Reducing spillages and pollution incidents caused by customer-side blockages

The spillages and pollution incidents that result from sewer blockages can have devastating consequences, particularly when these incidents happen customer-side. As explained in the recent ‘Customer Experiences of Sewer Flooding’ report published by Ofwat and...

Digital wastewater maps future for sewage management

A wastewater intelligence solution is helping improve community health in a partnership first between Scottish Water and Kando. Water Industry Journal spoke to Dr Andrew Engeli, CSO at Kando, about the shared vision for...

Wastewater treatment plants can ‘catch a cold’

Just like humans, wastewater treatment plants can get sick through viral attacks. Research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals the implications for the local environment if a plant gets ‘sick’. In the sewage industry,...

MCERTS Class 1 radars and controllers offer users all the options

In 2021, level and pressure instrumentation manufacturer, VEGA, became the first manufacturer to offer MCERTS Class one certification over a 5m range - either as a stand-alone sensor or with controller as a complete...

Affordable solutions to the UK’s wastewater pollution crisis

It’s policy making sleight of hand to claim that the cost of preventing spills in UK rivers is more than £1,000 per household per year. What a scary number? What a false argument? There...

Yorkshire Water expands AI use against pollution

Yorkshire Water is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict blockages within its sewer network and reduce pollution risks. A successful pilot of a solution co-created by Yorkshire Water, Siemens and The University...

Why it’s smart to increase your sewer network monitoring

Effectively managing hundreds of thousands of miles of sewer network is an unenviable task. And with ever-changing industry regulation, stricter statutory targets, additional compliance and a growing abundance of technology, that task could easily...

Buried or submerged closed pipe flow metering

Buried flow meters for lowest installed cost Many seasoned water professionals may throw their hands skyward at the mere suggestion of burying flow meters underground. They will more than likely remember the manufacturer promises made...

“It’s one minute to midnight”: why adaption is now as vital as mitigation in...

Opening up COP26, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared “it’s one minute to midnight on that doomsday clock” in his attempt to illustrate the seriousness of the climate threat we all face. While world leaders gathered...

The future of Odour & H2S Monitoring at wastewater treatment plants

Author: Andres Quijano, Solution Design Engineer - North Americas at Envirosuite The wastewater treatment industry has come a long way since its inception, playing the role of an unsung hero in our lives. According to...