Features

Phosphorus management is one of the key issues in water treatment with the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and the Water Framework Directive driving tighter consent standards in AMP7. Here Michael Froom, Business...

By Martin Doherty Head of Service Improvement South West Water Most companies in the British water industry have started the journey of creating a ‘smart’ system of management and control over their pipe network. The underground system...

Yorkshire Water has adopted the Esri ArcGIS Hub to share risk data for its first Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP) with local stakeholders. Identifying future risks to wastewater treatment and drainage networks, and coming...

Every day, more than 15 million people in London and the Thames Valley flush or drain 4.6 billion litres of used water. To cope with this huge demand, Thames Water maintains a complex 68,000-mile...

A collaborative event will bring together water, wastewater and sustainability experts to explore new ways of tackling fat, oil and grease (FOG) in sewers and pave the way for a blockage-free future. Now in its...

EDF Energy is building two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C in Somerset – the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations that will together produce low-carbon electricity for around 6 million...

Spills from wastewater system storm overflows have attracted much media attention, and the Government has just concluded its consultation on developing a Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan (SORP). Andy Godley, from the Water Research...

Vac-Ex Limited is a UK company. We design and manufacture compact, towable vacuum excavators and safe dig equipment. Today, especially in inner city locations the ground is congested with buried cables and pipes, some...

Innovative technology, which does for water pipes what fitness tracker wristbands have done for people, could spot water bursts before they happen. The Critical Infrastructure Pipeline Protection System® (CIPPS®) dynamically tracks pipeline deterioration, using data...

David Hartley explains how Anglian Water is generating enough energy from its combined heat and power (CHP) plants to run a town the size of Lowestoft for a year. Last year was a record year...