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Innovation Zone: Pesticide protection
Metaldehyde cannot be removed effectively with standard drinking water treatment
processes, but there are technologies...
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Interview: UKWIR chief executive Steve Kaye
Steve Kaye, the new chief executive of UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR), wants to
get the industry thinking...
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Focusing on what matters to customers
Neil Croxton, Stantec's technical director - water distribution, on why it's not enough
just to adopt new smart...
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Innovation: Why use a pilot plant?
When designing a pilot-scale plant for trialling new technologies, it is important to be
clear about what you are hoping...
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Innovation Zone: Boosting biogas production
Regulatory changes mean that now is a good time for technologies that can help boost
biogas production from sludge. Here...
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Turning the circular economy into reality
The Europe-wide INCOVER project, which was among the winners at the Water
Industry Awards 2018, shows how technology and...
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Managed service web portal pays off for Anglian Water
A map-based web portal using GPS positioning has enabled Anglian Water's mobile
workforce to better handle its planning...
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PR19 Challenge Report - Supply Interruptions
In the third in our series of PR19 Challenge Reports, which look in detail at each of the
14 common performance...
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Innovation Zone: Protect against sewer flooding
At a time when building flood resilience is a national priority, innovative technologies
can help keep sewer flooding...
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New trends and technologies under spotlight at WWEM 2018
Over 80 seminars will take place over the course of two days at WWEM 2018, the water,
wastewater & environmental...
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Precious metals in sewage sludge
The current regulatory focus on the commercialisation of sewage sludge makes it the
ideal time to investigate how to...
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Getting to Grips with… landfill leachate
Liquid that oozes from landfills can be some of the most challenging of wastewaters to
treat, but technology is now...
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Anglian's VR programme: Finding real virtues in virtual reality
Anglian Water's Steve Havvas tells Robin Hackett why the company's new VR training
programme is attracting widespread...
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Innovation Zone: Reducing supply interruptions
Supply interruptions are one of the biggest sources of frustration for customers, but
there are solutions that can help...
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Utileyes: Northumbrian's award-winning 'virtual visit' app
The Utileyes app - which allows Northumbrian Water Group technicians to view
potential problems inside customers' homes...
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Northumbrian Water agrees 'second life' energy storage deal
Northumbrian Water is planning to pilot the use of large-scale battery storage at a
number of sites across the North East, Essex and Suffolk.
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Scottish Water takes lead in European innovation network
A five-nation partnership will see Scottish Water play a leading role in a new network of
test centres that will accelerate innovation across the industry.
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Severn Trent saves £750K using drone inspections
Severn Trent has made savings of £750,000 in the last year through the use of drones for
more efficient asset inspections, it has been reported.
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Local firm wins UU innovation contract for treatment technology
United Utilities has awarded a long-term contract to Penrith-based Typhon Treatment
Systems, whose new ultraviolet LED water treatment technology is one of the first
systems in the world capable of using UV from LEDs to neutralise harmful
microorganisms on an industrial scale.
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Scottish Water in new partnership to boost water management
A new partnership to enhance water management across Edinburgh and the Lothians
has been launched.