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...
Digitising engagement to support a collaborative approach
Severn Trent
As our drainage and wastewater systems face ever increasing pressures they need to become more resilient. Whilst sewerage companies already carry out wastewater catchment planning to mitigate future risks, these wastewater assets interact...
Flow Cytometry: An alternative to classic HPC measurement
Quantifying bacterial concentrations in water samples is a necessary process to evaluate and contain microbiological contamination. Heterotrophic plate count (HPC) measurement is still the standard method to determine microbial contamination, yet a number of...
Using AI to understudy system experts and optimise plant performance
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are making a large impact in many fields, and the water sector is no different. With operators facing constant pressure to boost plant efficiency and to deliver maximum value...
Southern water resilience projects
For the past two years Southern Water has been conducting a far reaching project aimed at delivering Zero Pollutions by 2040. We aim as a business to have achieved our ambition for zero pollution,...