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28 WET NEWS APRIL 2016 ComiNg up • Write a caption Scottish Water's £250M upgrade of Glasgow's wastewater infrastructure has unearthed the remains of two medieval castles. Archaeologists are describing the discovery of a hitherto unknown 12th or 13th century medieval castle in Partick, and a little-known castle built on the same site 400 years later, as the most historically significant in the city for a generation. Write a caption and email it to yoursayWN@fav-house by April 15, 2016. The best captions will be published in the May 2016 issue of WET News. Top TWEETS: : #WorldWaTErday FORESIGHT JDP - Integrated solutions in drainage & water management • Pre Planning Advice • Hydraulic Modelling & Technical Design • Compliant Products • Specialist Technical Advice • Customer Support w www.jdpipes.co.uk e contact@jdpipes.co.uk t 0800 195 1212 For more information on our systems and solutions go to www.jdpipes.co.uk/rainbox LOCALISED FLOODING, CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREME RAINFALL! Millions of homes and businesses are at risk from localised flooding, driven by climate change, extreme rainfall and increased urban development. The challenge for planners and contractors demands a completely int egrated approach from design to installation. JDP has the expertise to meet the challenge The problem Eliminate localised flooding with Rainbox & integrated SuDS solutions from JDP AD 3 WET NEWS MARCH 2016_Layout 1 12/03/2016 16:29 Page 1 WIAA 2016 May 17, 2016 wwtonline.co.uk/awards The Water Industry Achievement Awards, organised by WET News and WWT, will take place on May 17, 2016 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The awards are the industry's leading awards ceremony, rewarding and celebrating innovation and best practice in the market today. Water Northern Ireland Conference Pillo Hotel, Ashbourne April 21, 2016 www.wwt-ireland.net The event brings together the key leading stakeholders in the Irish water sector that are driving improvement in all aspects of service delivery. Utility Week Live NEC, Birmingham May 17-18, 2016 www.utilityweeklive.co.uk Utility Week Live is the UK's only exhibition dedicated to the business, operational and technical needs of the UK's water, electricity and gas utilities. The event provides an important information exchange and marketplace for the UK's utilities industry. WWT Wales Water Conference Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel May 25, 2016 www.wwt-wales.net The third WWT Wales Water Conference is focused on the Welsh water sector, taking stock of recent progress with the Water Strategy for Wales, and will update on its implementation and the next steps for the Water Framework Directive. Last month's best answers "We're swinging in the rain!" Eamonn Mullins, Hydraulic Analysis Crane driver seizes opportunity to put in for a pay rise. Seaghan McDermott, SMD Contracts "Are you sure he said that the crane had reverse gear?" John Purdy Treatment Technologies 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 #WorldWaterDay. Improved tech could offset 60% of anticipated growth in water demand by 2030 #WorldWaterDay. @UNEP Did you know Heathrow's Terminal 5 has its own rainwater harvesting scheme? #WorldWaterDay. @yourheathrow According to @UN Water, 1 in 10 people globally lack access to #safewater. #WorldWaterDay @GE_Water Though the quality of drinking water in the U.S. is high, pipes & mains are often over 100 years old. #WorldWaterDay. @ASCETweets Less than 3% of the world's water is fresh, & of that nearly 62% is frozen: #WorldWaterDay. @richardbranson 1.5B people work in water-related industries; investing in this economy will help secure our future: #WorldWaterDay. @Waterkeeper Thanks to you, there are over 2.3M square miles of waterways protected by Waterkeepers. Happy #WorldWaterDay! @Waterkeeper Before you turn on the tap, remember it's a privilege: #WorldWaterDay. @richardbranson Recent ACWA poll: More than 90% of Californians willing to make significant changes to save water #WorldWaterDay. @ACWAWater