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
Ocean appointment: Fukushima water discharge facilities under construction
A coastal facility will dilute and release wastewater from the former nuclear plant at Fukushima Daiichi, beginning in Spring 2023. Not all dangerous isotopes will be removed, notably Tritium.
Utilities commit to smart water installations to help avoid sewer spills
Water technology firm SDS has completed the installation of its latest smart rainwater management systems at homes in Forton, Lancashire, and Deal, Kent, as...
Time-saving construction and coordination on Tideway’s Carnwath Road shaft
BIM expert Tekla has described how its software and 3D modelling environment have helped coordinate the various activities involved in the construction of Tideway’s...
UK biotech start-up deploys ‘synthetic oysters’ to tackle water pollution
Environmental technology company Smart Ops launched a biotechnology solution said to improve global access to clean water, on 21 May. The Smarts Ops SCR...
£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...
Online brine platform aims to boost circular economy solutions for process industries
The Zero Brine project, which aims to advance circular economy business models by redesigning the value and supply chain of water and minerals through...
Tonic tightening
A water treatment solution to optimise the operational processes at a large-scale gin distillery has been supplied by Veolia Water Technologies. The solution successfully removed excessive levels of residual free chlorine from the feedwater to improve the efficiency of the water conditioning units and prevent damage to the water softeners.
Sewage scandal goes to the High Court
On Wednesday 5 to Thursday 6 July, the High Court will hear a legal challenge that aims to force the Government to toughen up...
Submersible pumps underpin revamp at water reclamation facility
A water reclamation facility in Georgia has been the focus of an ambitious upgrade, providing an opportunity to deploy the latest technology. Bryan Orchard...
Fast-acting relief valves for UK sludge treatment facility
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with T-T Flow.
Government-backed funding saw a Stockport site become the first in the UK to...
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...
Levidian project kicks off in Manchester, producing hydrogen and graphene from wastewater
A Government-funded collaboration will see Levidian’s LOOP technology used to decarbonise biogas created by wastewater treatment in United Utilities’ Manchester Bioresources Centre at Davyhulme.
LOOP...
Retrofit boosts energy efficiency at wastewater treatment plant
A recent blower system retrofit at a wastewater treatment plan produced a noticeable uptick in energy efficiency resulting in significantly lower OPEX, explains gas...
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...
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...
A new kind of online tool launches to tackle road runoff pollution
A new online tool highlights where opportunities exist to install nature-based solutions, such as wetlands, to tackle road runoff pollution before it ends up in...
Engineering interventions that could reduce exposure of open-water swimmers to human faecal matter
Wastewater treatment must be improved to reduce exposure to human faecal pathogens in treated effluent, according to a new report published on 21...