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Cranfield University
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11 FRONT LINE
Simon Lee, Water Parks Ranger,
Northumbrian Water
15 PROJECT FOCUS
A collaborative approach to SuDS for
the north east of England
21 PROJECT FOCUS
South East Water's catchment
management on the River Ouse
04 News
Figures published on water
companies' service to
developers
08 Comment
Fracking regulations
neglect pipework issue
12 Industry Leader
Paul Horton, CEO of the
Future Water Association,
on the future of the sector
25 Research
Computer tools point to
quicker environmental
impact assessments
27 Getting to Grips
The lowdown on concrete
tanks and their applications
33 Tank File
Source a tank supplier with
WWT's handy guide
39 Digging Deeper
How stormwater tank
design has assisted the
development of SuDS
43 Technically
Speaking
Why wastewater treatment
plants no longer need to
put up with grit
46 Products
Focus on… fi ltration
PIPING UP
"While guidelines and
restrictions have talked about
locations, drilling depth and
chemicals used, it seems
regulating pipework systems
used in fracking is not a
consideration."
Bob Warren, Technical Support Engineer,
GPS PE Pipe Systems (P8)
Paul Horton,
Future Water
Assoc (P12)
"If you are
going to have
a discussion
about Open
Water and what
it will mean
from 2017,
the supply
chain should
be at the
heart of that
discussion."