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£2m pollution fine

Thames Water has been fined £2million after raw sewage polluted two Oxfordshire streams, killing almost 150 fish

Goodbye to decaying deposits and blocked pumps? Ensuring the clean operation of municipal stormwater...

The use of air supply through injectors slows the rate at which odour and decay develop in a wastewater application, as German pumps and...

Improved sewage treatment has increased river biodiversity over past 30 years, says study

Improvements in wastewater treatment in the UK over the past 30 years are linked to improvements in river biodiversity, according to a study conducted...

Circular solution for screenings?

A seemingly eco-friendly way of dealing with wet wipes clogging up sewage systems is in the pipeline, or so claims Edinburgh-based circular economy start-up Carbogenics, which recently received funding for a trial project with Scottish Water.

Blackpool Council moves towards water self supply, a public sector first

Blackpool Council is set to become the first local authority to take the innovative step towards managing its own water supply following its application...
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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...

Heat recovery from wastewater system wins Scottish environmental award

SHARC Energy Systems, in partnership with Scottish Water Horizons, has won the innovation award at the Scottish Green Energy Awards 2017. The awards, hosted by...

Striving for environmental balance: nutrient neutrality to futureproof the development pipeline

By Wendy Furgusson, Associate, Environment and Health, Ramboll With Natural England's recent changes to planning policy causing a reduction in the number of new homes...

Veolia treatment plant meets tough consent limits at Macallan whisky distillery

Veolia Water Technologies has successfully completed the £2.5m wastewater treatment plant for the £100m Macallan Distillery and visitor centre in Craigellachie, Moray. The Macallan...
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Recycling water used for washing

H+E says it can provide a range of sand filters to remove those solids and allow you to then recycle at least part of that water
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Work begins on detection system

In July, Scientists at the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) announced a project to develop a standardised UK-wide system for detecting Coronavirus in wastewater, in order to provide an early warning of future outbreaks and reduce reliance on costly testing of large populations.

Modelling flocculation for water treatment

Darrell Egarr and Lucy Horton of MMI Engineering on a project to improve the design of sludge separation and collection systems. In the UK, wastewater...

Veolia provides Glycol runoff treatment plant at Heathrow

Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has recently completed a glycol removal plant at Heathrow Airport, seemingly the first of its kind to treat...
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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...

Continuous measurement of sludge density helps generate more electricity

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...

Embracing the market model for sludge

A panel discussion at July's AD & Biogas show brought together water and waste industry representatives to discuss the challenges and opportunities that will...

Biofilters ensure wastewater compliance for maltings plant

Process solutions provider ACWA Services has installed new bio-filters at the Pencaitland maltings plant near Edinburgh, one of five plants operated by major UK...

EcoClarity and Yorkshire Water join forces in fight against fatbergs

Trials of a cutting-edge fats, oils and grease (FOG) Recovery Hub at Yorkshire Water’s wastewater treatment works in Hull are helping the utility improve...

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,...

Power-thrifty SAFs perform

Premier Tech Water and Environment has enhanced its range of Rewatec SAF sewage treatment plants to combine energy efficiency with an exceptionally high wastewater treatment performance.