Articles

Be Prepared... Kevin Poole explains more (Utility Week, 27th April 2012)

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:32:00 GMT

Water price reviews are changing. Sound risk management will help manage the process, says Kevin Poole.

Practice makes perfect ...Mark Smith, MD, explains more (Water & Wastewater Treatment, April 2012)

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:12:00 GMT

Today's intensive processes require high level skills and advanced training and that is why it pays to invest in software that simulates

Some initiatives to look out for... Dr Ian Walker explains more (Institute of Water, 2012)

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:02:00 GMT

Innovation is, apparently, the answer to all our problems. Attend any meeting or high level Conference, addressing the issues ...

Pump up the volume, Nick Orman explains more (Utility Week, 9 March 2012)

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:22:00 GMT

With private sewers now transferred, water companies are gearing up to take control of private pumping stations ...

Not as simple as it looks.... (Water & Wastewater Treatment, February 2012)

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:17:00 GMT

While the benefits of UV disinfection are well established, a clearer understanding of the issues around system design and

WRc Innovation Day, 25th April 2012 (Utility Week, 24 February 2012)

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:32:00 GMT

The WRc Innovation Day will bring together representatives of water and wastewater companies together with experts, technologists and innovators

Managing Risk; An Integrated Approach for Water Companies (Water & Sewerage Journal, Issue 4/2011)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:08:00 GMT

Development of a good practice integrated risk management framework provides the basis by which risks to water companies as ...

Zone Home - improving Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Utility Week, 18 November 2011)

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:22:00 GMT

Rob Moore details the work being done to improve how Nitrate Vulnerable Zones are designated ...

Raising the Alarm (Water & Wastewater, November 2011)

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:49:00 GMT

The Utility control room and IT service desk have much to learn from each other. WRc and United Utilities explain how ...

Getting to the gritty part (Water & Wastewater Treatment, June 2011)

Fri, 27 May 2011 13:41:00 GMT

As water companies prepare to increase the opportunities for beneficial recycling of sewer grits, best practice guidelines are ...

Ultraviolet for water treatment (Water & Sewerage, June 2011)

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:07:00 GMT

Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation was first used for drinking water disinfection in 1910. It took another half century for to develop into ...

Wastewater sensor goes non-contact (WET News, May 2011)

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:01:00 GMT

WRc has developed an instrument to measure organic load by optical non-contact methods ...

Instrumentation - the enabling technology for a proactive approach (Water & Sewerage, May 2011)

Tue, 24 May 2011 15:51:00 GMT

Water companies would like to anticipate and react to operational problems before they affect the customers. Such aspirations will require ...

Assessing the water pollution potential of wastes (Water Wastes, May 2011)

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:08:00 GMT

WRc recently completed two key research projects for defra that required the collection and production of chemical and ...

An aerobic work-out: effective feedstock management and odour control (CIWM, April 2011)

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:54:00 GMT

WRc's Nnenna Agbasiere explores the effective feedstock management and odour control for aerobic composting processes...

REACH Implementation 2013: A long time away? (Speciality Chemicals Magazine, March 2011)

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:30:00 GMT

Annette Ewence of WRc and Alan Ritchie of Caleb Management Services look at what needs to be done in the next...

Out of sight, but not out of mind (Nonwovens International, Issue 1, 2011)

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:50:00 GMT

Because many nonwoven products are not suitable for sewer disposal, the industry is working towards a definitive protocol...

Don't forget street ironworks - a more proactive approach (W&WT, February 2011)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:55:00 GMT

Research carried out by WRc has identified a high level of iron works failures in the UK's water and wastewater...