“Overwhelming response” to new wastewater and sewage expo, say organisers
Momentum is said to be building for the Wastewater & Sewage Treatment Expo 2017, with the number of wastewater and sewage professionals attending the...
Innovation awards finalists join Aquatech China
Finalists in the annual BlueTech China Awards have been announced. Companies with technologies for industrial wastewater treatment feature strongly and all will take part...
Severn Trent Water awards further contracts for Nereda technology
Severn Trent Water has awarded contracts to install Nereda® technology at two more of its key wastewater treatment works, making the company the biggest...
Packaged treatment plant supplier eschews post-Brexit jitters in favour of European growth strategy
Wastewater specialist WPL is targeting the European market with investment in its Diamond compact packaged treatment plant range. The company, which is based in...
New belt screen reduces operating costs for industrial process water treatment, says firm
Hydro International is launching its low-energy, small footprint rotating belt screen, the Hydro MicroScreen™ for the UK Industrial sector. The Hydro MicroScreen™ can save...
European Commission “deal” promises to open up use of anaerobic membranes
On 7 April the European Commission announced the signing of an “innovation deal” to address regulatory barriers to innovation in the area of anaerobic...
Water treatment contract marks mines remediation preeminence, says firm
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a US$48.4million design-build contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to upgrade the water treatment plant...
Septage plant proves its mettle in Ohio, says treatment specialist
US water treatment specialist Lakeside equipment provides some context behind the decision to employ its Raptor Septage Acceptance Plant (SAP) in the wastewater treatment...
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...
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...
Chance find has big implications for water treatment’s costs and carbon footprint
A type of bacteria accidentally discovered during research supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) could fundamentally re-shape efforts to cut...
Suez wins Chinese contract
French water and waste utility Suez has been awarded the contract for the performance optimisation of sewer and stormwater systems in the new eco-district...
Quality guidelines suggest a framework for reusing municipal water
A research team at the University of British Columbia has investigated the potential reuse of municipal wastewater in urban applications, provided that people...
Strange items flushed down the toilet cost millions of pounds per year
Hygiene services provider Initial Washroom Hygiene has released a study of 1,000 UK consumers which appears to shed new light on some of Britain’s...
You’re gonna need a bigger tank…
A current emphasis on the environment is driving the demand for supertanks upwards from 50 m3 to 100 m3, according to Bridgend based tank...
Poultry wastewater aerated in Saudi Arabia
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Landia’s AirJet is said to be playing a key role in the success of the aeration and wastewater...
Sludge-free, odour-free and low energy: What’s not to like about pond innovation?
Gurney Environmental says its Accel-o-Fac treatment system, which builds on the technique of facultative lagoons, can offer advantages such as low energy and an...
Package plant specialist adds DAF to hire fleet
WPL is adding dissolved air flotation (DAF) package treatment plant to its hire fleet in response to demand from industrial wastewater producers. The Hampshire-based...
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...
Sludge process participates in mine water treatment trial
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS) is taking part in trials to show the treatability of the mine water from the historical closed tin mine at...
