Dec 7, 2020
Rotork IQ actuators in place at wastewater treatment plant
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]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 25, 2020
Valves
Thames Water has brought in optimisation experts Riventa to test the performance of 90 aeration system blowers across 10 of its sewage treatment works (STW).
This is part of the water company’s commitment to continually improve its energy performance.
From Beckton, the largest STW in Europe, where 26 blowers will undergo extensive monitoring, to the Blackbirds STW,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 23, 2020
Pipelines
A team of 180 specialist engineers have pulled off the biggest plumbing job in the north-west UK despite severe storms and the effects of the COVID pandemic.
United Utilities connected four new 1.6 metre diameter pipes into the Haweswater Aqueduct, near Kendal, in under eight days.
Connecting the new section meant shutting down the aqueduct for the shortest period possible... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 23, 2020
Pumps
The Uniglide-e range is the latest generation of axially split, double entry pumps from Celeros Flow Technology.
The pumps, according to Celeros, offer significant advances in the areas of energy saving, reliability and ease of maintenance.
Part of the ClydeUnion Pumps (CUP) Glides range, Uniglide-e split pumps have a capacity of up to 4,000 m3/hr (17,600 USgpm), a... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 18, 2020
Valves
Control valve specialists Warren Controls has customised a three-way diverting control valve used in a critical absorption chiller application.
The work at a marine air base in the southern California desert resulted in long service life, improved chiller performance and reduced downtime.
In service for 16 years, the valve is now being returned to Warren Controls for... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 17, 2020
Pumps
County Durham in the UK is set to benefit from a £10.6 million (€11.8 million) investment by Northumbrian Water at three of its treatment works sites, which will improve water quality in the area.
The company is investing £8 million (€8.9 million) in a project that will see the treatment works at Pittington replaced with a pumping station that will transfer the... [Read More]
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