MONITORING & ANALYSIS
Remote power’s role in water monitoring
Dr Lee Juby, CEO at Fuel Cell Systems, looks at the power sources that keep water monitoring equipment running across a range of real-world situations, and investigates the future of water quality monitoring in the UK.
Water monitoring has never...
Advances in unique lab-in-a-box coastal monitoring system
A world-first system combining automated drones, robotics, real-time sensors and rapid shore-side testing is set to transform how UK coastal bathing waters are monitored.
The Smart Skies, Healthy Waters project is developing a pioneering “lab-in-a-box” that will give water companies...
UK maps route to reducing chemicals in the environment
The latest data from the UK water industry’s most ambitious chemical monitoring programme suggests targeted policy, collaborative science, and source control can successfully tackle forever chemicals.
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR)’s Chemical Investigations Programme (CIP) represents the UK water industry’s...
£53m AI sewer monitoring programme predicts great result
Yorkshire Water is well on the way to rolling out over 92,000 sewer monitor alarms and monitoring devices by 2030 to reduce pollution, prevent sewer flooding and deliver a more reliable and proactive customer service.
Measures include:
45,000 new customer sewer...
Using soil insight to reduce fertiliser use and improve water quality
A trial run by South East Water in Hampshire has used soil data to better understand the timing and drivers of nitrate risk.
The aim is to support targeted, evidence-led crop management, and could help cut the fertiliser wasted and...
The next big thing(s) in water quality measurement
Accurate measurement of water quality in situ is difficult. Craige Palmer, Hamamatsu, explains how the latest developments in sensors and testing technology are rising to the challenge.
Measuring water quality in situ – directly at source, be it a fast-flowing...
Lead exposure in the UK: Why drinking water testing must accompany new screening plans
The UK cannot rely on blood screening alone to address rising concerns about lead exposure in children. It must also identify and remove the sources of dissolved lead entering drinking water from legacy lead pipework. In this article, Ian...
Strategic insights from Westminster: Shaping continuous water quality monitoring under Section 82
To support the rollout of Section 82 of the Environment Act, Adler & Allan convened a Westminster roundtable with water companies, regulators, and industry experts. The session explored the challenges and opportunities of continuous water quality monitoring (CWQM), offering...
Section 82 – an opportunity for strategic thinking
New environmental legislation for England and Wales requires continuous water quality monitoring, says Darren Hanson, environmental solutions director at Xylem UK … and the wins will go beyond river water quality.
With the Environment Act 2021 now in active rollout,...
Teledyne Valeport Water Expands Hyperion Range with Hyperion32 – Optimised for Shallow Water
UK-based environmental monitoring instrument manufacturer, Teledyne Valeport Water, is pleased to announce the release of the Hyperion32, the latest addition to its Hyperion range of high-performance optical instruments.
Designed specifically for inland water and shallow marine environments, the Hyperion32 is...
OMEX understand the importance of keeping the wastewater treatment facility at optimum performance
At OMEX we understand the importance of keeping the wastewater treatment facility at optimum performance. Below our operations manager, Dimitris Theodoridis, highlights the key points to achieve the best performance from your WWT plant.
Keep the biology strong and healthy
For...
Six months on: How Turbidity Expert is revolutionising testing
When Palintest launched Turbidity Expert just six months ago, it promised to address the persistent frustrations of turbidity testing in the water industry. Today, it’s clear the product is not just living up to expectations – it’s reshaping the...
IDEXX Tecta® System: Automated Water Microbiology Testing
The IDEXX Tecta® system is a complete, self-contained water testing system, providing rapid evidence of bacterial contamination, outside of a traditional laboratory setting.
The system features the option to run up to 4 or 16 analyses, providing fully automated incubation...
UK’s first water monitoring centre is an early-warning system for disease outbreaks and community health
The University of Bath – working alongside Wessex Water - is launching the UK’s first early-warning public health surveillance system based on detecting tiny traces of chemicals and biological markers found in water.
The Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning...
New pilot study detects crucial pollution marker
A successful pilot study is offering a better understanding of contamination sources in national waterbodies, providing water companies with the capability of identifying and mitigating inputs of faecal pollution in UK rivers.
The study - undertaken by Water Research Centre...
Environment Act water quality monitoring blueprint is a winner
The success of a continuous water quality monitoring project in the Lake District has been recognised with a top industry award.
The monitoring on the River Kent was implemented for United Utilities by environmental agency APEM and partner Meteor Communications.
“Monitoring...
Revolutionising Water and Wastewater Analysis with Cutting-Edge Technology
Metrohm Process Analytics: your partner for water and wastewater analysis.
In an era where environmental sustainability and industrial efficiency are paramount, water analysis stands as a critical component in maintaining public health and ecological balance. As water serves as the...
Unlocking innovation in wastewater monitoring
In the fast-evolving landscape of wastewater management, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s a necessity. As industry professionals, we understand the challenges of ensuring compliance, optimising efficiency, and mitigating risks in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. That’s why...
Employing technology: Using methods of the future to protect our most ancient resource
United Utilities has embarked on an innovative trial to better understand the issues facing the North West’s waters. Collaborating with Graythwaite Estate, the North West’s water provider has deployed cutting-edge water quality sensors in locations along one of the...
A history of innovation – how Palintest is supporting the UK water industry
Palintest has been at the forefront of water analysis technology for decades – and has a long-standing relationship with the UK’s water sector.
The company, which is part of Halma plc, has deep roots in the water industry and has...
Achieving laboratory precision in Portable Turbidity Measurement
Navigating the nuances of turbidity measurement in water quality assessment presents challenges, often due to inaccuracies caused by stray light, intricate handling, and time-consuming calibration processes. Addressing these concerns, Lovibond® introduces the TB350, a groundbreaking portable turbidimeter engineered to...
Reducing spillages and pollution incidents caused by customer-side blockages
The spillages and pollution incidents that result from sewer blockages can have devastating consequences, particularly when these incidents happen customer-side.
As explained in the recent ‘Customer Experiences of Sewer Flooding’ report published by Ofwat and CCW; “being flooded with sewage...
Digital wastewater maps future for sewage management
A wastewater intelligence solution is helping improve community health in a partnership first between Scottish Water and Kando. Water Industry Journal spoke to Dr Andrew Engeli, CSO at Kando, about the shared vision for a smart networked wastewater system.
Wastewater...
Wastewater treatment plants can ‘catch a cold’
Just like humans, wastewater treatment plants can get sick through viral attacks. Research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals the implications for the local environment if a plant gets ‘sick’.
In the sewage industry, the ‘work’ of wastewater plants...
MCERTS Class 1 radars and controllers offer users all the options
In 2021, level and pressure instrumentation manufacturer, VEGA, became the first manufacturer to offer MCERTS Class one certification over a 5m range - either as a stand-alone sensor or with controller as a complete system.
Since then the company say...
Affordable solutions to the UK’s wastewater pollution crisis
It’s policy making sleight of hand to claim that the cost of preventing spills in UK rivers is more than £1,000 per household per year. What a scary number? What a false argument? There are clear steps now that...
Yorkshire Water expands AI use against pollution
Yorkshire Water is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict blockages within its sewer network and reduce pollution risks.
A successful pilot of a solution co-created by Yorkshire Water, Siemens and The University of Sheffield has been completed...
Why it’s smart to increase your sewer network monitoring
Effectively managing hundreds of thousands of miles of sewer network is an unenviable task. And with ever-changing industry regulation, stricter statutory targets, additional compliance and a growing abundance of technology, that task could easily be regarded as insurmountable. How...
Buried or submerged closed pipe flow metering
Buried flow meters for lowest installed cost
Many seasoned water professionals may throw their hands skyward at the mere suggestion of burying flow meters underground. They will more than likely remember the manufacturer promises made a decade or more ago,...
“It’s one minute to midnight”: why adaption is now as vital as mitigation in climate emergency
Opening up COP26, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared “it’s one minute to midnight on that doomsday clock” in his attempt to illustrate the seriousness of the climate threat we all face.
While world leaders gathered at COP26, the Environment Agency...
