Digital pipeline design – from weeks to days
Digital innovation is cutting time and cost from the process of planning, designing and optimising pipeline routes. By Adam Cullum, principal civil engineer, and Keith Simpson, principal water consultant at Mott MacDonald.
The most recent...
Monitoring fluoride in drinking water
Fluoride is a natural mineral found in rocks, soil, water and air. Although it is an organic mineral, it is also added to everyday items like toothpaste, mouthwash and water supply.
Fluoride helps prevent tooth...
Digital transformation poses dangers and opportunities
The sixth British Water Data Conference, which took place on 3 November 2022, kicked off with a warning from keynote speaker Oliver Grieveson on the “dangers and opportunities” around digital transformation.
The event took place...
Water quality drone maiden flights hailed ‘a success’
A new drone inspection service can help water companies monitor and improve the quality of river and coastal water.
Northumbrian Water took part in a pilot study using test flights to demonstrate how beyond visual...
Challenges but also opportunities in the post-Brexit landscape
“Although the decision to leave the European Union caused a certain amount of shock in the UK water industry this was quickly followed by the realisation it is important to work with the result...
Maintaining resilient, low carbon UK water infrastructure which is fit for the future
A new world of innovation is being directed by Ofwat and the water industry is embracing the opportunities to find better solutions to the challenges in our changing world.
John Bryan, water business development director...
Old sewage sludge incinerator in Brighouse set to be demolished
An old sewage sludge incinerator in Brighouse, west Yorkshire, built in 1992 will be demolished to make way for a £57m state-of-the-art facility energy and recycling centre converting human waste into electricity.
The electricity will...
Watershed celebration for Irish project
Drinking water protection across Ireland has reached a ‘watershed’ moment with the culmination of five years’ work to improve river water quality.
The €4.9m Source to Tap project explored sustainable, cost-effective catchment management measures designed...
WRAS approval renewed for swing check valves
T-T Flow is delighted to announce that they have been awarded accreditation from the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme Ltd for the full range of swing gate valves.
WRAS contributes to the protection of public health...
How much Fluoride is in your water?
Fluoride will be added to drinking water for millions of people in the UK under new legal powers. It will be the biggest expansion of the health measure since the 1980s.
Around 1.6 million people...