Feb 26, 2021
Divers deployed as deep freeze impacts treatment plant
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 24, 2021
Pipelines
Northumbrian Water has invested £5 million (€5.8 million) to improve tap water quality to 500,000 customers across Tyneside in the north of the UK.
The water company launched a pipe cleaning programme which will involve cleaning nine kilometres of strategic water mains at 18 different locations in and around Newcastle, Gateshead and North Tyneside.
This is part of... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 23, 2021
Pipelines
Xylem has announced that its partnership with Planet Water Foundation has provided more than one million people with access to safe drinking water.
The milestone was achieved through 10 years of partnership centered on a shared mission to give access to clean water.
The global water technology company has sponsored the deployment of over 500 clean water projects in... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 22, 2021
Pipelines
Issues with water systems have added to the misery for much of the Texas population due to the extreme US winter weather.
Texans were under notice to boil tap water before drinking it after days of record low temperatures damaged infrastructure, caused blackouts and froze water pipes.
Millions of people have been left without electricity or heat in the aftermath of... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 19, 2021
Pipelines
A huge fatberg weighing the same as a small bungalow has been hacked clear from a Canary Wharf sewer by a team of Thames Water engineers.
An underground crew spent two weeks working with partners MTS Cleansing Services battling the blockage, which had been quietly growing underneath London, and was clogging up long sections of the six-foot wide sewer.
If it had been... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 18, 2021
Pipelines
Yorkshire Water in the UK revealed that it tackled more than 25,000 blockages in its pipe and sewer network in 2020.
Problems in the sewer network are most often caused by foreign objects – such as wet wipes and plastics being flushed down toilets and fats, oils and greases being poured down drains.
These can become snagged and develop into large blockages that prevent... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 17, 2021
Pipelines
The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Programme (MAWQCP) has reached the milestone of enrolling 1,000 farmers and landowners from across the state.
Now, more than 715,000 acres of land are helping to protect the state’s water resources.
Since the start of the program in 2014, the Agriculture Water Quality Certification Programme has added more than... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 16, 2021
Pipelines
The biggest ever revamp of Carlisle’s water mains has moved into its final phase around the north of the city centre.
The UK work, which started on January 4, is expected to last three months and will bring to a conclusion a huge five year £14 million (€16 million) scheme by United Utilities to clean and refurbish more than 30km of the city’s largest water pipes.
This... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 15, 2021
Pipelines
Thames Water plans to recruit more than 1,000 people in the next 12 months after launching an ambitious recruitment programme to create jobs and boost access to careers in the water industry.
The company has employed more than 750 new starters since the beginning of the pandemic and plans to upskill people who are out of work due to COVID-19, helping to increase social... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 9, 2021
Pipelines
Anglian Water has revealed the proposed location for new state-of-the-art waste water treatment plant (WWTP) for Greater Cambridge in the UK.
The water company said the next stage of the project will provide an opportunity to build a modern, carbon-neutral WWTP.
The closure of the current treatment plant will enable the delivery of Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 8, 2021
Pipelines
The construction of a 23.8 kilometres main transmission pipeline for sourcing drinking water from the Neyyar dam site to the capital city is expected to start soon.
The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has awarded the work to Erode-based Annai Infra Developers.
The work involves the supply, laying, testing, and commissioning of a 1422-mm, mild steel, clear water gravity... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 8, 2021
Pipelines
The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) has awarded EPCOR USA a $250,000 (€207,000) grant to help build a new reclaimed water pipeline for the benefit of San Tan customers, agricultural water users and the San Tan Valley region.
This supports water management goals in the Phoenix Active Management Area by reducing demand for groundwater pumping.
Under the... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 4, 2021
Pipelines
A new water desalination plant has opened in Singapore.
The city-state with a population of nearly six million people has no natural resources and imports all its water from Johor, in neighbouring Malaysia.
The fourth desalination plant, built by Keppel Infrastructure Holdings and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, will reduce the country’s overreliance on... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 3, 2021
Pipelines
New intelligent sewer technology is being pioneered by Thames Water in Henley-on-Thames to prevent pollution from blockages caused by cooking fat and wet wipes.
The UK’s biggest water company is trialling the next generation of sewer level monitors, which send data to help pinpoint emerging problems before they grow into blockages that can cause flooding and pollution.
More... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 27, 2021
Pipelines
A £100 million (€113 million) scheme to transform an old wastewater treatment plant into a state-of-the-art-water recycling plant has been completed.
The new Woolston Wastewater Treatment Works in Southampton provides treatment turning wastewater to a high quality outflow which is returned to the environment.
In addition, despite a challenging location in a densely... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 26, 2021
Pipelines
The technology group Wärtsilä will provide grid balancing services and reserve power to Scotland’s Shetland Islands with the supply of its advanced energy storage system.
The system is being supplied to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution, which belongs to the regulated businesses of SSE.
The system will deliver 8 MW/6 MWh of power when... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 25, 2021
Pipelines
The biggest ever revamp of Carlisle’s water mains has moved into its final phase around the north of the city centre.
The work, which started on January 4, is expected to last three months and will bring to a conclusion a huge five year £14 million (€15.7 million) scheme by United Utilities to clean and refurbish more than 30km of the city’s largest water pipes.
This... [Read More]
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