Following the publication of Ofwat’s report into the misreporting of performance data relating to leakage and per capita consumption, Welsh Water has reiterated its apology for this issue that it reported to Ofwat and began investigating in 2022.
A booming technology company has relocated its headquarters from Singapore to Wales and is seeking up to £3 million investment to take a revolutionary water pipeline application to the global market.
Yorkshire Water is carrying out the UK’s most advanced smart water network pilot in Sheffield and has so far installed almost 2000 upgraded meters and reduced leakage in the area by more than 90,000 litres per day.
Thames Water is turning to the supply chain and looking to the marketplace to identify innovative technologies in its continuing efforts to drive down leakage.
Yorkshire Water has trialled an innovative valve technology designed to reduce supply interruptions to customers when water pipe repair work is carried out.
Bob Taylor, Operations Director Drinking Water Services, South West Water, UK talks about network leakage, innovation and resilience ahead of the 9th Global Leakage Summit he is chairing in London next month
Innovative leakage technology is set to be showcased at the upcoming Global Leakage Summit 2018 next month which takes place in London on 13th-14th March.
Anglian Water has become one of the first water companies to trial thermal imaging drones to detect leaking water pipes.
Northern Ireland Water has gone out to tender with a major contract for the supply, delivery, hire and maintenance of leakage equipment and ancillary equipment.
Thames Water is using a 280-strong team to identify invisible underground water leaks this winter before they escalate into big bursts above ground.
“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 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.
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.
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.