Latest learnings from the Water Action Platform
Assessing risk and determining responses to Covid-19 were major themes of the most recent Water Action Platform webinar which took place on 9 July....
Utility pilots “transformative” AI approach in wastewater treatment
Anglian Water says transformation of its treatment and recycling processes is being made possible by trials of AI-driven software developed by Norwegian technology company...
Glenfield Invicta merger
Move prioritises “clarity, service and growth”
Glenfield and Invicta, two well-known and long-established brands in the water sector, have announced they are merging their operations...
An unconventional lime for phosphate removal
Xavier Mear of Lhoist UK revisits some of the common methods of removing phosphate from wastewater, by way of introducing his own firm's solution
Pump supplier provides vital support in dealing with Gibraltar’s sewage
Over the last decade, AquaGib, the local water utilities company in Gibraltar, has continued to work with its long-standing partner P&M Pumps, specifically with...
Using AI to avoid spills
A seemingly game-changing digital technology to reduce sewer network blockages and pollution is being rolled out by Yorkshire Water, in a contract recently awarded to Siemens.
Consistent cutting: Macerator for wastewater and biogas
Borger has launched a new cutting-basket macerator that helps protect wastewater/biogas pumps and downstream equipment by consistently mashing solids.
Designed with pivoted cutting blades that...
Using wastewater to create hydrogen and oxygen
East Lothian-based Logan Energy is supplying and installing an electrolyser at a wastewater treatment plant in Cambridgeshire as part of a novel initiative being...
Robust and accurate sludge blanket detection
French sensor expert Aqualabo has launched a new variant of its Ponsel brand of digital sensors, the MES5, which allows users to measure the...
SWW breach earns EA fine
A case brought by the Environment Agency has resulted in a £45,000 fine for South West Water, for breaching environmental controls at a sewage...
Puraffinity and US Army Corps of Engineers partner to advance PFAS remediation technologies
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Puraffinity.
Puraffinity, a leading innovator of advanced adsorbents for the removal of per- and polyfluorinated...
Novel sustainable rural wastewater project gets €7M EU funding
Environmental consultancy Aqua Enviro and Scottish Water's INNOQUA project have been awarded €7M in a round of EU Horizon 2020 Funding to develop novel...
Turning sewage sludge into activated carbon
A new and apparently sustainable process turns sewage sludge into activated carbon. The work was completed by a group at the University of...
Predatory bacteria and digester ecology
Most people think of microorganisms as a predatory element in microbiological ecologies. But in fact, they too can become – in a sense – victims of bacteria that make them sick and even devour them, explains researcher Jens Harder. Such a predatory bacterium has now been described by his group, and its role in the digestion of biomass in sediments might be significant.
Collaboration will try to tackle fatberg scourge at source
Grease Contractors Association doubles membership
British Water chief executive Lila Thompson named as chair of GCA
UK utilities share their strategies at Fighting...
Wet wipe island waste autopsy reveals extent of the sewer blockage challenge
A waste autopsy has examined 30 kg of the 114 tonnes of rubbish excavated from the banks of the River Thames, an area that...
Preparing for the worst
A new portable area monitor is said to be the only direct-to-cloud area monitor capable of detecting up to eight gases and gamma radiation.
The...
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...
Sponsored Content: Low energy mixers make the long haul
Fifteen years since a major UK water utility chose Landia as its framework supplier for anoxic mixers, over 200 of the units continue to work day and night across the region.
Water Discovery Challenge returns to bring more fresh thinking innovators into the water sector
The Water Innovation Fund is opening its doors to innovators from outside the water sector to enter bold solutions to the urgent challenges facing...
