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18 CASE STUDY Going underground
for emissions testing at Finland's
largest wastewater treatment plant
23 CASE STUDY Old meets new at
Bray Gravels pumping station
29 CASE STUDY Pump controls at
Llywn Onn water treatment works
04 News
Water Bill gains Royal
Assent, the latest fi gures
on fracking, our Contract
Tracker and much more
15 Industry leaders
Piers Clark
Thames Water commer-
cial director on why retail
competition is 'fantastic' for
the sector
39 Research
round-up
Newest research and statis-
tics plus our Innovation Hub
41 Digging deeper
Why innovation is 'critical'
in a new era for the water
sector
44 Getting to grips
Using gearbox design to ex-
tend the life of equipment
50 Technically
speaking
Pre-cast piano-key weirs
used in Black Esk reservoir
enlargement
Contents
June
Ian Walker,
WRc
"We are still
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process that is
essentially throwing
energy away."
Sonia Phippard,
Defra
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Simon Barnes Yorkshire Water
Nigel Paterson Veolia Water
James Chalmers ABB
Piers Clark Thames Water, Isle Utilities
Tony Conway United Utilities
Paul Gibbs Anglian Water
Graham Keegan Eight
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Mark Allen Black & Veatch
Duncan Lewis Xylem Water Solutions
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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PIPING UP
"The only way to engage with
customers is coming up with
propositions that are more
compelling than what they've
already seen... organisations will
have to constantly strive to reach
a little bit further, reach a little
bit higher, do something a bit
diff erent, a bit better than they
did last time. How fantastic is that
going to be for the sector?"
Piers Clark, Thames Water