Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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INNOVATION 2018 | 5 most definitely the case for sludge treat- ment and resource recovery. The splitting off of water companies' bioresources activities should accelerate innovation in sludge treatment techniques and handling; find out the supplier view of these developments from Seepex (page 16). Meanwhile, treatment innovations are coming forward to tackle emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals that are the subject of the next wave of regulatory intervention – a look at the ad- vanced oxidation process offered by Trant (p18) gives the flavour of how companies can future-proof themselves. Innovation can take the form of the evolution of common industry products to solve complex problems, whether on capital projects or on major operational contracts. For an example of the former, look at how the supplier AVK helped Scot- tish Water's Caledonia Water Alliance on its Dalmacoulter Resilience Scheme with the use of the new generation of market- leading gate valves (page 6). It can also be used to help protect and extend the life of existing assets – wheth- er you are talking about a multi-million pound treatment works or more humble assets such as minor sewers and drain- pipes. Groundbreaker (page 10) is one supplier offering protection for everyday assets such as water meters, while inlet works equipment provided by Spirac (page 14) can help protect downstream equipment by removing grit and screen- ings effectively. Taking better care of what you have is certainly one way of saving money over time. Innovation can also help do things in a less disruptive or quicker way. Trenchless technology is certainly one example of this in action, and Source One Environ- mental (S1E) will be a name familiar to all in this field. Their analysis of what needs to change to better facilitate innovation (page 13) will certainly make a fascinating read for many. Technology from SPIRAC (p14) can make all the difference at inlet works SEEPEX smart air injection technology (p16) Source One Environmental (p13) Trant Engineering's C-ION process (p18) Groundbreaker (p10)