IoT and the road to long-term water security
Water resources and our overstretched supply network are creating unsustainable pressure. Yet without proper insight into where leaks happen or how customer behaviour affects consumption, how can water companies meet government plans to cut...
Transforming water network management
Globally, around one-third of the treated water put into networks is lost before it reaches customers, says Barbara Hathaway, Ovarro’s technology leader for leakage solutions.
Widespread loss through leaking pipes is not acceptable in the...
Rotherwood Avenue Lock Gate
Mackenzie Construction called upon Selwood, a long-standing partner of Mackenzie Construction, to support them in a project for their framework partner Scottish Canals.
Background
The water around the lock gates at Rotherwood Avenue in Glasgow needed...
NI Water appoints specialist ‘One Team’ for extensive upgrade of Belfast wastewater treatment works
NI Water has successfully achieved a key milestone with the appointment of the delivery team for the significant upgrade of Belfast Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW), as part of its Living With Water in Belfast...
Treated water is a first for fire service
Treated wastewater is being used in trials to tackle fires in Wales.
A pioneering partnership between Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Natural Resources Wales, and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is testing ultra-violet (UV...
Durham wastewater treatment works upgrade in full flow
A £6.4 million scheme is underway to extend and upgrade Northumbrian Water’s wastewater treatment works in Kelloe, County Durham.
This WINEP (Water Industry National Environment Programme) scheme will improve the performance of the treatment works...
Protecting Britain’s waterways
Testing for halogens in wastewater will soon become mandatory, says Matt Allen, Product Manager at SciMed.
In 2022, raw sewage was pumped into English rivers and seas for 1.75 million hours, or 200 cumulative years....
Cranfield University Water short courses are still available for 2023!
Hosted by Cranfield’s leading academics, Cranfield’s short courses provide you with the perfect opportunity to strengthen your expertise and skills and stay up to date with the latest developments in the water sector.
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Advance your Career with the Biological Wastewater Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion CPD Course.
The University of Aberdeen is delighted to host an in-person IChemE Approved CPD Course titled “Biological Wastewater Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion: Theory, Design and Practice”, which is aimed at professionals and PhD students working...
Responsive Environmental Resilience
Here, Rich Matthews, MD at Siltbuster, the UK’s leading water treatment specialist, discusses the latest thinking when it comes to environmental resilience, agile solutions, and the importance of making incremental gains.
The Water Industry is...