Half-bridge scraper supplier claims edge on cost effectiveness
Half-bridge scrapers made by A&J Fabtech rotate around a central pivot in circular settlement tanks and are said to provide a cost effective option...
SAF plant installation suits scenic village
Wastewater treatment systems and solutions expert Jacopa has successfully installed an advanced submerged aerated filter (SAF) plant for a picturesque Highland village, Boat of...
Biodiesel resource maximised using DAF treatment system
A new energy plant in Cheshire, which processes waste fats, oils and greases (FOG) for use as biodiesel, will use a WPL Dissolved Air...
Water supplier offers primer for businesses on preparing for market deregulation
With just one year to go until the water market opens for competition, one supplier has launched its own "practical guide to help businesses...
Standard for sewage
A standard for sewage treatment plants is to improve the sanitation situation in developing countries. The international technical services group TÜV SÜD has been...
Joining forces to fight FOG
A frontline organisation for contractors battling with fats, oil and grease (FOG) in commercial and industrial kitchens has been set up in association with...
EU project to develop sensor systems for the tracing of synthetic drug laboratories via...
An EU-wide collaborative project, microMole, aims to design and develop a standalone sensor system that will track down the production of illicit substances by...
Pumps improve thickened sludge conveyance in German wastewater treatment plant
Pumps that can reliably convey thickened sludge with a high dry matter content, without the risk of overpressure, have been supplied by Netzsch Pumps,...
Business in the Community calls on food and drink businesses to take action on...
The charity Business in the Community (BITC) was calling on food and drink businesses to take action across their supply chains to improve water...
Protecting your assets from debris
Wastewater treatment expert Jacopa expounds on the benefits of installing trash rakes
For water service companies, ensuring that wastewater treatment works are fully operational is...
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...
Slovenian villages connect to mains sewage treatment
Mains sewage treatment is being brought to three villages in Slovenia for the first time with the help of a packaged treatment plant manufactured...
Heat-from-sewage first at Borders College
The UK’s first heat-from-sewage scheme was launched at Borders College in the Scottish Borders on 8 December.
Backed by investment from Equitix and the...
Dosing systems for chemical dosing in industrial wastewater treatment
The accurate and consistent dosing of chemicals in wastewater treatment requires a pump technology that delivers the chemicals in a manner that optimises their...
Rio water pollution levels even worse than previously thought, says report
The latest round of tests on the waters around Rio de Janeiro reveal it is even more extensively contaminated than had been supposed, adding...
Scotland’s first water technology testing facilities open
Scotland’s first ever full-scale facilities for the testing of water and waste water technologies were unveiled in late November in the Highlands and Central...
Packaged treatment plants forum has new leader
Andrew Baird, technical director for wastewater treatment specialist WPL, is the new convenor of the British Water Packaged Treatment Plant Forum.
It advises on standards...
When to Renew and when to Refurbish?
Wastewater solutions and services experts Jacopa provide a specialist, bespoke refurbishment facility that allows ageing or failing wastewater treatment equipment to be brought back...
Fuel-from-sewage deal to support Swedish sustainable transport
BIOGAS processing expert Schmack Carbotech has won a contract to provide a gas upgrading plant at one of the world's largest underground wastewater treatment...
Wastewater research unlocks surprising hydrodynamics of SAF systems
A radical way to improve the performance of submerged aerated filter (SAF) package wastewater systems has been unveiled at a wastewater industry event. Engineering...
