Water firms deliver on “developer services standards” promise
Water companies have delivered on their promise to compile and deliver a key set of developer services standards that can be used to compare...
Scheme aims to improve access to sanitation in Egypt
A new project in Egypt aims to improve sanitation services for more than 800,000 poor Egyptians in the Nile Delta where there is a...
Fast TOC gets faster
ENHANCEMENTS have been made to GE Analytical Instruments' Sievers InnovOx Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyser, a tool intended to help companies monitor, measure and...
The advantages of dewatering
By Steve Lawrie of Dexter Watson, a supplier of design services to the waste sector
One place where the mounting pressure on water authorities is...
Bioreactor promises low cost sterilisation
A low cost means of sterilising waste water has been developed by researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the work being published in the...
Rooting out sewer vulnerabilities
An aerial map of trees is help- ing to understand the damage caused to underground drains and sewers by tree roots, accord- ing to...
Praise for resolving sewage pump failure at university site
Lanes Group has been praised for its fast action in response to drainage fault at a Scottish university that resulted in sewage building up...
Modular controller simplifies water treatment in cooling towers
The use of cooling towers is widespread across many industries and the water treatment process within these systems performs a crucial role which needs...
True grit solutions gain traction
Wastewater solutions and services provider Jacopa is reporting increasing interest in grit removal solutions as water service companies seek to leverage the resources that...
Sealing up the cracks in security
The UK’s drinking water is at far too great a risk from potential contamination of supply by terrorists, with current systems simply not quick...
Mott MacDonald working on AU$50 million sewerage treatment plant upgrade, Papua New Guinea
Mott MacDonald has begun preparing the detailed design of the solids management component of a new sewerage treatment plant in Port Moresby, Papua New...
Can suppliers make the totex dream come true?
Keith Hayward of Hydro International’s European Wastewater Division reflects on efforts to move towards an outcome-focused approach to meeting water industry goals
With AMP6 off...
Sludge treatment past and future
Dr Bill Barber of AECOM offers insight into the origins of sewage treatment, how ideas from the past are still visible in today's technology,...
Pressure-based BOD measurement updated for labs and treatment plants
WATER analysis specialist Lovibond Tintometer has announced its latest instrument for BOD measurement for wastewater samples. Measurement employs the manometric method. Manometric respirometers relate...
Cloudbursts: What can we learn from Copenhagen?
Luke Strickland and Stuart Divall of Ramboll UK review some of the flood mitigation measures implemented in the Danish capital since its cataclysmic flood...
Database promises to speed water screening
A public database developed by German water screening specialists promises to make it easier and faster for screening laboratories to identify unknown molecules in...
SAF systems support rural upgrade
Wastewater treatment expert Jacopa has deployed two Copa® CB750 submerged aerated flotation (SAF) systems at the Tempo wastewater treatment works in Northern Ireland as...
Vortex bioreactor promises low cost sterilisation of wastewater
A low cost means of sterilising waste water has been developed by researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the work being published in the...
Rooting out vulnerabilities in the sewer infrastructure
An aerial map of trees is helping to understand the damage caused to underground drains and sewers by tree roots, according to UK-based aerial...
Going underground: Innovative DAF system supports stylish exterior in Swansea
Wastewater technology and services expert Jacopa has completed the £2.5m design and installation of a DAF system for Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s landmark Swansea...
