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4 Water & Wastewater Treatment March 2014
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Isle Utilities
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Duncan Lewis
Xylem Water Solutions
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Clive Patten
Sulzer Pumps Wastewater
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Cranfield University, British Water,
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What more data means for operators
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6 Sustainable drainage
Industry says government's SuDS legislation slow-down is
unacceptable as flooding hits UK
NEWS
12 Industry leaders
Southern Water's chief executive, Matthew Wright, reveals how
customers are showing the way to the coastal utility
19 Water management and data
Analysing data from water company processes is becoming ever more
critical, say Siemens Industry's Andrew Reeks and Oliver Grievson of
Anglian Water
21 Potable water treatment and supply
Welsh Water works get proactive on valve assessment; Scotland embarks
on investment programme for Mull
33 Technically speaking
On the centenary of the discovery of activated sludge, Nigel Horan and
Tim Evans dig into the history books
FEATURES
14 Energy policy
Energy Market Reform will significantly impact on big-users, says
Npower's Wayne Mitchell
COMMENT
Looking back on activated sludge
25 Finalists announced
Find out who is in the running for an award
at this year's event; Innovation finalists
round-up
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