Yearly Archives: 2024

United Utilities investing £17.7m to build new Wastewater Treatment Works in Forton

A multi-million-pound project to build a new Wastewater Treatment Works and upgrade the wastewater network in Forton, near Lancaster, is progressing well. The £17.7m development...

Reporting pollution, blockages and leaks made easier with Thames Water’s new online tool and interactive map 

Thames Water is making it easier and quicker for members of the public to report sewer flooding, blockages or leaks across London and the...

100,000 and counting: process filter maker passes production milestone

A UK process filter manufacturer has fabricated and shipped its 100,000th stainless steel cartridge housing after production capacity was boosted through an extensive, ongoing...

Essex & Suffolk Water helps to keep taps flowing

An innovative new product is helping to keep taps flowing across Essex and Suffolk, even during leaks and bursts. Essex & Suffolk Water has unveiled...

How UV technology is advancing public health and sustainability in 2024

The UV technology industry, a stalwart in various sectors like water treatment and disinfection in food and beverage processes, is poised to experience a...

Between the harmonics

Power quality is critical to every industrial environment, especially wastewater sites where critical equipment is at stake. However, the issue of harmonics and noise...

Instrumentation confidence underpins power station performance

Steam and water quality analysis performs a critical role in the protection of power plants from corrosion and deposition in the water steam cycle....

Water resource planning requires circular approach

Ambitious water resource management plans represent a major investment for water companies, says Beatrice Martin, head of water at Xylem, with the drafts revealing...

Clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters keep sludge dewatering safe

Ensuring a protected environment for people and installations, clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement technology is helping to guarantee air circulation in the processing of wastewater...

Meeting the challenge of water scarcity

If our water usage patterns don’t change, the UK will have an ongoing water deficit of 4,000 Megalitres per day by 2050.  Reductions in...

E. coli risks and mitigation strategies using UV-LED technology

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a type of bacteria that resides in the intestines of humans and animals. Many E. coli strains are harmless...

Net zero wastewater treatment plants are not a pipedream

Has Anglian Water unlocked a key part of the puzzle in delivering sustainable Net zero wastewater treatment? A sludge treatment plant that can produce...

Gearing up for AMP8

With large parts of the UK water pipeline network classified as aging, monitoring pipeline infrastructure for new and existing leakage should consistently remain a...

Storm overflows monitoring hits 100% target, says Government

The Government has announced that 100% of storm overflows across the water network in England have now been fitted with Event Duration Monitors (EDMs),...

New water flow monitor fills technology gap

The instrumentation company Nivus has developed a new hand-held portable flow monitoring technology in response to a requirement that was originally identified by the...

Water sector must dig deeper on collaboration

The need to intensify collaboration, integration and digitisation, to deliver a vast programme of works in AMP8 – the asset management plan period 2025-30...

UK merchants benefit from Marsh’s low-cost sewage treatment plant

Marsh Industries, a leading provider of off-mains wastewater treatment solutions, has launched the Marsh:ENCO low-cost sewage treatment plant, designed specifically to support the UK...

WWEM organiser opens registration for the largest water and wastewater monitoring event in the UK

The organiser of WWEM has opened registration for the 11th edition of the UK’s largest water and wastewater monitoring event. WWEM 2024 is set to...

Telling Tales – The early bird captures the narrative

Walking the dog on one of the very wet mornings we have had, I noticed an extraordinary number of worms wriggling around on the...

Innovation model will accelerate water company trials  

An updated innovation accelerator has been launched by Spring as part of a multi-year effort to remove the barriers to mobilising trials at pace...

SuDS Tips: Regular columnist Stuart Crisp explores Defra’s ‘Plan for Water’

In April 2023, Defra published its so-called ‘Plan for Water’ (fully titled Our integrated plan for delivering clean and plentiful water). The aim of...

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