Water & Wastewater Treatment

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Test the water with a no-risk FREE field trial. www.neutralac.co.uk Smart liquid lime www.neutralac.co.uk Derek Thompson Product Manager T: 01298 768 670 M: 07976 391 673 Lhoist UK, Hindlow Buxton, Derbyshire derek.thompson@lhoist.co.uk Non - compliance What could this mean to you? Pollution, closure, heavy fines, negative publicity, loss of profits? Industries treat acidic effluent in different ways, but many are now turning to Neutralac SLS45, the UK's fastest growing, high strength liquid lime. Utilities, Metals, Chemical and Food manufacturers are all under compliance pressure to meet increasingly stringent wastewater treatment legislation, and why many are harnessing the benefits of Neutralac SLS45. Test the water with a no-risk FREE field trial. www.neutralac.co.uk www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | MAY 2014 | 27 In the know The UK government is to in- vestigate the impact of pen- sion reforms, announced in the budget, on infrastruc- ture investment. There is growing concern that the proposals would reduce the number of annuities pur- chased in the UK, with a corresponding reduction in the funds available to insti- tutional investors for infra- structure. As announced as part of the 2014 budget, members of UK defined contribution pension schemes are to be given more freedom to ac- cess their pension savings without having to buy an annuity or face heavy tax penalties. Adrian Boulding, at life insurance firm Legal and RESEARCH ROUND UP Top Netherlands water projects A brochure describing 35 in- novative water management projects in the Netherlands has been published. Wa- terinnovaties in Nederland (Water Innovations in the Netherlands) is a joint effort of the Ministry of Infrastruc- ture and the Environment, Rijkswaterstaat and the As- sociation of Dutch Water Authorities. Projects like the Sand Motor and Room for Rivers feature in the brochure, as well as water squares for cli- mate-proof cities, 3D model- ling for flood simulation and the Nereda biological waste- water treatment technology. Minister Schultz van Pension reforms and infrastructure investment General predicted, in an in- terview with the Financial Times, that the annuity mar- ket could shrink to between £4.4bn and £6bn once the changes had bedded in. However, pensions ex- pert Simon Laight at Pinsent Masons said most retire- ment money will stay in the pensions environment be- cause it has tax advantages. "Rather than buying annui- ties, consumers will look for investment solutions that provide a combination of income streams and capital guarantees for given periods of time, to cater for the early part of their retirement. Annuity providers will look to develop clever in- vestment solutions, or DIY annuities, for the burgeon- ing drawdown market - they just won't use the word 'an- nuity' in the product title," he said. Legal and General is one of six major insurers to com- mit to collective investment in UK infrastructure worth £25bn over the next five years as part of the 2013 Au- tumn Statement. Pension funds them- selves are also beginning to warm up to the low risks and potential returns of investing in infrastructure through the industry-backed Pensions Infrastructure Plat- form. "If the strength of the PIP and other institutional in- vestors to make investments in infrastructure has been weakened by the budget an- nouncement, then this pre- sumably raises the stakes for project finance investments from other sources: Chinese money, those banks which are still lending, other sover- eign wealth funds," said in- frastructure expert Jonathan Hart of Pinsent Masons. ● 32 Getting to grips: managing harmonics in electrics ● 29 Digging deeper: reservoir cleaning ● 36 Technically speaking: focus on supply pipes ● 40 Skilling up: workforce development Haegen hopes the brochure will inspire, prompt visits and lead to new knowledge, at home or abroad. "Innova- tive solutions are urgently needed in response to com- plex issues and constantly limited resources. Global so- cial issues like water safety, water quality, sanitation, food security and energy generation present us with the permanent challenge of finding smart and afford- able solutions," he said. Cost vs Scale A paper from the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, exam- ines how the economies of scale found for capital equipment are counterbal- anced by distribution/col- lection network costs. The paper, 'Review of cost versus scale: water and wastewater treatment and reuse process- es' is by Tianjiao Guo, James Englehardt and Tingting Wu. For more information e-mail: t.guo1@umiami.edu INNOVATION HUB Thames pilots real- time asset monitoring Thames Water has engaged US man- agement consultancy Accenture to conduct an 18-month pilot project to create a 'single view' of its operating systems and assets using real-time data. The Smart Water pilot is intended to prove new ways of working by integrating Thames' business systems with its operations technologies. Veolia takes innovation to Mexico Veolia Water Solutions & Technolo- gies and Desalitech are negotiating a partnership agreement to bring water solutions to Mexico and other coun- tries. The intended partnership brings together Veolia's commercial, techni- cal and execution with Desalitech's water treatment and wastewater reuse technology. The two companies have already been collaborating in Mexico and the US and will now build on this cooperation. "Here at Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, it is of utmost importance to recognise our customers' needs and provide the tools to help them solve problems. We are pleased to incorporate Desalitech's technologies which complement Veo- lia's existing range of 350 state-of-the- art technologies," said Luis Maturana chief executive, Latin America, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies. Knowledge sharing British Water has launched BWise, its innovation web search engine. BWise is free but only available to British Wa- ter members to promote innovations. The site allows members to upload their innovations and share knowledge throughout the industry. For further information see www.bwise.biz Future innovation The Society of British Water and Wastewater Industries is to publish 'Innovating for the Future' launching the document at the WRc Innovation Day on 30 April. The document follows previous publications on Supplying, Procuring, and Skills for the Future.

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