Water & Wastewater Treatment

www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | SEPTEMBER 2015 | 25 In the know Conducting Environmental Impact Assessments for ma- jor projects could become significantly quicker with the help of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) according to research spon- sored by Costain. The research project, led by former local authority GIS technician Katie McCausland RESEARCH ROUND UP Geographical tools could allow quicker impact assessments at the University of Reading, is looking at how GIS can be used to assess a large- scale construction project's potential ecological and environmental impacts. It is hoped that GIS - computer systems which can capture, store, check and display many kinds of data related to positions on RISING UP continuous battery powered turbidity for network monitoring t. 0800 8046 062 www.atiuk.com Visit us at Aquatech Amsterdam on stand: 02.402 from 3rd-6th November 2015 The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has appointed Marcus Rink as Chief Inspector of Drinking Water for England and Wales. Rink, who has been Deputy Chief Inspector since 2008, replaces Jeni Colbourne, who has stepped down. Water UK has appointed Sir Brian Bender as its next independent chair. Sir Brian takes over from Martin Baggs, Thames Water's chief executive, who was acting as interim chair following the death of Sir David Rowlands. Jamie Woods has been appointed client service director at MWH Global in the UK. Mike Froom, business development director at Veolia Water Technologies, has been elected vice-chairman of British Water's UK Forum. the Earth's surface – could help infrastructure providers meet biodiversity targets and conduct quicker and more definitive Environmental Impact Assessments. "GIS allows us to capture and store many different kinds of data, and then display this information on one map," said McCausland, who has degrees in wildlife management and landscape ecology and is completing an engineering doctorate. "Using data from sources such as Ordnance Survey, Natural England and the Environment Agency, Costain will be able to identify areas on a project that are environmentally sensitive and so need to be taken into consideration during planning. This could, for example, influence the route of a road, railway or pipeline, so helping to speed up the planning process." ● 27 Getting to grips: concrete tanks ● 33 Tank file: source a tank supplier ● 39 Digging deeper: stormwater management ● 43 Technically speaking: grit removal

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