Jun 11, 2025
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Water/Wastewater News
Jun 6, 2025
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Thames Water has suffered a major blow in its attempt to secure its future after US private equity giant KKR pulled out of plans to buy the company.
KKR had been selected as the preferred partner to inject £4 billion (€4.7 billion) of much-needed cash into the UK's biggest water company.
The setback increases the possibility that the company will collapse into a government-supervised... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
May 28, 2025
Pipelines
Argent Energy’s programme of sustainable waste management has taken a step forward with the successful commissioning of its second Wastewater Membrane BioReactor (MBR).
This milestone ensures that all of the company’s production sites are now equipped with fully operational MBR systems, with each plant now recycling all process water.
The new MBR is located at... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
May 23, 2025
Pipelines
Pennine Pneumatic Services has showcased Atlas Copco’s energy efficient blowers and compressors that is supporting the UK water sector’s pathway to net-zero.
Atlas Copco’s range includes the ZS3 and ZS4 oil-free rotary screw blowers, engineered with an optimised internal compression process that delivers a consistent, oil-free air stream critical for effective... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
May 21, 2025
Pumps
Rockwell Automation has announced that its industrial computing technology is delivering critical data-based AI instructions for more precise water-turbine control at PVO-Vesivoima’s hydroelectric plants in Finland.
The control solution uses real-time operational data and applies machine learning and AI to identify the interactions that determine the frequency of the... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
May 13, 2025
Pipelines
Thames Water is improving its Coppermills Water Treatment Works, in Walthamstow, in the UK through a seven-year £400 million (€360 million) investment programme.
The site is an integral part of Thames Water’s supply network to London, and this significant upgrade will enhance the site’s efficiency, reliability and ability to serve London’s growing population.
... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
May 12, 2025
Pumps
A total of just 12 employees at leading pump manufacturer, Landia UK, have completed a combined service record of 200 years.
Leading the way in the year that Landia celebrates 75 years since it invented the world’s first Chopper Pump, is Liz Robinson, operations executive, who was there on day one of Landia UK with the late and fondly remembered Hugh Vaughan.
Behind... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Apr 30, 2025
Pumps
A tunnel builder is relying on Japanese pump technology for the construction of the underground power line between France and Spain - part of the European INELFE project.
The new line should help prevent massive blackouts, such as the one that occurred at the end of April.
Dewatering is crucial in the challenging environment, where the line runs entirely underground... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Apr 25, 2025
Pumps
Covenant Technical Solutions™ has been awarded a contract by California American Water (CAW) to lead a progressive design-build advanced Hexavalent Chromium Removal system across multiple well sites in Southern California.
This project will help CAW meet maximum contaminant level (MCL) regulations for hexavalent chromium while maintaining operational efficiency.
California’s... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Apr 1, 2025
Pipelines
United Utilities has reached the momentous halfway point in its Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme (VAMP), upgrading 139 km of pipes that serve water to a million customers across Cheshire and Merseyside.
The Vyrnwy Aqueduct consists of three parallel pipes that run from Lake Vyrnwy through to Merseyside, and account for an impressive 12% of our raw water through... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 26, 2025
Pipelines
Thames Water has completed a £14 million (€16.7 million) investment in the vital pipework that supplies the Chessington area of Surrey in the UK with its drinking water.
Homes across Chessington will benefit from the project, which involved the replacement of 1.7 km of ageing pipe with new 600 mm diameter pipework. This will greatly reduce the risk of leaks and supply... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 21, 2025
Pipelines
Manchester City legend Joleon Lescott recently surprised the winning project of this year’s Water Champions campaign in Tacloban City, Philippines.
Developed by Manchester City and the club’s Official Water Technology Partner, Xylem, the Water Champions Project has successfully united communities around the world for a number of years, using the power of volunteering... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 6, 2025
Pipelines
High Peak MP Jon Pearce has visited Chapel en le Frith’s Wastewater Treatment Works to find out more about how a multi-million-pound upgrade is enhancing river water quality in Black Brook and the River Goyt.
The project which began in May 2023 has seen the introduction of new wastewater treatment methods which reduce phosphorus levels and improve the quality of the... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 24, 2025
Pipelines
LiqTech International has received supplier approval for its Water Treatment System (WTS) for WinGD 2-stroke dual-fuel engines in gas- and diesel- mode.
Headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, WinGD is a leading global marine engine manufacturer advancing the decarbonisation of marine transportation through sustainable energy systems using advanced technologies in... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 24, 2025
Pumps
A three-year project to upgrade Leyland’s Wastewater Treatment Works in the UK is nearing completion.
As part of its commitment to improving river quality, United Utilities has carried out a major upgrade at the treatment works. The project which began in 2022 will play an important role in improving water quality in the River Lostock.
Innovative new processes which... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 29, 2025
Pumps
A Borger Multicrusher has been installed at a cement manufacturer to chop up fish remains that are used as part of the fuel to fire furnaces.
The Multicrusher’s interconnecting cutting blades (set on a hexagonal carrier shaft) handle the 20% dissolved solids material to ensure that the fish remains (predominantly bones) are chopped efficiently so that they can be... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 24, 2025
Pipelines
Thames Water has announced the first section of GRP lining has successfully been installed in the NOS in Stratford in the UK - marking a pivotal moment in the upgrade of the Victorian sewer. This milestone comes as part of the company’s £70 million (€82 million) upgrade of the NOS to improve its resilience for generations to come.
The NOS is built above ground... [Read More]
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