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23 Unmanned aerial vehicles The power of drones for the water industry
27 Hydrogeology How long-term weather patterns could help water utilities
manage their water resources
31 Products Valves and penstocks
THE TALK
THE WORKS
THE
KNOWLEDGE
17
DEVELOPER SERVICES
We look in detail at the
changes to connection
charging and other
reforms to the way
water companies serve
developers
Contents
January
4 Roundup
6 Opinion Three ways for water
companies to save energy in their
operations; sewers not the answer for
wastewater in developing world
10 Round table Water companies
discuss their involvement in demand-
side response
13 Events WWT Water Industry
Technology Innovation conference
14 Round table Digital transformation
and operational effi ciency
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Paul Horton Future Water Association
Stuart Foster ABB
Jeremy Heath SES 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
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