£40m Water Breakthrough Challenge opens for entries on 6 May
The £40 million Water Breakthrough Challenge will promote innovation and collaboration between the water sector and partner organisations, says water industry regulator Ofwat.
The Water...
Measures to reduce harm from storm overflows now law
Measures to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows became a legal requirement on 29 March, as part of "an ambitious agenda to build back...
Ammonia removal technology selected for Scottish site
Technology from wastewater treatment specialist WPL has been selected by Scottish Water to deliver enhanced ammonia removal at a village treatment works.
Tightening...
Utility removes massive fatberg from Plymouth sewer
A massive build-up of hardened fat, oil and wet wipes the same length as the height of the Arc de Triomphe has been removed...
Ocean-dumping for Fukushima wastewater: Japan’s complex decision remains contentious
Japan has ended years of speculation over the fate of radioactive wastewater stored in tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011...
Coventry University and Severn Trent partner to convert waste ammonia into hydrogen
Researchers from Coventry University are collaborating with Severn Trent and the Organics Group to turn sewage waste into a clean fuel for tankers and...
Algae-based phosphorus removal technology for wastewater makes innovation shortlist
A new algae-based method of removing phosphorus from wastewater has been shortlisted for Most Innovative New Technology of the Year at the Water &...
Scotland’s Covid-19 wastewater monitoring programme extended until March 2022
A project to monitor Covid-19 by measuring its genetic footprint in wastewater will continue for another year after an additional £2.3 million of funding...
COVID-19 and sewage spills
The new study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology - Water identifies the relative risk of viral transmission by sewerage spills, across 39 different counties
Sponsored content: Laughing in lockdown? Packaged plant pays off for holiday park
Wastewater treatment technology selected for use on a holiday park because of its ability to withstand seasonal flow variations, has proven its flexibility during the unexpected events of the last 12 months
Sponsored story: Wastewater treatment media moves to pilot plant trials
Warden Biomedia’s moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) media, which is being designed to give enhanced nutrient removal to meet the challenges of AMP7, is currently being tested at Cranfield University’s National Research Facility for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Management and maintenance of effluent and discharge in railway depots
Trade effluent and wastewater discharge in railway depots can be a costly necessity which, if not managed and monitored correctly, can have a detrimental...
Water recycling technology delivers cash savings
A next-generation water recycling system, unveiled by water infrastructure systems specialist SDS, will seemingly boost business sector efforts to save water by offering significantly...
Actuator manufacturer makes a case for hydraulic systems in water industry
A British manufacturer is hoping to convince the water industry of the case to be made for alternative actuator technologies, highlighting innovations of its...
Global study of 48 cities finds nature sanitizes 41.7 million tons of human waste...
The first global-scale assessment of the role ecosystems play in providing sanitation appears to find that nature provides at least 18% of sanitation services...
Sponsored Content: Improving control and yield in gravity thickeners
Instrumentation firm VEGA Controls looks at performance issues that can arise with an aspect of automation that is a popular fixture in the water...
“The poop doesn’t lie”
It’s been a confusing year for anyone wanting to gain a clear picture of the prevalence of the virus SARS-Cov-2, and the dangers it presents.
Sponsored content: Non-invasive clamp-on flow measurement of sludge lines
Flow measurement expert Katronic's ultrasonic clamp-on flowmeters measure 16 RAS/SAS (returned/surplus activated sludge) lines in pipes up to 85 years old, in a large...
Sponsored content: 80GHz radar level sensors are compact and low cost
VEGA introduces the latest FMCW 80 GHz non-contact radar level technology for the water industry – using their very own radar level microchip, to deliver excellent performance and a low price that represents a real alternative to ultrasonic level sensors
Sponsored content: Brazil plant chooses TS
Six Valmet Total Solids Measurement (Valmet TS) systems will be supplied as part of the delivery by SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions of water and wastewater treatment plants to Klabin’s Puma II project in Brazil.
