Colony Counts: The Microbiology of Drinking Water
In this issue of the Water Industry Journal, we gain an insight into how colony counts are used to ensure we have wholesome drinking water on tap. Shaun Jones, Public Health Manager at Wessex...
Reducing leaks: the rise of leak detection technology in water pipes
The street washed out with water. Parked cars sitting partly submerged. Ground floor flats flooded. This was the scene in a south London street in early January.
It’s becoming an all too familiar sight. According...
‘Rainwise’ initiative aims to tackle urban creep and climate change
Northumbrian Water, which supplies 2.7 million customers in the North East with both water and sewerage services, places communities and the environment at its heart. It aims to provide a sewerage service that deals...
Wastewater Instrumentation – challenges and opportunities
By Dr Leo Carswell Principal Consultant. WRc plc
Data from on-line instrumentation is increasingly being used for process optimisation and control, monitoring critical operations and asset performance monitoring. Such instrumentation is therefore becoming fundamental for...
Managing incidents with the ‘digital twin’
Written by Chris Jones (Northumbrian Water Group), Professor Chris Kilsby (Newcastle University) and Brett Cherry (Newcastle University)
When responding to an incident that has potential to adversely affect people and their homes or businesses, it...
Phosphorous removal from wastewater
“Water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather a heritage that must be protected.”
Increasing levels of European legislation, led by the Water Framework Directive, is putting great pressure on companies involved...
The power of poo
Northumbrian Water is the only wastewater company in the UK to use 100% of its sewage sludge (the left over material at the end of the wastewater treatment process) and convert it into gas...
Optimism amid the challenges facing water companies
These are challenging times for the water industry. Ageing infrastructure, pollution, flooding, drought, they all test the industry on a daily basis. However, progress is being made and one of the people acknowledging the...
Phosphorus in the circle of life
Phosphorus is critical to life and is needed by both plants and animals. It enables the normal functioning of every cell in our bodies, and to make things like bones, teeth and shells. It...
Bradford-on-Avon STW – Ferric Chloride Chemical Dosing Case Study
Background
In west Wiltshire, close to the border with Somerset, the town of Bradford on Avon until 1876 was served in the form of sewers that ran from various locations directly into the River Avon....