Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
Issue link: https://fhpublishing.uberflip.com/i/854086
20 WET NEWS AUGUST 2017 ComiNg SooN • Write a caption The Academy of Joint Integrity, which was formed to provide industry best practice training for sealing bolted flange connections, is increasing its portfolio of training to support the water industry's drive for efficiency and quality standards. This will be delivered through a partnership between the Academy, its parent company Flexitallic, the sealing solution supplier and its specialist utilities distributor William Johnston and Company. Together they will offer new training programmes, which build upon the adoption of smart technology and underpin competency among the sector's technical workforce, managers, trainees, and contractors. Write a caption and email it to yoursayWN@fav-house.com by August 14, 2017. The best captions will be published in the September 2017 issue of WET News. foresight Cranfield University UK Water Network Conference: Potable Water Treatment and Supply Cranfield Campus September 13, 2017 www.cranfield.ac.uk/events/events-2017 The annual conference will focus on drinking water production from source to tap. Attendees at the conference will have the opportunity to talk to decision makers from water companies and leading researchers. 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. Utility Week Congress 2017 Birmingham October 11-12, 2017 events.utilityweek.co.uk/congress The utility sector's leading lights will join government, regulators and investors for strategic dialogue and debate on adapting to the evolving regulatory landscape, making the sector more attractive to investors, building trust with customers and driving innovation. Top TWEETS: #WaTErFaCTS www.teekaycouplings.com tel: +44 (0)1494 679500 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 #waterfacts. About 1 million miles of pipelines and aqueducts carry water in the US and Canada which is enough to circle the #Earth 40 times! #WaterFacts @sensafe Did you know? #Groundwater can take a human lifetime just to traverse a mile. #waterfacts #trivia @WaterTechOnline Drinking a cold glass of water in the morning will wake you faster than a cup of coffee. @FactsProfessor Giraffes can go longer without drinking water than camels can. @WhatTheFFacts Water is the first thing we should take as a medicine but physicians rarely prescribe water. #WaterFacts #WaterApp @WaterApp_ Fresh water is the world's most essential natural resource, but it's also one of the most threatened. #waterfacts @TECTA_PDS Did you know that much more fresh #water is stored under the ground in aquifers than on the Earth's surface. #WaterFacts @SmartBrewKit Did you know that the #GreatLakes hold 85% of the fresh water supply in N.America and 20% of the world's fresh water? WOW! #waterfacts @EleanorH2O #waterfacts the global average water footprint of meat from beef cattle is 15,400 m3 (it's a lot) (Water Footprint Network) @Sasha_Oli Last month's best answers "Thanks for reeling me back in guys" "When you said we were going to use a crawler, I didn't think you meant me" SUPPORTED BY FOLLOW US SUPPORTED BY @WWTlive #waterscotland WATER SCOTLAND CONFERENCE 7 DECEMBER 2017 | GLASGOW SCOTLAND'S FLAGSHIP ANNUAL WATER CONFERENCE This is the only event that brings together the whole sector to share leaGing case stXGies anG strategic e[Sertise sSeciİc to 6cotlanG O 5eıect on 65 tKroXJK İrst Kand insiJKt IroP 6cottisK Water O Address how to maintain a resilient and environmentally secure water industry O Discuss how water will be operated, managed and delivered in the future Bob Irvine Deputy director water industry Scottish Government Mark Dickson Director of capital investment Scottish Water Terry A'Hearn &hief e[ecutive ofįcer SEPA Sue Petch Drinking water quality regulator The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland Johanna Dow &hief e[ecutive ofįcer Business Stream Sara Thiam Regional director Institution of Civil Engineers Scotland Joe Rowan General manager - procurement & supply chain Scottish Water EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDE: BOOK NOW events.wwtonline.co.uk/Scotland