Water & Wastewater Treatment Magazine
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www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | JULY 2018 | 5 MANAGEMENT PLAN: Water UK and water companies throughout England are among over 70 high-profile organisations to have signed up to the Catch- ment Management Declaration – a call from business, civil society organisations and the public sector to commit to the water catchment-related ambition of the Government's 25-Year Environment Plan. Severn Trent's new thermal hydrolysis plant at its biggest sewage treatment works in Minworth, near Birmingham, is starting to become operational, with 100 tonnes of sludge being processed on a daily basis. QUOTE OF THE MONTH "Privatisation of the water industry has been a costly mistake and these eye- watering sums are further proof the water industry must be returned to public hands" GMB general secretary Tim Roache as the union launched its 'Take Back the Tap' campaign for nationalisation. It revealed that nine privatised water company bosses received £58 million in salary, bonuses, pensions and benefits over the past five years Scottish Water is starting work on a project to improve its wastewater infrastructure in the southside of Glasgow. The £3.2 million investment project began on 18 June and is being carried out by the utility's contractor George Leslie. The work is expected to last five months. The utility is completing the upgrade of a combined sewer overflow in Langside Drive with better screening and new pipework to reduce the frequency and volume of wastewater spillages in storm conditions, and so help improve the water quality in the White Cart Water. £250M United Utilities will increase its investment in projects that will deliver long-term resilience from £100 million to £250 million during AMP6. CEO Steve Mogford said it would continue its "strong track record of sharing outperformance with customers." 100,000 Yorkshire Water is to review the accounts of up to 100,000 customers it thinks could save money from having a water meter installed. As part of the initiative, the firm will offer customers a two-year trial of using a meter to those it believes would help reduce their bills. GOOD MONTH FOR... The environment, a er Anglian Water announced a commitment to ridding the East of England of plastic waste by 2030. The pledge will tackle all plastic waste that is not reusable, recyclable or compostable. "The scope of this taskforce goes beyond what people might traditionally think of as being the responsibility of a water company, but it's important to our customers and the right thing to do," CEO Peter Simpson said. "Saying it's difficult is not good enough and we can't do this alone, which is why we want to bring the right people together to better understand and tackle the problem from beginning to end." BAD MONTH FOR United Utilities, which has been fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to supplying inadequately disinfected water from the Sweetloves water treatment works in Bolton on two separate occasions in 2015. The incidents arose due to the failures of sample pumps serving monitoring equipment critical for controlling the treatment process. GETTING STARTED NUMBERS HEATING UP Picture credit: Clearwater Photography