WASTEWATER
Water sector needs one voice on PFAS and emerging contaminants
Increased public awareness of micropollutants and emerging contaminants in wastewater and drinking water, along with tougher scrutiny from regulators, means the water sector needs a more cohesive response, argues Lila Thompson, chief executive, British Water.
Finding consensus on how micropollutants...
Rethinking resilience: unlocking hidden hydraulic capacity in our wastewater networks
By Mike Williamson, Managing Director, Water Services, Adler & Allan
Despite increased investments and regulations, the UK’s ageing wastewater infrastructure faces challenges from climate change and population growth. While proactive sewer rehabilitation helps maintain parts of the network, factors such...
Innovation drives efficiency at Five Fords WwTW
Alison Miles, UK & Ireland Sales & Innovation Manager at NIVUS Limited
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...
Teledyne Valeport Water Expands Hyperion Range with Hyperion32 – Optimised for Shallow Water
UK-based environmental monitoring instrument manufacturer, Teledyne Valeport Water, is pleased to announce the release of the Hyperion32, the latest addition to its Hyperion range of high-performance optical instruments.
Designed specifically for inland water and shallow marine environments, the Hyperion32 is...
Consent granted for Cambridge wastewater treatment plant relocation
The government has approved Anglian Water’s plan for its Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project (CWWTPR).
Funding was allocated to Anglian Water and the city council back in March 2019 towards their bid to submit a Development Consent Order...
OMEX understand the importance of keeping the wastewater treatment facility at optimum performance
At OMEX we understand the importance of keeping the wastewater treatment facility at optimum performance. Below our operations manager, Dimitris Theodoridis, highlights the key points to achieve the best performance from your WWT plant.
Keep the biology strong and healthy
For...
Optimising Effluent Treatment in Wastewater: Sonoco Stainland’s Innovative Approach
By Oliver Lang, Sunny Patel and Norbert Rademacher, Hach
Sonoco’s Stainland Board Mill close to Halifax has revolutionised its effluent treatment process. By implementing a real-time chemical dosing system, the mill has significantly enhanced its wastewater management, ensuring environmental compliance...
South East Water chooses partner for new digital mission
South East Water (SEW) has announced the new partner for its digital change programme.
While the water industry has traditionally been slow to adopt new technology, SEW aims to buck that trend with an ambitious five-year digital transformation strategy.
The company is...
Six months on: How Turbidity Expert is revolutionising testing
When Palintest launched Turbidity Expert just six months ago, it promised to address the persistent frustrations of turbidity testing in the water industry. Today, it’s clear the product is not just living up to expectations – it’s reshaping the...
IDEXX Tecta® System: Automated Water Microbiology Testing
The IDEXX Tecta® system is a complete, self-contained water testing system, providing rapid evidence of bacterial contamination, outside of a traditional laboratory setting.
The system features the option to run up to 4 or 16 analyses, providing fully automated incubation...
UK’s first water monitoring centre is an early-warning system for disease outbreaks and community health
The University of Bath – working alongside Wessex Water - is launching the UK’s first early-warning public health surveillance system based on detecting tiny traces of chemicals and biological markers found in water.
The Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning...
New pilot study detects crucial pollution marker
A successful pilot study is offering a better understanding of contamination sources in national waterbodies, providing water companies with the capability of identifying and mitigating inputs of faecal pollution in UK rivers.
The study - undertaken by Water Research Centre...
OCU Group: Enhancing Water and Wastewater treatment system solutions
Providing sustainable water solutions and solving water company challenges through turnkey design, consultancy and construction.
OCU has been providing leading water solutions for over 20 years including delivery of non-infrastructure projects for providers including Wessex Water, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water,...
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...
Intelligent Wastewater Pumping on the rise
Xylem’s Flygt Concertor launched in 2016 as the world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence.
The smart, interconnected technology senses the operating conditions of its environment, adapting its performance in real time and providing feedback to pumping station...
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...
Environment Act water quality monitoring blueprint is a winner
The success of a continuous water quality monitoring project in the Lake District has been recognised with a top industry award.
The monitoring on the River Kent was implemented for United Utilities by environmental agency APEM and partner Meteor Communications.
“Monitoring...
Revolutionising Water and Wastewater Analysis with Cutting-Edge Technology
Metrohm Process Analytics: your partner for water and wastewater analysis.
In an era where environmental sustainability and industrial efficiency are paramount, water analysis stands as a critical component in maintaining public health and ecological balance. As water serves as the...
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...
