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...
The future of turbidity measurement in distribution networks is bright
Solving the Water Industry’s challenges through innovation is vital if the water industry is to achieve OFWAT’s tough targets to improve the quality of drinking water and reduce the number of customer complaints.
As the...
Making it easier to monitor the raw water composition and guarantee drinking water quality...
Swan has been developing and manufacturing process analytical instruments for monitoring water quality since 1991.
Based in Switzerland, Swan sets the standard for the control of many water quality parameters. Precision, reliability and excellence...
Clean water is not a given. It is the result of painstaking cleaning processes....
The cleaning and treatment of fresh water and sewage is associated with hazards just as much as the maintenance of the sewage system itself: The presence of toxic or flammable gases and oxygen deficiencies...
Delivering first class water
Welsh Water has a network of over 26,500km of water mains suppling 3 million customers in parts of Wales and Hereford with over 800 million litres of drinking water every day. While most of...
Major investment to benefit South Devon’s tap water
Work has started on a £6 million project to deliver even better drinking water to customers in South Devon.
South West Water is investing £6 million at Tottiford Water Treatment Works, near Bovey Tracey, to...