Treatment and Technology
Innovation drives efficiency at Five Fords WwTW growth mitigation scheme
Engineers working on a project in North Wales have employed innovative techniques to improve wastewater treatment efficiency at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods, saving an estimated £3.5 million. Alison Miles from NIVUS, an instrumentation partner in...
Protecting wastewater equipment from ragging is all down to the application
For many people working within the wastewater industry, the ragging of pumps and other equipment is an all too familiar sight – one which has been steadily increasing in recent years, and sadly doesn’t look to abate, as wet...
Lining repair ‘first of its kind’ in UK
Installing an ‘earthquake liner’ on England’s south coast is a ‘seismic step forward’ for sewer repairs in the UK, says Wessex Water.
The utility company teamed up with industry specialists to devise a ground-breaking solution for a trunk sewer pipe...
Enhanced treatment can speed-up spill reduction
Enhanced wastewater treatment can reduce sewage overflows to the environment in a sustainable way, says Dominic Hurd, of ACWA Services.
Public and political pressure on water companies to address the issue of sewage spills means overflows are no longer solely...
Ensuring flow compliance at Fowey sewage works
Small wastewater treatment works (WwTWs) frequently present significant physical challenges for instrumentation and control engineers.
However, a compliant flow measurement facility has been installed at a plant in Fowey, in the south-west of England, by a partnership involving a water...
Metrohm’s Process Analytics Solutions for Waste Water Treatment Plants
Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs) face significant challenges in managing nutrient levels, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus, to comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations.
Excessive concentrations of these nutrients can cause eutrophication, leading to harmful algal blooms and disrupting aquatic ecosystems....
The ultimate PC pump for the wastewater industry
By Wayne Carrington, National Accounts Manager, Vogelsang
Wastewater treatment plants that use large amounts of power depend on technology and machines that don’t add to their already high energy consumption. But they can’t afford to install and run equipment that...
HUBER Technology Waste Water Solutions
HUBER Technology is a leading supplier of stainless steel wastewater treatment equipment.
We offer high quality innovative solutions for all your wastewater requirements for both Municipal and Industrial markets. HUBER have a large and diverse product range and a wealth...
Waste water treatment – reducing cost, increasing efficiencies
By Daniel Tritton, Technical Sales Engineer, MB Air Systems
Wastewater treatment is generally something we take for granted as we empty the bath or flush the loo. That is until water utility companies hit the headlines for pollution incidents or...
Selwood solution resolves wastewater emergency at Chelmsford WRC
Anglian Water’s Chelmsford Wastewater Recycling Centre (WRC) was operating normally until a problem with their Archimedes screws arose. These screws are responsible for transporting Return Activated Sludge (RAS) from a lower chamber to a high chamber to be treated...
Best performance for you WWT plant
At OMEX we understand the importance of keeping your wastewater treatment facility at optimum performance. Our Technical Director, Dimitris Theodoridis, highlights the key points to achieve the best performance from your WWT plant:
Keep the biology strong and healthy
For the plant...
Phosphorous Removal
Many industrial manufacturing processes will result in the production of acidic waste streams. Where these undergo on site treatment, they are likely to require neutralisation before discharge, in order to comply with a discharge consent. Many of these on...
Save money and meet environmental compliance standards with Magmex® from OMEX Environmental Ltd
Water is an essential component in a range of production processes and in the brewing industry, water is essential.
However across the industry, 70% of the fresh water drawn into the brewing process ends up as effluent which needs to...
Omex Environmental has moved to new premises
OMEX Environmental Ltd has been busy behind the scenes moving to new premises in Sutton Bridge, Spalding.
Commencing business in 1989, OMEX Environmental has grown with the ever-changing Industry of wastewater treatment and biogas, increasing in size and knowledge as...
Phosphorus removal options explored in trials
Alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works are being explored in an innovation project led by United Utilities.
The water industry is heavily dependent on the use of metal-based coagulants for the removal of phosphorus, particularly at...
Modernising Mulhouse – How the region achieved 75% reduction in Wastewater Overflows with SUEZ AQUADVANCED® Urban Drainage
The inter-municipal Syndicat de la Région Mulhousienne (SIVOM) has dramatically reduced wastewater overflows in its aging urban drainage system by 75% through the implementation of SUEZ’s AQUADVANCED® Urban Drainage software. This significant achievement not only ensures compliance with stringent...
How to ensure phosphorus removal with max efficiency and low opex
As AMP8 approaches, implementing or improving phosphorus removal capability is a pertinent issue for wastewater plants; but it is also a complex one. Here, Daniel Parry from Veolia Water Technologies highlights the importance of addressing long-term efficiency and OPEX...
What is wrong with sewage?
Julian Doberski’s new book, The Science of Sewage: What Happens When We Flush, explains to the lay reader what is involved in sewage treatment and the environmental impacts of sewage. In this special feature, he explains how ‘laying the...
Vital connection work starts on super sewer
Engineers on London’s super sewer project have begun work to connect the new infrastructure to the existing sewer system.
The 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel aims to dramatically improve the health of the River Thames by preventing sewage pollution.
The £5bn tunnel...
Using data to finetune wastewater treatment
The Trinity River Authority (TRA) in Texas manages four water and five wastewater treatment plants within the Trinity River Basin - an area of about 18,000 square miles that stretches over 17 counties. David Naranjo is the authority’s Systems...
Homes heated by human sewage could be a reality
A project to transform sewage sludge into clean water and energy has been awarded a share of £4.5 million by Ofwat.
The project involves extracting energy from the waste produced during sewage and water treatment and transforming it into hydrogen...
SEKO chemical dosing solutions for a new-build sewage plant
During construction of a sewage plant in Sichuan, China, the operator required a dosing pump control system in order to precisely manage chemical injection as part of the site’s state-of-the-art design.
The plant – an 80-million-yuan ($11-million) development expected to...
Redefining wastewater treatment for a sustainable future
By Giulia Pizzagalli, Innovation Project Manager for Triple Carbon Reduction at Anglian Water
This summer will mark the beginning of Anglian Water’s pilot trial for its Triple Carbon Reduction (TCR) project, a novel approach to treating wastewater that will help...
SEEPEX’s Advanced Pumping and Digital Solutions at the Water Equipment Show
Discover SEEPEX progressive cavity pump technology, advanced Digital Solutions and CARE services at the upcoming Water Equipment Show on May 16th. As proud Gold sponsors, SEEPEX will present a wide range of innovative solutions designed for the water and...
Efficient treatment of hexavalent chromium-containing wastewater
New technology using a vortex layer of ferromagnetic particles is a quicker, safer, more cost-effective way to decontaminate wastewater, say Stanislav Mykytenko,
Oleg Kryvokhyzha and Andrii Laptiev, of GlobeCore, Ukraine.
Water pollution is a global problem, and surface water contamination is...
Orders flow in for Hybrid-SAF technology
Three UK water utilities are installing a total of 30 Hybrid-SAF modular biological treatment units to meet the demands of a growing population and stricter regulations.
Anglian Water, Scottish Water, and United Utilities have all signed contracts with WCS Environmental...
Ragging is eliminated with the right pump and macerator team
By Drew McCulloch Area Sales Manager at Vogelsang
Despite the warnings, cloths, wet wipes and other foreign matter will always find their way into the sewage treatment process. Ragging is a problem that is growing, and is an issue wastewater treatment works...
OCU Northavon: Driving Innovation in Sustainable Water and Wastewater Management
With sustainability a priority and population growth a strain, innovation in wastewater management plays a pivotal role in achieving water resilience.
OCU Northavon is a leading authority of expertise and innovation in water and wastewater systems and protecting the environment...
Is Artificial Intelligence the future for water infrastructure optimisation?
Kevin Sheeran, Technical Specialist, Suez Aqua Enviro, investigates how wastewater utilities can make best use of AI.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will become ubiquitous in our daily lives, powering services from digital assistants to personalised content recommendations. Many industries will benefit...
Breaking down information silos in water and wastewater
What are information silos and why do they affect water/wastewater so much? Tim Harrison of SolutionsPT investigates.
An information silo occurs when you have two (or more) different systems running side by side that relate to the same overall process...
