Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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32 WET NEWS APRIL 2014 FORESIGHT What do you think? The UK Regulators Network aims to bring cross-sector working together. What can the water industry learn from other sectors, such as aviation, energy and rail? I have never... While checking water meters I have never... What do you think? What can be done to prevent the UK from lagging behind other countries in water technology investment and innovation? I have never... While checking for pipe leaks I have never.. . What do you think? Thames Water is seeking international backers to fund its multibillion-pound Tideway Tunnel. What alternatives are there to building the tunnel? Write a caption Four ancient skeletons dating back to the Iron Age and Saxon periods were discovered recently while Wessex Water has been laying a new water main in Wiltshire as part of its £200M water supply grid scheme. Write a caption and email it to yoursayWN@fav-house.com by April 25, 2014. The best captions will be published in the May 2014 issue of WET News. NEXT ISSUE INSIGHT MWH's Ajay Nair takes a look at the detritus that clogs up wastewater plants despite consumers being educated about what to flush or put down the sink. He calls for better screening, explaining how 'screenings' little and large evade barriers put in their path. INSIGHT Water treatment tanks are susceptible to corrosion due to handling aggressive chemicals on a daily basis. Wessex Water has tackled such a problem using Belzona's cold plate bond technology to repair tanks. • HAVE YOUR SAY We want more of your voices in 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 April 25 2014 and we will publish a collection of them in the May 2014 edition of WET News. Please state if you are happy to be named, use an alias or would prefer to remain anonymous. Last month's best answers "At the next junction take a left turn… Thanks Mr Sat Nav." Craig Campbell, drainage engineer, Peterborough Highway Services "Honestly, it was that big!" Paul Harrison, account manager, Puraflex I have never..: "While driving a digger I have never followed a sat nav." Jo Hampton, graduate scientist, Dee Valley Water PE pipe products that deliver, every time... just what you expect from a leading manufacturer. Comprehensive piping solutions for: • Water transportation • Gas transportation • Contaminated land • Hydro power schemes • Cable ducting • Many other applications www.gpsuk.com VALUE. OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. OVER 100-YEAR HERITAGE.