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Pipelines
A proposal to transform the water supply for more than half Ireland’s population has begun.
The three-month consultation will be on how Irish Water intends to supply homes and businesses in its eastern and midlands region, including piping water from the Shannon to the east coast.
The draft Regional Water Resources Plan: Eastern and Midlands is the largest of four such plans being drawn up by…
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Flowmeters
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory (NEL) has completed the investment and upgrade of its water flow testing facility.
The new facility will enable global water utility companies and meter manufacturers to assess flow meter performance more accurately, as part of their strategy to deliver more effective, economic and sustainable water management.
Accredited to ISO 17025, the facility’s…
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Pumps
Southern Water’s new Budds Farm wastewater treatment facility in the UK has been making steady progress as part of its upgrade work.
The £18 million (€21 million) investment is part of Southern Water’s commitment to its customers and the environment and it will help meet the target of cutting pollution incidents by 80% over the next four years.
Ian McAulay, Southern Water’s CEO,…
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Yorkshire Water has revealed its strategy to reach an ambitious carbon net zero target by 2030.
The plans outline measures to reduce emissions, increase the use of green fuel sources and store as much carbon as it can through land-based solutions, such as tree planting and peatland restoration.
Manager of carbon neutrality at Yorkshire Water, Pete Stevens, said: “Tackling climate…
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Pumps
EKKI’s Dewatering Technologies India supported the state of Tamil Nadu following recent heavy flooding.
The state suffered significant floods as a result of the recent heavy storms and subsequent downpours.
The Pumps & Water technology firm EKKI has been proactive in providing its dewatering solutions to help remove flood waters in the severely affected areas.
The company also deployed…
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Pipelines
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has completed their £8 million (€9.3 million) wastewater upgrade in the north of Cardiff.
This investment work will help increase the sewer network capacity and improve the quality of the water released back into the environment.
The work, which got underway in June 2020, involved replacing, cleaning and relining sections of the wastewater pipe between Hailey Park and…
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Severn Trent Water has been fined £1.5 million (€1.74 million) for illegal sewage discharges in Worcestershire, UK.
Between February and August 2018, Severn Trent Water discharged sewage from four sewage treatment works. The court heard how the company failed to respond to alarms of warning of a blockage, failed to inadequately manage sewage sludge, and failed to adequately manage a…
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Pumps
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s £8 million (€9.3 million) investment to upgrade the wastewater system in Norton and Presteigne has been completed.
The work will help improve the quality of the water which is release to the environment. This in turn will boost water quality in the Norton Brook and River Lugg to ensure a first-class wastewater service to householders.
The first phase of the…
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Pipelines
AUMA SA-UW actuators were deployed for underwater use in the deployment of emergency roller gates.
This work was being carried out in Doha, Qatar, when Ashgal, the Public Works Authority of the country, decided to upgrade its stormwater network.
Several huge roller gates were installed in underground chambers in order to shut off DN 2700 stormwater pipelines in case of an emergency.
The…
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Valves
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is replacing its industrial pump bearings with Thordon water lubricated bearing solutions.
This follows the installation of the Canadian company’s pioneering technology to desalination plants across the United Arab Emirates.
Ocean Power International (OPI), Thordon Bearings’ Dubai-based distributor, supplied ThorPlas-Blue and SXL bearings for…
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Pipelines
Thames Water is installing a new sewer in an Oxfordshire town in the UK to help protect homes, businesses and the environment from flooding.
The UK’s biggest water company will be creating the 185 metre-long sewer in Carterton to safely take away the wastewater of properties in the area.
The six inch-diameter sewer, along with a new storage tank for overflows caused during heavy rainfall,…
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Pumps
Grundfos has been selected by Royal HaskoningDHV as a ‘preferred supplier’ for its Nereda wastewater treatment technology.
This formal agreement will allow the pumps and water solutions firm to be listed as the favoured supplier of pumping solutions.
Through this partnership, Grundfos and Royal HaskoningDHV will work closely together in bringing the highest quality and the newest innovation…
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Pipelines
A new 35-mile water pipeline might get built in Lincolnshire in the UK to protect the county from shortages.
Anglian Water Services wants to build the majority of the pipeline from Elsham to Waddington and then a three-mile "spur" to Bracebridge Heath.
It also wants to build a new pumping station west of Nettleham and a covered reservoir, pumping station and water treatment works at…
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Pipelines
WaterStart and the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) have partnered with Xylem to pilot test its Water Network Optimisation solution.
This is part of the Xylem Vue digital portfolio, aimed at helping increase efficiencies and optimise the operation of Southern Nevada’s water systems.
Through the joint test project, SNWA will evaluate the capabilities of the Water Network Optimisation…
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Pumps
IWJS has been chosen by Thames Water to deliver storm tank cleaning works at Crossness Sewage Treatment Works (STW).
Under the terms of the agreement, IWJS will undertake the removal of 22,500 tonnes of heavy waste material, a mixture of sludge, rag, vegetation and grits, from four storm tanks at Crossness STW.
The project will provide the plant with additional sewage treatment capacity.
The…
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Pumps
Pump manufacturer Sulzer has opened its new purpose-built service centre in the UK.
The facility in Birmingham was officially opened by The Duke of Kent in October.
Located on the Birmingham Business Park, the venue has been specifically designed to optimise the company’s workflows.
The comprehensive range of in-house design skills and cutting-edge technology are being used to…
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Pumps
Yorkshire Water is working in partnership with Anglian Water to ensure sludge can be treated efficiently in the UK.
As part of the short-term partnership, sludge will be transported from Anglian’s treatment works in Great Billing to Yorkshire Water’s wastewater treatment facilities.
Yorkshire Water can accept the additional sludge after increasing its sludge treatment capacity with the…
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Pipelines
Scientists from Thames Water and University of Surrey have perfected the art of transforming sewage into green electricity at peak times.
This is part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and meet the UK’s net-zero target.
Thames Water aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2030 – 20 years before the UK government’s own target – and be carbon negative by 2040.
The water…
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