Managing water use as a business cost
THAMES Water Commercial Services has trebled the size of its Scottish operation in a bid to seize a greater share of Scotland’s £330million non-household...
Diamonds are forever?
WELL diamonds are certainly hard wearing, and in the case of a new water sensor under development, this property is being harnessed for monitoring...
New ideas about flood defence
A seminar at November's Resilience 14 conference will highlight the latest thinking on flood issues. The session "Britain under water" will be headed by...
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...
Fine bubble aeration cuts energy bill
THINK of waste water treatment and for many, whether in the water utilities or manufacturing sector, that means old, concrete reactors with a mechanical...
Low carbon wastewater solution for Center Parcs
ACWA has won a prestigious contract to upgrade the environmentally friendly wastewater treatment (WWT) system at Center Parcs Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire.
The new project...
Aerated wetland investment in Fife
SCOTTISH Water’s commitment to deliver a cleaner and fresher environment, and improve the local watercourses across Cowdenbeath, has taken one step further following its...
Flood protection drones approved
THE use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to help combat the threat of flooding has been given the official go-ahead to operate on a...
A drop of sense
WATER utilities in India are turning to the power of smartphones to keep customers up to date with service issues, such as delays or...
Installing a penstock sluice structure in a flooded river
AS part of its framework contract with the Environment Agency (EA), ECS Engineering Services has recently completed the installation of a new three-gate sluice...
Continuous monitoring to moderate sludge density
PULSAR Process Measurement has supplied eight Sludge Finder 2 sludge interface monitors to Severn Trent's Stoke Bardolph site as part of a process improvement...
Testing the water
The International Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring conference and exhibition offers a rare opportunity to review the broad range of technology developments taking place...
Continuous water monitoring with 3d-printed biosensor
A 3d-printed biosensor has been demonstrated that enables real-time, continuous monitoring of a range of pollutants in water.
Researchers from the University of Bath’s...
Local collectives should control water resources, says academic
THE world’s water reserves will increasingly fail to meet our needs over the coming decades, leaving a third of the global population without adequate...
River and seawater combine to power wastewater treatment
AN MIT research team has been investigating an innovative way to mix seawater and river water together in order to generate enough power to...
Water footprint: New ISO standard
ISO has published a standard for measuring water footprint.
“ISO 14046: Environmental management. Water footprint principles, requirements and guidelines” will allow all kinds of...
Eco bursary
Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Northumbrian Water have announced a partnership to fund a research project into sustainability.
The £60,000 project will enable a PhD student...
Autumn water event in Berlin
THE 24th Inogen Worldview Conference, titled "Water, our source of life", comes to Berlin on 30 September, with a wide range of presentations on...
Meter keeps things flowing
POWER stations are heavily regulated and one key measurement is the volume of water being used at any one time. This includes river water...
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,...
