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...
Swift pipe re-lining avoids disruption
ANGLIAN Water has succeeded in carrying out emergency maintenance on a water pipe running underneath a busy road using a pipe renewal liner material...
Engineers call on Government to return flood protection funding to pre-2010 levels
THE upcoming Budget presents a crucial opportunity for Government to show its long term commitment to better protecting communities, businesses and infrastructure from extreme...
Gauging groundwater flood risk
FOLLOWING the launch of its Groundwater Flood Risk map in October, water environment services provider ESI is offering Local Authorities a free licence to...
Winter storms contribute to increase in sinkholes and subsidence
THE exceptional winter storms encountered in the UK this year have contributed to an increase in the incidence of sinkholes and landslides, according to...
A boost for no-dig pipe rehabilitation
LANES Group engineers have used one of their newest no-dig pipe rehabilitation technologies to reline the entire storm water drainage system at an aerospace...
Safer and cheaper washwater disposal
WATER treatment specialist Siltbuster has launched a machine, the Siltbuster pHD, intended to handle the problem of concrete washwater disposal.
Since the release of...
Piezoelectric system pinpoints pipe leaks
THE identification and tracing of leaks in smaller pipes could become a faster, more accurate and cost effective process thanks to a solution developed...
Precision pipework assists wastewater treatment revamp
SOUTHERN Water has completed a £300 million environmental improvement scheme that includes building a new wastewater treatment works for the catchment area of Brighton...
Remote reporting to improve water quality intelligence
HIGH-resolution remote reporting on water quality is supported by the Hydraclam® monitoring unit now available from Siemens Water Technologies.
The unit is...
Brewery selects SBR system for wastewater treatment
INDUSTRIAL filtration specialist Micromac Filtration has successfully completed a major wastewater treatment system expansion and upgrade project at Devon-based Otter Brewery.
At the brewery’s...
US breweries pilot new bioelectric treatment
A new technology for energy recovery from wastewater is being piloted in the US by MIT spin-off Cambrian Innovation.
The underlying process relies on...
Scottish waste water crackdown
SEPA to gain new enforcement powers
A lack of understanding about how best to dispose of trade effluent could leave Scottish businesses facing fines worth...
Using containment for de-watering
SURREY-headquartered Land and Water Services (LAWS) has been using Geotube® containers to dewater difficult sludges for Anglian Water Services.
On a live contract at Pitsford...
