Environment Agency sets out strategy for safe and sustainable sludge use
Following a review of the current regulatory regime for sludge treatment, storage and use, in 2021 the Agency intends to bring sludge and septic tank sludge into the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations (EPR). The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (SUiAR) will no longer be needed.
Ofwat in further moves to open new bioresources market
Ofwat has taken the next steps to open the new bioresources market that uses treated sewage to generate energy.
FCC Aqualia led-project to convert waste treatment plants into bioenergy factories
Spanish environmental services, infrastructure and water management group FCC is heading up a project to convert waste treatment plants into bioenergy factories.
Yorks Water gets go-ahead for £72m Leeds AD sludge treatment plant
A £72 million new state-of the-art sludge treatment and anaerobic digestion facility at Yorkshire Water’s Knostrop works in the centre of Leeds has just been given the go ahead.
Nestlé’s AD plant generates energy and income from wastewater
Clearfleau, UK market leaders in industrial anaerobic digestion (AD) for on-site renewable energy generation, has published the energy output results for its plant built for global food and beverage supplier Nestlé one year after commissioning.
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Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner. -
Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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