28 WET NEWS JANUARY 2018
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Skeletons dating back to the Iron Age were among several finds unearthed by Northern
Archaeological Associates between Burstwick and Rimswell ahead of Yorkshire Water's £3.5M
project to install a new water main. Morrison Utility Services constructed the 9km pipeline
which crossed numerous archaeological sites from Burstwick to Rimswell. Write a caption and
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FORESIGHT
Water Industry Awards 2018
The Vox, Birmingham
May 21, 2018
wwtonline.co.uk/awards
The Water Industry Awards, organised by WET
News and WWT, are the industry's leading awards
ceremony, rewarding and celebrating innovation and
best practice in the market today.
WWT Wastewater 2018
Birmingham
January 30, 2018
events.wwtonline.co.uk/wastewater
Wastewater 2018 is the largest dedicated conference
and exhibition with three streams running in parallel.
It is a comprehensive, single-day showcase of case
studies and thought-leadership designed to tackle
infrastructure, networks, treatment and sludge all in
one place.
WWT Water Norther Ireland Conference 2018
Belfast
February 22, 2018
Events.wwtonline.co.uk/ni
The water sector in Northern Ireland is at a critical
point as it moves towards proposals for PC21 and a
post-Brexit world. The conference will arm you with
the insight and tools to navigate this transition and
deliver a water sector that works for all stakeholders.
Utility Week Live 2018
NEC, Birmingham
May 22-23, 2018
utilityweeklive.co.uk
With disruptive new technologies and business
models emerging, utilities must find new strategies
and solutions. Utility Week Live 2018 will examine
these changes, and explore the tech and product
solutions transforming the way gas, water and
electricity utilities do business.
TOP TWEETS: #WATER #DIDYOUKNOW
On average, there are 500 million tweets every day on Twitter.
We've sifted through a few of them to see what #water
#didyouknow are trending in the Twittersphere.
Did you know 30-40% of a municipality's energy budget is spent on the
treatment of drinking water and wastewater? Check out our featured
video this week: Energy Efficiency at Wastewater Treatment Facilities
@help4smallwater
You may have seen last night's Supermoon, but did you know that this
can cause a #kingtide? The higher than normal water levels have
caused some flooding near Fleet Steps
@RBGSydney
Did you know? There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that
is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillions times
more water than all of our oceans.
@Spaceinventory
If you ever feel like you did something really stupid, just know I just
tried to take a drink of water while laying down.
@Nate_brown421
Did you know, the #USA uses more #water in a day than it uses oil in a
year! #MondayMusings #WaterFacts
@WaterWatchdog
Drinking cold water actually causes your body to burn calories, as it
uses energy to warm it up to body temperature.
@engrossingfacts
Did you know, it's estimated that 3 litres of water is used to package 1
litre of bottled water.
@TRUsustain
Hot water is more likely to break thick glass than thin glass. That's why
test tubes are made of thin glass.
@engrossingfacts
Last month's best answers
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