Shedding light on resilience
Barry Hopton of atg UV Technology explains how UV disinfection can help to provide resilience in water treatment works.
We are hearing a lot about resilience around the industry, but what does it mean? The...
Simple water test could prevent crippling bone disease
A simple colour-changing test to detect fluoride in drinking water, devised by researchers at the University of Bath, could in the future prevent the crippling bone disease, skeletal fluorosis, in developing countries such as...
A better, faster method for monitoring organic carbon concentration and composition in drinking water
The primary role of a drinking water treatment plant is to provide clean, safe drinking water for consumers.
Dissolved organic carbon levels are monitored and disinfectant chemicals are routinely added in order to remove organic...
Meeting contemporary industry challenges
Water companies are under immense pressure to do more with less, improving the quality and quantity of the water they supply – without passing the cost onto their customers. In fact, the expectation is...
Meeting water quality standards – the role of turbidimeters
In the UK, all drinking water must be safe and have the trust of consumers. An integral part of this is to ensure tap water meets strict standards laid out in the EU drinking...
Introducing Sitebox!
Introducing SiteBox, the industry’s first full monitoring and control system, in a box.
SiteBox is ATi’s brand-new approach to water quality monitoring systems. This smart alternative to traditional instrumentation panels is a complete water quality...
Bringing Power into smart and real time monitoring
Referring to the world economic forum, water crises are one of the TOP 5 global risks for the next decade. Therefore, two entrepreneurs founded the company Pydro in 2016, to make an impact in...
Which SMART are you?
Water Industry Journal speaks to Dr Mike Strahand, Analytical Technology’s Managing Director Europe, about the unique challenges facing water companies and how the industry can achieve truly smart and intelligent distribution network systems.
The water...
Reducing the risk of discoloured water by modelling DMA flushing
Twenty years ago management of water distribution systems moved from major ‘Section 19’ rehabilitation programmes to a more business as usual
By Mark Randall-Smith, WSP
The scope of DOMS extends from the water treatment works outlet...
Pioneering innovative water treatment technologies at Mayflower Water Treatment Works
By C.Rockey and D.Metcalfe, South West Water, U.K.
Summary
South West Water (SWW) is nearing the completion of an exciting project to provide consumers with a state-of-the-art drinking water production facility. The pioneering Mayflower facility will...