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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Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
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