Pressure controller helps Bournemouth Water reduce leakage and bursts
The Pegasus+ pressure control system from multi-utility monitoring and telemetry specialist HWM has seemingly helped Bournemouth Water (BW) reduce leakage by 1 Ml/d and...
Divining the Dutch delta’s destiny
To make sure large boats can secure passage without getting stuck, port managers coordinate the dredging of the rivers connecting the ports and harbours of Rotterdam to the sea.
Graphene gateway
The coastal flood defence gates were coated with Applied Graphene Materials' new graphene enhanced Genable CX-based anti-corrosion primer.
Sponsored Content: Water jetting academy makes COVID offer
The Water Jetting Training Academy in Poole, Dorset, is the first to provide a full range of facility-based training rather than rely on courses being delivered at client premises.
Unblocktober survey reveals discouraging drain habits persist
97% of British public ‘worried’ about environmental damage of drain habits that two thirds of the population still engage in
A new survey of 1,758...
Sponsored Content: Non-contact radar to support the end user
Adapting to climate change is now a challenge for every industry, regardless of location. It is also having a substantial impact on the flood risk management practices of local and national governments.
Pressure-level sensor provides motorway flood warnings
Water level sensing technology from OTT Hydrometry is being used in an intelligent flood warning system that has been installed at a ford in...
New UN tool maps floods worldwide since 1985, to street level
A new public tool is said to generate instant, accurate street-level-resolution maps of floods worldwide since 1985.
It is hoped the free online World Flood...
Sponsored Content: Nuclear reactor drains un-blocked
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group have used new pipe cleaning technology to solve persistent drain blockage problems at a nuclear power station.
Geo-data specialist supports entire English coastal monitoring network
The recent award of a three-year maintenance contract for the hydrodynamic element of the Anglian Coastal Monitoring programme means that geo-data specialist Fugro now...
WJA system backs water jetters carrying out Covid-19 essential services
The Water Jetting Association has put in place an essential services notification system to assist its members in confirming that they have the right...
Sponsored content: Water management system keeps business moving
A new distribution centre at Littlebrook Business Park features the market leading Gatic CastSlot water management system. Littlebrook (orbital 47) is home to several firms which rely on the near constant movement of goods.
Sponsored content: Drainage expert achieves Top Track 250 listing
Drainage and water utilities specialist Lanes Group plc ranks 101st in The Sunday Times Lloyds Bank Top Track 250, the highest position since it began appearing in the list in 2016
National drainage awards
The first National Drainage Awards will take place on 23 November at Charlton Athletic FC, as part of the National Drainage Show. Organised by The National Association of Drainage Contractors (NADC), the awards are “a long overdue recognition for the great job that so many contractors do day in and day out for their customers, often in emergency situations.”
The missing link for SuDS?
2020 has been a year of extremes in more ways than one.
Managing flood risks virtually
Digital twin technology is set to play a crucial role in the pre-emptive management of sewer flooding, argues John Hicklin from Iotics, a firm that specialises in this way of working with data.
Measures to reduce harm from storm overflows now law
Measures to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows became a legal requirement on 29 March, as part of "an ambitious agenda to build back...
New web-based tool targets water leaks
By identifying and targeting water leakages quickly at a local level, a new tool developed by engineering consultancy HR Wallingford will seemingly assist water companies to deliver on their regulatory targets to reduce reported leakage levels.
Cunning conveyance
A green infrastructure project in Cardiff was deemed the overall winner in the susdrain SuDS Awards 2020, an event that recognised excellence in sustainable drainage in the UK.
Port of Tilbury flood defence gates project is well underway
Construction work is progressing on the £34m scheme, says the Environment Agency
Work is progressing on a project of putatively national importance, to install new...
