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4 Water & Wastewater Treatment February 2014
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Mark Allan Black & Veatch
Simon Barnes Yorkshire Water
James Chalmers ABB
Piers Clarke Thames Water,
Isle Utilities
Tony Conway United Utilities
Paul Gibbs Anglian Water
Graham Keegan Eight
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Duncan Lewis
Xylem Water Solutions
Nigel Paterson Veolia Water
Clive Patten
Sulzer Pumps Wastewater
Frank Rogalla Aqualia
Mark Smith WRc
Prof Tom Stephenson
Cranfield University, British Water,
Bluewater Bio
Steve Webber Murphy Group
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Crossrail sewer lining faces space challenge
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6 Sustainable drainage
Industry says government's SuDS legislation slow-down is
unacceptable as flooding hits UK
NEWS
12 Sewer networks
The very restricted space available to the contractor on the Crossrail
project meant specialist techniques had to be applied
PROJECT FOCUS
18 Industrial treatment
A Cheshire bottle manufacturer needed real-time data to help it meet
environmental consents
20 Wastewater Treatment
Temporary DAF installations help utilities maintain treatment during
major works; Industry first as Southern Water trials liquid lime on liquid
sludge
25 WWT Ireland
New treatment works in Donegal helps clean-up of Lough Swilly;
Conferences in Northern Ireland and the Republic capture pace of
change
29 Pipes and pipelines
Fully integrated SUDS can deliver flood protection
FEATURES
14 Hydraulic fracturing
Ciwem policy advisor Laura Grant explores the risks around fracking
for gas
33 Utilities' data
Now is the time for water utilities to get smart on data, says IT
company head
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