Dec 15, 2020
Evergreen Landia Chopper Pump stands the test of time for Severn Trent
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 15, 2020
Pumps
Riventa, who provide energy-saving expertise by optimising water and wastewater equipment such as pumps and blowers, has created an important new strategic partnership in South America with Toraqua Technologies in Brazil.
Toraqua Technologies, based in Americana, in the state of São Paulo, provide tailored solutions to its growing customer base in the water, sewage and... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 14, 2020
Pipelines
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of $17.7 million (€14.6 million) in grant funding for technical assistance and training providers to support wastewater systems that are located in rural communities.
EPA’s funding will improve public health and environmental protection by helping to ensure that drinking water in these communities... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 10, 2020
Pipelines
Boring machine lays the groundwork for new UK pipeline
United Utilities’ 23 tonne boring machine ‘Sandy’ finally completed its 270 metre journey underneath the busy M65 motorway after 120 days and over 2,800 hours of work.
The epic journey 16 metres underneath the busy UK motorway began on 27 July and using laser guiding and GPS location technology, Sandy’s support... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 7, 2020
Pipelines
Perma-Pipe International Holdings has announced its Egypt subsidiary has been awarded $6 million (€4.53 million) in contracts by the China State Construction Engineering Company (CSCEC).
This is for the provision of thermally insulated pipe, field joints and a leak detection system for a district cooling network. This is for the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA)... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 7, 2020
Pipelines
More than 30 Rotork actuators have been installed on jet valves in order to provide critical air regulation control at a treatment plant.
The Milano San Rocco Wastewater Treatment Plant represents one of the biggest examples of wastewater reuse for irrigation in the world where practically all the treated water can be reused for farm irrigation.
It processes the wastewater... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 4, 2020
Flowmeters
VorTek Instruments has released its new SonoPro Portable clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter.
According to Vortek, the flowmeter offers high-accuracy transit-time ultrasonic technology to deliver accurate and reliable flow metering in a portable design.
The design incorporates matched precision transducers and signal processing circuitry to accurately measure the flow of... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 4, 2020
Pumps
The chief executive of Wessex Water said the company was ‘devastated’ following the fatal explosion at its plant in Bristol.
A major incident has been declared following the large blast at its site in Avonmouth, UK.
Three employees and a contractor were killed in the accident at its water recycling plant on Thursday.
The blast is believed to have occurred in one... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 3, 2020
Pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has extended its direct sales and technical support to customers in the Nordic region with the opening of offices in Finland and Norway.
The new offices bring further strength to the Nordic sales territory and will work alongside existing operations in Denmark and Sweden.
This is the latest move by Watson-Marlow to deploy its customer-focused... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 3, 2020
Pipelines
Morecambe wastewater treatment works has won an award.
The site has undergone some major improvements, which will reduce how often storm water spills from the sewers into the sea and in turn improve the bathing water quality in Morecambe Bay.
Work carried out by United Utilities started three years ago on the £70 million (€77 million) project, which is expected... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 2, 2020
Pumps
NETZSCH will build a new €50 million facility in Waldkraiburg, Germany.
A new production unit will be built in Geretsrieder Straße, integrating the assembly hall and offices from the current plant in Liebigstraße.
The company said this was part of its global operations strategy, where the Pumps and Systems Business Unit will bring its production and assembly operations... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 2, 2020
Flowmeters
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), the water treatment specialist, has provided equipment for a special trial that saw one of its lamella clarifiers treat raw water supply.
The client was trialling different chemical dosing set ups on actual water, running the tests for several weeks to generate data for a thorough review.
For the pilot, SPS was tasked with ensuring... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 1, 2020
Pipelines
Anglian Water has published a summary report following the first phase of consultation on proposals to relocate the Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant.
The public consultation took place between July and September and sought views and feedback from the local community and stakeholders on the three potential relocation sites.
Over 5,000 people visited the digital... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 30, 2020
Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related equipment - has reached the milestone of 100 member companies.
The most recent company to join is Surrey-based, repair, service, and supply specialist, PumpServ.
Formerly known as London Pumps, the business... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 27, 2020
Pipelines
Reading’s water treatment works is set for a £10 million (€11.2 million) upgrade to help keep taps flowing as the town’s population grows and climate change brings more extreme weather.
Thames Water’s Fobney site in the UK will benefit from upgraded filters and pumps, as well as advanced new technology to make it more efficient and resilient to stormy conditions.... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 26, 2020
Other
Large parts of the UK water and wastewater supplier community have seen a fall in business turnover during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings of a British Water impact survey.
While the decrease had been slight for 41% of supply chain respondents, for nearly 30% it had been significant, with a third of businesses furloughing “many” employees.
Looking ahead,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 25, 2020
Pumps
ESD, a joint venture involving Galliford Try, MWH Treatment and Black & Veatch, has completed the successful upgrade of its mixing operation at Scottish Water’s wastewater treatment plant in St Andrews.
Following an intricate diving operation in 6m-deep zero-visibility wastewater, three divers and a dive manager ensured there was no interruption to the crucial aeration... [Read More]
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