Chemical dosing systems: repair or replace?

Is it time to scrap your malfunctioning or broken-down chemical dosing system, or should you carry on repairing it? In fact, there are more options than just those two, and with proper maintenance you...

Treating data as a valuable asset to become WISER

Data is changing our world and the way we live and work at an unprecedented pace. It is transforming the way the water industry operates and is becoming increasingly critical. With the massive growth...

The UKWIR CIP Programme 2010–2020

Recent research has focused attention on trace substances in surface waters. As a result, current legislation establishes environmental quality standards (EQSs) for a wide range of chemicals in rivers where they may have the...

SuDS: Turning Grey to Blue and Green

By Mark Manning Business Development Manager, SDS Limited If only, with the stroke of a paintbrush, we could transform the grey infrastructure of our urban landscapes to blue and green, bringing nature to the very heart...

Severn Trent use ‘giant socks’ in ground-breaking phosphate trial

Severn Trent is using ‘giant socks’ to collect essential minerals used on farmers’ fields before they get washed away, as part of a new ground-breaking phosphate trial. The Catchment Management and Biodiversity team at Severn...

The Mag Meter Replacer!

The final determinations of PR19 stipulate that during AMP7 England and Wales water companies Outcome Delivery Incentives shall on average reduce Leakage by 16% and Supply Interruptions by 41% no later than 2025. However, you...

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...

Spades in the ground mark start of UK’s biggest water infrastructure project for generations

 Anglian Water begins multi-million pound investment into hundreds of kilometers of interconnecting pipelines to prevent water scarcity ‘jaws of death’  Longer than HS2, the project will address the 30 million litre a day...

From sludge to bio-resources

Ester Rus is sludge and energy manager for Thames Water’s wastewater innovation. Here, she discusses the importance of renewable energy from sludge, and how the company’s innovation teams are maximising its generation Introduction to Bio-resources: In recent...

Minimising water leakage with accurate monitoring

Pedro Barbosa, product owner at bp Launchpad company Fotech, looks at the current issues faced by water utilities and outlines how advanced distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology is helping operators to monitor and maintain...