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24 WET NEWS JUNE 2017 ComiNg SooN • Write a caption Scottish Water has extended its agreement with ECS Engineering Services for the supply, installation and repair of Archimedes screw pumps. The original deal was for one year and covered the supply of a complete service for screw pump provision, maintenance, repair and refurbishment, as does the extension. Write a caption and email it to yoursayWN@fav-house.com by June 19, 2017. The best captions will be published in the July 2017 issue of WET News. foresight WWT Water Industry Energy Conference Birmingham City Centre June 13, 2017 Events.wwtonline.co.uk/energy The 4th annual WWT Water Industry Energy Conference will assess the power of people and behaviour change, evaluate the opportunities in energy from waste, and analyse the business benefits of investment in emerging solutions such as battery storage and demand response. Institute of Water Annual Conference Manchester June 15-16, 2017 www.instituteofwater.org.uk/events The Institute of Water's two-day Annual National Conference is entitled 'Together We Achieve More', and will focus on collaboration and will include speakers from across the water sector incorporating water companies, regulators and contractor/ suppliers. WWT Sustainable Water Conference & Exhibition Birmingham September 20, 2017 events.wwtonline.co.uk/sustainable The event will see senior-level stakeholders come together to minimise environmental impacts, protect water supplies for future generations, mitigate the risks associated with flooding and drought, and ultimately share their long-term strategies. Last month's best answers "This harness is making my eyes bulge" Phil@NaturalCement.co.uk "Do you think he'd notice if we left him hanging?" "Guys, great idea to get rid of paparazzi. Pull me up and get ready to close the hatch!" Top TWEETS: #WaTErSaviNg Winnovators Learn Solve WaterAid/ Yiannis Katsaris Fund WaterAid/ Fermín López WaterAid's employee development programme solves real issues, funds life-changing work and teaches new skills. See what it takes to be a Winnovator! www.wateraid.org/uk/waterinnovators We solve problems at work every day. But what if our problem- solving could change lives? WaterAid/ Ben Roberts Registered charity numbers 288701 (England and Wales) and SC039479 (Scotland) 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 #Watersaving. Water saving toilets aren't saving water if you need to flush five times #toilets #green #watersaving @LindaMasonJar I have a bottle of water with water filled 5 days ago. Is it okay to have a few sips? #watersaving I rather say so! @chethyaaaa Not sure I agree with showering less but it has previously been suggested that couples should shower together #watersaving @Beckpink Full loads of laundry can save 15–45 gallons a load! #waterwisewednesday #watersaving #conservation @PlacerWater JHB water abusers get fined @iafricanews When your cat loves #freshwater the least you can do is use a #watersaving #aerator #SaveWater @KonstantinaToli The online tournament is hotting up. Iran are in the lead with 48 points!! #wwweek #stockholm #watersaving @ecoactiongames One thing I have noticed with low flow toilets is that they get dirtier faster. Ours are 0.8 gallons per flush. #WaterSavings @ricksimper