Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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32 WET NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 COMING UP Write a caption Thames Water and its wastewater network maintenance partner, Lanes Group, are using Acoustic Sensing's SewerBatt pipe inspection technology across the utility's region after an intensive 18-month development and trial programme. The technology, which uses the same echo-location principles that allows bats to fly at night, will reduce the number of CCTV drainage surveys required by a third. Write a caption and email it to yoursayWN@fav-house. com by September 17, 2015. The best captions will be published our October 2015 issue. Integrated Water Resources Management Holiday Inn, Birmingham City Centre September 16, 2015 www.wwt-environment.net The Integrated Water Resources Management Conference will examine the challenges of balancing economics and the environment. This one-day event will provide a timely opportunity to consider the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Water Industry Energy & Carbon Management Holiday Inn, Birmingham City Centre September 17, 2015 www.wwt-energy.net Maximising energy e" ciency and recovery opportunities in AMP6, and investment in e" cient infrastructure to deliver cost-e" ective and sustainable projects will be among the major wwwwchallenges addressed at the conference. Sensing in Water 2015 September 23-24, 2015 Nottingham Belfry www.swig.org.uk The conference will explore using sensors and instrumentation to help deliver water company outcomes in AMP6 and over the next 25 years. Topics to be covered include communications, potable water treatment and distribution, monitoring, and managing assets. Water Scotland Crowne Plaza, Glasgow October 7, 2015 www.wwt-scotland.net The conference and exhibition will look at the results of the SR15 process and how its delivery is developing for the next six years. TOP TWEETS: CRYPTOSPORIDIUM Protecta-Line is an award winning, fully integrated barrier pipe and fittings system. Its tough multi-layer construction ensures that any contaminants remaining in brownfield sites and former industrial land cannot permeate into the water supply. Award-winning innovation with the Protecta-Line range... Protecta-Line system is Kitemarked to WIS 4-32-19 Proven barrier against all recognised brownfield contaminants Suitable for corrosive conditions – avoid the cost of expensive soil sampling Long-term security of supply All the installation benefits of polyethylene Reduced leakage Excellent lifetime cost savings Continually innovating Find out more at: www.gpsuk.com/protecta-line NOW AVAILABLE larger diameter 630mm GPS Protecta-Line Innovation 185x265 L.indd 1 23/6/15 15:27:06 On average, there are 500 million tweets every day on Twitter. We've sifted through a few of them to see what the global Twittersphere has been tweeting on the subject of #cryptosporidium. This parasite thing in the mains water? Sounds like a spell from #hogwarts #cryptosporidium #HarryPotter #fb @tonynixon People of Africa, can you spare just £3 a month to give #Lancashire clean drinking water. #Cryptosporidium #chorley @a_grundy I've heard it all now. Daughter came home from work and said one of her colleagues put bottled water in the kettle #cryptosporidium @Magsielodge Thanks to @unitedutilities' #cryptosporidium fi asco in #Lancashire I can confi rm a watched pot DOES boil #MythBusted @Quizziard Today on the @unitedutilities #Cryptosporidium diet, I have drunk x4 the amount of water than I usually would have @iChu" Saddest sight seeing pitchers of Pimms with no ice in this glorious weather #LythamTheRichest3rdWorldCountry #Cryptosporidium #Outbreak @thatblondeone27 Turns out the symptoms of #cryptosporidium take apr a week to appear... The last time I drank three pints of tap water Oh no @CrabbersTweet #Preston on the map again for all the wrong reasons! #Cryptosporidium #water #pollution @TonyWorrall1 In places like #Chorley we hear There's a #cryptosporidium scare: Do we boil every glug Import water in jugs- Or carry on drinking beer?! @dejibus Last month's best answers "On a good clear day I can see my house from up here" Kevin Gabb, engineer, Water, Ground & Environment "How deep is it Dave?" "I don't know but I can't get this koala to stop hugging my leg!" Mike Pemberton, Evans Consulting FORESIGHT