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12 INDUSTRY LEADER
Colin Skellett, chief exec of Wessex
Water, on a tough price review
16 PROJECT FOCUS
Sha solution for sewer
monitoring in Athens
21 PROJECT FOCUS
Securing the future of Wimbleball
Dam
04 News
NI pensions dispute leaves
thousands without water;
proposed ban on fracking
near aquifers
08 Comment
Time for businesses to test
the market on water retail?
10 Comment
Red tape is holding back
sewer grit recycling
27 Research roundup
EU project on surface water
contaminants to begin
29 Getting to grips
Network surge and surge
anticipating valves
33 Technically
speaking
The Internet of Things (IoT)
and its applications for water
37 Nuts & bolts
Keep abreast of the latest
product launches
38 Recruitment &
Classifi ed
Contents
February
David Seymour,
Business Stream (P8)
"It's our fi rm belief
that customers
in England stand
to benefi t from
reform, and there
are opportunities to
reap those benefi ts
now."
Peter Craven,
CDEnviro (P10)
"The Environment
Agency has not
demonstrated the
sense of urgency
that is required on
grit recycling."
Editor James Brockett
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Sales executive North/Midlands
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Ian Kirkaldy Southern Water
Simon Barnes Yorkshire Water
Nigel Paterson Veolia Water
Stuart Foster ABB
Piers Clark Isle Utilities
Tony Conway United Utilities
Paul Gibbs Anglian Water
Graham Keegan Eight
2
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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
"People have talked a lot about
having a national grid for water.
You'll never get that, but local
grids make a lot of sense."
Colin Skellett, Wessex Water