Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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WaterButt Write a caption HAVE YOUR SAY We want more of your voices in n WET News. Give us your views and thoughts on the following subjects and statements. Jot them down on an email and send to yoursayWN@fav-house. com by January 20, 2014 and we will publish a collection of them in the February 2014 edition of n WET News. Please state if you are happy to be named, or whether you would prefer to remain anonymous or use an alias. Severn Trent Water is using a new clean up system to bettermanage small spillages of highly aggressive water treatment chemicals. Write a caption and email it to yoursaywn@ fav-house.com by January 20, 2014. The funniest captions will be published in the Febuary 2014 issue of WET News. What do you think? 'Opportunistic' contractors are costing the UK water industry £500M in AMP5, with staffing being the main hidden cost. What can be done to curb this practice in future? Will the totex culture in AMP6 highlight overcharging much sooner? Last month's best captions I have never... While tendering for a contract I have never... What do you think? Thames Water has received some stick over its plans for the controversial super sewer, the Tideway Tunnel. Is the tunnel the right decision to tackle the capital's sewer overflow, or is there a viable alternative? I have never... Sitting in a meeting I have never... "Idiot! Lawrence wanted Pink and Magnolia." Banksy finally caught on camera! − Neil Knowlden, Proquip Direct. "When Thames Water said they had a small job for us..." Engineers unearth Roman remains ENGINEERS FROM Yorkshire Water and contractor Mott MacDonald Bentley got a scare recently when they uncovered an intact Roman skeleton during sewer improvement works in the village of Norton, East Yorkshire. The team was installing new sewers under the road to reduce the chance of flooding to local properties in Sutton Street. The skeleton was discovered 2m below the road surface during excavation of a trench. Chris Pole, project officer for Northern Archaeological Associates (NAA), which excavated the finds and is now preserving them, said: "We were monitoring the excavation after research showed that the area used to be the site of a Roman cemetery, with a number of burials uncovered during the construction of St Peter's Church in the late 19th century. "The Roman cemetery was located alongside Langton Road, which roughly follows the line of a Roman road leading south-eastwards from the fort at Malton and the settlement of Derventio (Norton). Burials could not be placed within the limits of a town in the Roman period, as this was regarded as unclean. "The skeleton was laid in a grave in a crouched or foetal position, possibly mirroring birth. While it was located within the limits of a Roman cemetery, it has similarities with burials of prehistoric date. No grave goods were placed with the burial." The skeleton has been removed to protect it from damage from the installation of the sewer pipe, and will be examined by a specialist to establish the sex of the individual and their age at death, as well as whether they had any injuries or illnesses" OR What can Quantum do for you today? Hydroburst packages • • • • • • • • • • Surge suppression packages Saturator vessels Booster pump packages Ozone packages Instrument air packages Vessel refurbishment and Spares Patented Control System Duplex relief valve sets DAF compressor sets Hydroburst packages QUANTUM ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTS LTD Quantum House, Saxon Business Park, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 4AD Phone: +44 (0) 1527 577888 Fax: +44 (0) 1527 577007 www.quantumeng.co.uk 28 | WET News | January 2014 www.quantumeng.co.uk Email: sales@quantumeng.co.uk Email: sales@quantumeng.co.uk IG IN AL