Nov 25, 2020
Thames Water’s treatment works to be tested for energy-saving potential
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]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 17, 2020
Valves
The planned refurbishment of an effluent treatment plant on the Atlantic coast was required whilst maintaining full operation.
However, difficulties were realised at the planning stage, as three critical isolating valves had non-standard face to face dimensions and required to be resistance to the salt laden air.
The first consideration was to replace the adjacent pipe... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 16, 2020
Pumps
Bedford Pumps has successfully completed the commissioning of two of their fish friendly pump sets in British Columbia, Canada.
Pitt Polder pump system is located within Pitt Meadows, which lies at the confluence of the Fraser and Pitt Rivers. Approximately 86% of the city is located within a flood plain and the city relies on a continuous dyke system, comprising of... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 13, 2020
Pumps
AW Chesterton has opened a new European mechanical seals manufacturing hub at its German operations near Munich.
The fully functional service centre in Ismaning will offer its customers and partners improved services as well as enhance its business development plans in the region.
Local engineering, inventory and manufacturing will improve the company’s reaction time... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 12, 2020
Flowmeters
The Metraflow ultrasonic flowmeter from Titan Enterprises offers a solution for flow monitoring applications needing a high degree of cleanliness such as found in the ultra-pure water markets.
Production processes in these markets require flow measurement devices able to cope with low flow rates and construction from ultra-pure materials so as to maintain hygienic, sterile... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 11, 2020
Pumps
HRS Exchangers recently supplied a G Series gas cooling heat exchanger to a food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) plant operated by one of the UK’s leading waste management companies.
The AD plant transforms 45,000 tonnes of food waste from domestic and commercial sources into renewable electricity and high value digestate biofertiliser.
From the beginning the plant... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 9, 2020
Pipelines
New technology from leak detection specialists Ovarro will support efforts to establish a reliable water supply in a Nepalese town.
The company has donated leak detection equipment to the Beacon Project, a collaboration between Anglian Water, its supply chain partners, WaterAid and the Nepal Water Supply Corporation, which focuses on enhancing water supplies in Lahan,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 6, 2020
Pumps
A new water treatment plant in the south of the UK is now operational – serving 250,000 people in the area.
South West Water’s Mayflower Water Treatment Works at Roborough, just north of Plymouth, uses cutting-edge treatment processes to be more sustainable than a traditional water treatment works.
The plant takes over from the old treatment works at Crownhill in... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 5, 2020
Pipelines
Water and waste company Severn Trent is to continue its £4million (€4.4 million) investment in South Leicestershire, UK.
The company is currently replacing ageing water pipes across Swinford, with the next phase of work set to finish in early March next year.
A company spokesman said: “This is a really important project for the area, as this work is vital in making... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 4, 2020
Pipelines
Advanced data-led technology from leakage specialist Ovarro is feeding into the largest smart water network pilot in the UK.
Ten Ovarro Enigma3hyQ remote leak loggers have been deployed by Yorkshire Water as part of a multi-stakeholder collaboration to reduce leakage and burst levels in the pilot area of Hadfield, Sheffield.
Yorkshire Water’s Hadfield Smart Water... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 29, 2020
Pipelines
Engineers from Thames Water have fitted a section of pipe more than three feet wide as repairs continue on a Victorian water main in Hackney, UK.
The 5.5 metre-long piece of ductile iron pipe was installed after the original 42-inch cast iron main, which is more than 100 years old, burst on October 6.
It caused water outages to areas of East London, with teams from the... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 27, 2020
Pumps
Grundfos, a water technology company, and its primary owner the Grundfos Foundation have announced a $65,000 (€55,000) donation to the American Red Cross following the recent wildfire.
The donation to the Central California - Central Valley Chapter is in response to the recent blaze that continues to have a devastating impact on communities in central California.
“Our... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 26, 2020
Pipelines
International technology group ANDRITZ has been selected by Hydro-Québec as its main partner to re-equip its 14 turbine generator units at the Carillon generating station.
Hydro-Québec has awarded the supply and installation of the first set of six 54-MW turbine-generator units at the facility on the Ottawa River, Canada, to ANDRITZ.
The first phase encompasses complete... [Read More]
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