Water & Wastewater Treatment Magazine
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www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | MARCH 2017 | 3 Contents March Editor James Brockett 01342 332024 Jamesbrockett@fav-house.com Client Manager North/Midlands Judith Eastham 07733 232418 juditheastham@fav-house.com Client Manager South/Global Michael Butcher 01342 332073 michaelbutcher@fav-house.com Classified sales Danielle Mason 01342 332047 daniellemason@fav-house.com Production Controller Sharon Miller sharonmiller@fav-house.com Publisher Angela Himus 01342 332060 angelahimus@fav-house.com EDITORIAL BOARD Nigel Paterson Veolia Water Stuart Foster ABB Jeremy Heath Sutton & E.Surrey Water Paul Gibbs Anglian Water Tony Koodie Black & Veatch Ian Kirkaldy Ind. Consultant Nick Mills Thames Water Austin Penn Sulzer Pumps Wastewater Paul Rutter Thames Water Mark Smith WRc Prof Tom Stephenson Cranfield University Dan Green Wessex Water Steve Webber Murphy Group Average circulation Jan-Dec 2016: 8,680 1yr: UK £115.00 Overseas (airmail) £129/$181 2yr: UK £203 Overseas (airmail) £231/$324 Subscriptions: 14 ROUND TABLE Phosphorus removal and innovation in wastewater 18 PROJECT FOCUS Affi nity Water's metaldehyde detection trial 24 CLOSE-UP Fats, Oil and Grease: what is being done to prevent sewer fatbergs? 4 News Water companies back workforce renewal strategy 8 Comment Digitalisation raises questions over operator role 11 Front Line Mike Jones, Water Resources and Process Modelling Lead, Thames Water 12 Events Surface water separation key to health of wastewater networks 21 Project Focus Wessex Water and Atkins on the Optimiser system for the supply grid project 23 Research Government must ensure new homes are fl ood resilient: survey 24 Event preview Ahead of Utility Week Live 2017, we name the people and technologies who are transforming utilities 31 Getting to Grips Ice pigging and wastewater networks 35 Products Sensors and Instrumentation 36 Recruitment and Classifi ed PIPING UP "The biggest problem we've got with catchment management is a political one. It's 'Whose catchment is it anyway?' and who's in charge." Mark Worsfold, Director of Asset Management, South West Water (p14) Subscriptions call on tel: 01342 332031 or email: subscriptions@fav-house.com WWT is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (which regulates the UK's magazine and newspaper industry). We abide by the Editors' Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism. If you think that we have not met those standards and want to make a complaint, please contact the editor. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, or if you would like more information about IPSO or the Editors' Code, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk wwt@fav-house.com Published by Faversham House Ltd Faversham House, Windsor Court, Wood Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1UZ Telephone: 01342 332000 Fax: 01342 332001 The title Water & Wastewater Treatment is registered at Stationers' Hall. Printed by Buxton Press Limited, Palace Road Buxton Derbyshire SK17 6AE. Copyright 2017. Faversham House Ltd. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without prior written permission from the publishers. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of material published in Water & Wastewater Treatment. However, Faversham House Ltd will not be liable for any inaccuracies. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the editor or publishers. The text and cover paper are manufactured from certified sustainable sources and are produced with reduced environmental impacts via a recognised and independently audited management scheme. Technical articles of full page, or more appearing in this journal are indexed by British Technical Index.© 2017 Faversham House Ltd. ISSN 1759-5932 Nevil Muncaster, Director of Asset Management, Yorkshire Water(p12) "Strategic drainage management planning is very much the future for our industry. SDMPs are the way we can have a diff erent conversation where we can talk about those multiple benefi ts."