US Geological Survey tool predicts pesticides in waterways
A new interactive mapping tool created by the US Geological Survey provides predicted concentrations for 108 pesticides in streams and rivers and identifies which are most likely to exceed water-quality guidelines for human health or aquatic life.
£2.5bn funding available to explore commercial use of graphene
Innovate UK, the government's innovation agency, together with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are seeking to stimulate exploitation of the high-performance material graphene by investing £2.5 million in feasibility studies.
Yorkshire Water uses innovative 'Spider' machine for river restoration
Yorkshire Water’s trial works to improve the quality of the river environment downstream of Swinsty reservoir is now well underway thanks to the help of a 'Spider' machine.
Earth Observation data used to measure peatland integrity and restoration prioritization
Landscape intelligence company Rezatec has been working with Northern Ireland Water to undertake an innovative study of its Dungonnell catchment, on the Garron Plateau, to the North of Belfast, using Earth Observation (EO) techniques.
Singapore: demo-scale plant to test process innovations for water reclamation
Singapore’s national water agency Public Utilities Board (PUB) is building a demonstration-scale Integrated Validation Plant to test the technologies that could potentially be implemented at the future Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (WRP).
Turning sewage sludge into concrete
Dried sewage sludge could be an alternative cement material for concrete, researchers in Malaysia have found.
€7m+ EU open data project to provide one-stop shop for water info
Freely accessible online tools to enable sustainable and efficient water resource management are being developed by the €7. 7million+ EU-funded SWITCH-ON project.
UK pavilion at European Utility Week to promote UK-Austrian collaboration
The UK is hosting a pavilion at European Utility Week 2015 taking place in Vienna from 3 to 5 November.
£1m Skanska research project could significantly improve construction efficiency
Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, has awarded Skanska funding towards a £1million project to research real-time ‘tag and track’ methods. It has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency of construction programmes.
Sonar technology for sewer surveys to save Thames Water £1m+ a year in CCTV costs
The use of sonar technology to assess the condition of sewers is set to save Thames Water more than £1million a year.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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