Review of UKWIR water mains & sewers National Failures Database completed
A review of UKWIR’s National Failure Database (NFD) for water mains and sewer has been completed - providing the opportunity to consider the business case for its continued development.
Anglian Water, SES and Welsh Water hold virtual hackathon
Anglian Water, SES and Welsh Water last week held the very first collaborative virtual event bringing together experience and ideas from a variety of organisations and individuals to tackle the growing issues of water usage across the country.
Exploring the potential of analytics for asset management in the water sector
In an overview of a major Expert Focus Whitepaper for Waterbriefing, Dr Atai Winkler, Principal Consultant at PAM Analytics, dispels some of the misconceptions around analytics, defines and explains some common terms associated with analytics, particularly predictive analytics, and gives examples of how predictive analytics can be used to improve asset management in the water industry.
Severn Trent trials use of plastic discs to accelerate sewage treatment process
Severn Trent has found a way to treat sewage quicker and cheaper at one of its sites near Gloucester, using ‘little plastic discs’.
Water companies unite to hold virtual online data hackathon
Anglian Water, SES Water and Welsh Water are joining forces to hold a virtual online data hack over two weeks to make steps in understanding customer behaviour in relation to water consumption.
Scottish Water installs 944 solar PV panels on Fife reservoir
Scottish Water’s Finmont Service Reservoir, near Lochgelly, has been fitted out with almost1000 solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels.
Royal HaskoningDHV develops turnkey solution to meet AMP 7 phosphorus removal challenges
Royal HaskoningDHV has developed a range of small package plants based on its award-wining Nereda® wastewater treatment technology with biological phosphorus removal to help water companies meet new AMP 7 phosphorus consent requirements.
Tideway installs giant vortex at Hammersmith Pumping Station as part of London supersewer
A giant stainless-steel vortex system has been lowered into the shaft at Hammersmith Pumping Station as part of the supersewer for London which is currently under construction.
EPSRC awards £6m grant to drive next-generation solar technology into new applications
Researchers at Swansea University, Imperial College London and the University of Oxford have launched a project to drive next-generation solar technology into new applications.
Scottish Water and Zero Waste Scotland turn process grit into construction aggregate
Scottish Water has partnered with Zero Waste Scotland to turn grit that is found in the waste water system into valuable raw building material for the construction industry.
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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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