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Steps to unlocking water data capability

The water sector has made good progress with digitisation – the capturing of data for storage and processing - writes Ruth Clarke, head of...

Tackling nuisance odour – H2S detection down to single digit ppb level

Able Instruments & Controls has long held the belief that their partner company Ametek Brookfield produces the best-in-class parts per billion hydrogen sulphide analyser,...

How water companies can make their data watertight against cyber attacks

Hackers have developed a taste for water. At the end of last year, the US federal investigators confirmed multiple water utilities in the US...

Pork producer cuts emissions with onsite sludge treatment

When Britain’s biggest provider of higher welfare pork wanted to reduce processing plant sludge transport costs, WCS Environmental Engineering was not only able to...

Rapid flowmeter deployment for network visualisation (somewhere warm)

We clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter manufacturers could be accused, arguably, of focussing a bit relentlessly on the really key feature of the technology, that you...

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...

Telling Tales – Bathing in the warm waters of diversity

“Women!” exclaimed the man at the local baths to me – about his wife. “It’s an irregular plural,” I replied, stealing part of a...

Future delivery will build on challenges of AMP7

The challenges of AMP7 are shaping the future of the water sector as AMP8 approaches, says Ian Thompson, managing director, Xylem UK & Ireland. AMP7...

How can better wastewater management be the answer to a more sustainable future

Four years ago, the water industry set itself a tough target to be net zero in operational emissions by 2030. That deadline is looming...

You can’t ignore pump maintenance

It is well understood that in the water sector, pump failures can lead to significant reputational damage, costly repairs and in some cases financial...

Money down the drain? How the dairy industry could save on costs with smart wastewater treatment

David Gaskill, Business Development Manager – Industrial at Siltbuster, looks at the water treatment challenges facing the dairy industries. From the milk in your tea...

Navigating the protections afforded by international investment laws

Philipp Kurek specialises in international arbitration, representing clients and providing strategic legal advice in both institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings across a wide range...

Agriculture and pharma key to solving micropollutants

In the face of growing public concern about the presence of micropollutants in water and wastewater, Dr Pablo Campo Moreno, senior lecturer in applied...

Smarter systems can preempt pollution events

When it comes to pollution prevention, existing data can deliver surprising results, says Ovarro chief technology officer Matthew Hawkridge, ahead of the World Water-Tech...

Preparing for Environment Act 21 implementation deadline

As the deadline approaches for water companies to have in place monitoring requirements of the Environment Act 21, the sector is concentrating efforts on...

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