Pumped up for action
A new trio of sludge pumps for rental or purchase has been added to Flygt’s 2600 drainage pump series.
The portable multi-purpose models have been...
Aerated reed bed meets tight targets
A preparatory school in Oxfordshire is now treating its sewage using a constructed wetland fitted with Forced Bed AerationTM (FBATM), a proprietary approach available...
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...
Scraper maker claims cost edge
HALF-bridge scrapers made by A&J Fabtech rotate around a central pivot in circular settlement tanks and are said to provide a cost effective option...
A good deal for scraping
Thames Water is spending £24m on sludge handling equipment for its major sewage works in London.
A deal with Hydro International will see the Zickert...
Heat exchanger cuts carbon emissions for malted ingredients maker
The 3-tank batch sludge pasteuriser system from HRS is said to provide 40% heat regeneration.
Malted ingredients company Muntons (Stowmarket, Suffolk) is putting the finishing...
Wessex takes it to the Max for sludge
WESSEX Water has increased sludge handling capacity at its Trowbridge sewage treatment works by reducing downtime of capital assets following the installation of a...
Half-bridge scraper supplier claims edge on cost effectiveness
Half-bridge scrapers made by A&J Fabtech rotate around a central pivot in circular settlement tanks and are said to provide a cost effective option...
Sludge thickening disc scores on cost and low maintenance
Huber Technology has recently received an order for a size 2 disc thickener from Costain and Severn Trent Water for Itchen Bank STW.
The RoS2S...
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...
Aeration system saves malt maker £37k
A new aeration system has increased production and saved tens of thousands of pounds in energy for one of Europe's largest malt makers. Simpsons...
Polish coup for odour abatement system
AN odour abatement system blending old and new technologies has proven its effectiveness in a Polish wastewater treatment application, a coup for the two...
Well handled
PULSAR Process Measurement recently supplied seven of its latest sludge blanket monitors to a sewage treatment works where the acoustic technology replaced outmoded dipping...
Membrane filtration cartridge simplifies operation in high solids applications
Improved solids management is promised by a new range of ultrafiltration cartridges from Koch Membrane Systems, a developer and manufacturer of membranes and membrane...
Soil analysis is the secret to farming sludge success
Environmental monitoring firm Enitial has won a contract from Severn Trent Water to help farms use natural resources in the form of biosolids to...
SCFI Strengthens Offering with Air Products Partnership
Irish firm SCFI has announced an alliance with Air Products to streamline its customer offering whilst further developing commercial opportunities for AquaCritox®, its environmentally...
Rotating sludge scraper makes savings
A new technology for circular sludge settlement tanks in wastewater treatment has the potential to achieve major operating and energy savings for all UK...
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...
Kilkenny membrane bioreactor expansion still provides “outstanding quality” effluent, 15 years on
A submerged membrane treatment plant installed by wastewater treatment experts Jacopa is still providing outstanding treated water quality for the Glanbia dairy in Kilkenny,...
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...