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...
Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought
Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton...
United Utilities awards second Nereda contract with Morecambe WWTW upgrade
United Utilities has awarded its second contract for a Nereda plant, months after awarding what was then the UK’s biggest at Kendal WwTW.
The technology...
Unconventional wastewater treatment trialled by Scottish Water
A six-month trial of Microvi’s MicroNiche Engineering (MNE) technology is taking place at Scottish Water’s Waste Water Development Centre at Bo’ness.
The technology uses specific...
Screens test
Water technology firm Hydro International writes about recent success with cutting the Opex costs and carbon footprint at a wastewater treatment plant run by Scottish Water.
Near real-time data added to popular Sewage Map
Near-real time alerts of raw sewage discharges have been added to the interactive Sewage Map provided by charity The Rivers Trust, and the group...
£500k investment for new Norfolk wetland water treatment facility
A brand new wetland is to be created in Norfolk, funded by Anglian Water and created in partnership with Norfolk Rivers Trust and the...
Personal care firm claims a first with ‘truly flushable’ moist tissue wipe
Bristol-based personal care company Natracare has launched what it claims is Europe’s first truly flushable moist tissue wipe, citing the new product as a...
Against the grain: What can be done about microplastics in soils and digestate?
Microplastics are everywhere: We know that much. But should we be worried? What can we do about it? Some of the speakers at Aqua Enviro's European Biosolids and Bioresources Conference, in late November, presented findings from a project aiming to understand the levels of this contaminant in compost and AD digestate. A change in the policy landscape seems imminent, as Envirotec found out.
Fatberg Q&A
With Michelle Ringland, Head of Marketing, Lanes Group (the firm that removed the Whitechapel fatberg).
Why are we so fascinated with fatbergs?
“I personally think...
Q&A: Delivering sustainable solutions to solve water challenges
With British Water’s conference on creating a more sustainable water sector approaching, Stephen Kennedy shares his views on celebrating recent successes in creating a...
Cost and performance advantages claimed for “sophisticated” SBR
UK water and wastewater treatment solutions supplier Premier Tech Aqua (PTA) has launched a new sewage treatment plant that is said to make decentralised...
Four legs better? Aeration and mixing unit claimed to offer performance and energy saving...
In early February Gurney Environmental announced the availability of its SERIES 5 ‘Tarantula’, described as a uniquely designed, low-energy surface aerator that offers several...
Clearing the FOG – a data-led approach
Water utilities have a major challenge working with local food businesses to prevent fats, oils and grease entering the sewer network, but a combined...
No feed tank needed
Yorkshire Water has partnered with Saveco in the deployment of a new sludge screen technology, a UK first.
Porous crystals made from plant extracts purify water from pharmaceutical pollutants
Researchers have developed porous crystals made from pomegranate extract to capture and degrade pharmaceutical molecules found in local municipal wastewater. The research is published...
Water quality platform works with smartphone interface
Water monitoring specialist In-Situ describes its Aqua TROLL 600 as a customizable, powerful multiparameter sonde. Combining "industry-leading" water quality sensors with smartphone mobility, the...
Sludge thickener cuts costs for utility
A recent project by HUBER Technology for Severn Trent Water and Costain CiM6 at Stratford Milcote sewage treatment works seemingly saved 40% in capital cost
Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams, says...
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico;
Enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs;
Enough water to...
Norwegian utility claims to calculate true cost of sewer ingress
Inflow of stormwater and infiltration of groundwater into sewers is a constant operational challenge, but a water utility in Norway is gaining better understanding...
