing an opportunity to deploy the latest technology. Bryan Orchard...
Robust and accurate sludge blanket detection
French sensor expert Aqualabo has launched a new variant of its Ponsel brand of digital sensors, the MES5, which allows users to measure the...
Spring launches enhanced catchment monitoring innovation challenge
Spring, a group which supports innovation in the UK and Ireland water sector, has launched its third innovation accelerator challenge and is calling...
Flow switches protect pumps
Engineers responsible for municipal or industrial water storage, disinfection or effluent treatment systems will find the FlexSwitch® FLT93 flow switch from Fluid Components International...
Water soluble films improve delivery of pool and spa chemicals
A new water-soluble film technology for delivering pool and spa chemicals is claimed to offer significant improvements in safety and sustainability.
The Toss...
Port of Tilbury flood defence gates project is well underway
Construction work is progressing on the £34m scheme, says the Environment Agency
Work is progressing on a project of putatively national importance, to install new...
How does a membrane pump work?
The efficiency and versatility of membrane pumps have made them indispensable in numerous industries. But how do they work? Pumps manufacturer KNF explains.
High-performance membrane...
Research heralds ‘step change’ in water jet injury care
Medical research commissioned by the Water Jetting Association has led to the publication of the most comprehensive guidance ever created for the management of high-pressure fluid injection injuries
1, 4-dioxane removal from water for global life sciences company
Regulations for the use of 1,4-dioxane tightened up in the US, putting pressure on chemical manufacturers. Several US states passed laws to control the concentration of 1,4-dioxane as a product ingredient. The new laws did not yet affect wastewater concentrations, but it seems a foregone conclusion that this would happen.
Ultra high-pressure robotic cutter clears sewer debris in Glasgow
Scottish Water has turned to ultra high-pressure robotics in an apparent UK-first to remove decades of industrial deposits blocking a strategic sewer in South...
Getting smart about new SuDS tech
There are times when the potential for a new technology can leapfrog the ability of a regulatory framework to deliver it. We must make sure that the rapid advances being made in digitally controlled rainwater reuse technologies are not caught in this trap, writes Mark Manning of water technology firm SDS.
What a difference a day makes
A water treatment team has reduced maintenance downtime and increased revenue at an energy-from-waste plant near Slough.
The Lakeside facility at Colnbrook incinerates 410,000 tonnes...
Sponsored content: Drainage expert achieves Top Track 250 listing
Drainage and water utilities specialist Lanes Group plc ranks 101st in The Sunday Times Lloyds Bank Top Track 250, the highest position since it began appearing in the list in 2016
Simplified process control for reverse osmosis plant
Designing and constructing a new solar power project is a complex operation that requires a variety of skills and expertise
“Ambitious” pilot launched by Yorkshire Water to tackle flood risk
Yorkshire Water launched "an ambitious and innovative pilot" to reduce flooding in Calderdale
Project aims to better understand benefits of eco-friendly flood schemes
The economic and environmental benefits of natural flood defences will be explored in a £467,000 University of Stirling-led project.
Researchers, led by Environmental Economist Dr...
Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon
Study finds even ‘properly functioning’ septic systems contaminate groundwater and surface water, as a group from Florida Atlantic University explains.
For more than a decade,...
Screens test
Water technology firm Hydro International writes about recent success with cutting the Opex costs and carbon footprint at a wastewater treatment plant run by Scottish Water.
Pioneering projects celebrated by foundation behind water documentary
Organisations that have embraced innovation to protect and enhance water supplies have been recognised for their pioneering work by the foundation behind the recent...
Water innovators shortlisted for Vancouver event in June
Digital, biotech and membrane technologies are among the top 13 innovators selected to take part in BlueTech Forum in Vancouver on 6-7 June 2018
