Scottish Water uses sniffer dogs to track down hard to find hidden leaks in rural areas
Scottish Water is using sniffer dogs to help find leaking water mains in some rural areas in Scotland - the dogs have recently successfully identified hard to find hidden leaks with the discovery of 21 suspected leaks in the Borders and East Lothian.
Ovarro: Water companies on front foot with leakage targets and tech investment in strong position for AMP8
Paul Hartley, chief commercial officer at Ovarro, explains why water companies getting on the front foot with leakage targets and technology investment now will be in a strong position going into AMP8.
Indian Institute of Science develops novel hydrogel which removes microplastics from water
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have designed a novel sustainable hydrogel to remove microplastics from water - the material has a unique intertwined polymer network that can bind the contaminants and degrade them using UV light irradiation.
Costain - use of concrete sensors reduces formwork striking times by a third
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has made significant time and efficiency savings for its customers - a successful trial using new concrete sensor technology is benefitting major projects in water, road and rail.
Water companies’ AD operations to be impacted by Environment Agency Methane Action Plan
The Environment Agency intends to progressively issue new and modified permits to ensure Best Available Techniques (BAT) are adopted for around 120 anaerobic digestion (AD) installations used to treat sewage sludge currently being operated by water companies.
Sewage discharges and storm overflows in AMP8 - standardisation key to keeping costs down and delivering projects
Dale Foster, Business Development Manager at wastewater technology specialists HUBER Technology UK, discusses why standardisation will be key to keeping costs down and delivering projects to tackling sewage discharges and storm overflows in AMP8.
MOSL Strategic Panel sets out strategy for delivering smart metering to business customers
MOSL’s Strategic Panel, the competitive water market’s most senior governing body, has published a strategy to guide water companies as they prepare to roll out smart metering to non-household (NHH) customers.
Environment Agency publishes guidance on production of green hydrogen from water using electrolysis
The Environment Agency has published new guidance on emerging techniques for the production of hydrogen from water using electrolysis.
United Utilities and University of Manchester put green concrete in the water sector to the test
An ambitious project between United Utilities and the University of Manchester to put green concrete to the test in the water sector has taken an important step forward.
Regulatory hurdles result in discontinuation of Fibre in Water project by Yorkshire Water and partners
A project to install fibre optic telecommunication cables within a section of the potable water pipe network has been discontinued due to ongoing regulatory hurdles primarily related to the requirement for Regulation 31 (Reg 31) approval from the Drinking Water Inspectorate.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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