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11 COMMENT
Simon Thomas on the government's
fl ood defence spending
12 PROJECT FOCUS
A challenging pipeline assessment
at Ladybower Dam
16 PROJECT FOCUS
Sludge handling technology
upgrade for Thames Water
04 News
Water bills to fall by 5%;
Southern brings project
design back in-house
08 Comment
Oliver Grievson, Anglian
Water: Where Instrumenta-
tion meets TOTEX
20 Consultant &
contractor fi le
Keep up to date on the
AMP6 contracts awarded so
far in our handy guide
27 Research roundup
Report warns over drugs in
river water
29 Digging deeper
How electronic control can
minimise starting and stop-
ping pump damage
32 Getting to grips
The lowdown on buying a
low-pressure blower
35 Technically
speaking
Emerging techniques for
phosphorus removal
37 Nuts & bolts
Keep abreast of the latest
product launches
38 Recruitment &
Classifi ed
Contents
January
Dr Marc Pidou,
Cranfield University
(P35)
"Alternative
approaches for
phosphorus
removal from
wastewater have to
be explored."
Oliver Grievson,
Anglian Water (P8)
"What I o en
feel is missing is
sludge age control,
which should come
hand in hand with
energy reduction
techniques."
Editor James Brockett
JamesBrockett@fav-house.com
Sales executive North/Midlands
Judith Eastham
0161 903 1512
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Sales executive South/Global
Michael Butcher
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Classified sales Danielle Mason
01342 332047
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Production Editor Mike Smith
Publisher Angela Himus
01342 332060
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Ian Kirkaldy Southern Water
Simon Barnes Yorkshire Water
Nigel Paterson Veolia Water
Stuart Foster 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,
Bluewater Bio
Steve Webber Murphy Group
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PIPING UP
"By rebuilding our skill set we're
able to take greater control. The
current model perhaps relies
too heavily on key decisions
being made by suppliers."
Ian Kirkaldy, Southern Water (P5)
