Articles

Towards Intelligient Water Networks (Water Active, May 2013)

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:00 GMT

Today's water companies are confronted with an arrayof challenges, unprecedent in their scale and scope.

Real-time Monitoring of Anaerobic Digestion (Waste Management Yearbook 2013)

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:51:00 GMT

The UK government are committed to growing renewable energy generation to meet forthcoming targets. An important part

Guess What? (Utility Week, 1 March 2013)

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:00 GMT

Some basic information is lacking in the water sector, such as how much water do people use or how much is lost in leakage?

Toxic Truth. Lead is poisonous in any quantiy, so why do we tolerate its presence in water supply pipes? (Utility Week, 8 February 2013)

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:38:00 GMT

Ian Walker, Innovation Director at WRc, is quite clear "it is not acceptable for children to drink water that contains lead",

Trends in Sewage Sludge Treatment and Recycling (Water & Sewerage Journal, February 2013)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:51:00 GMT

Treatment and recycing of sewage sludge - or biosolids - has led the way in providing examples of efficient

WRc Alive and Well and Living in Swindon... (Water & Sewerage Journal, Issue 4/2012)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:44:00 GMT

In an article by Professor Michael Larkin of Questor published in the August 2012 edition of the Water & Sewerage Journal, he finished

UV Disinfection - Developments and Opportunities (Water & Sewerage Journal, Issue 4/12)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:38:00 GMT

At the recent AquaEnviro Conference on UV Disinfection. a range of applications, technologies and requirements were

Computer Modelling and Wastewater Treatment (Water & Sewerage Journal, Issue 4/2012)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:23:00 GMT

When I joined WRc in 1987 the company had a small activated sludge model. It ran on VAX minicomputer, permitted

Abated Breath (Special Issue: Low Carbon Transition, Utility Week, 23 November 2012)

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:07:00 GMT

The wait is over. Help is now at hand for water companies struggling to decide which carbon abatement strategy to

Meeting the Challenge on Micropollutants (Water & Wastewater Treatment, November 2012)

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:01:00 GMT

Water companies are facing a range of challenges on chemical and micropollutant in water, say Mark Smith and

Driving Innovation – A Viewpoint Piece by Mark Smith, Managing Director, WRc plc

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:30:00 GMT

The water sector is facing many challenges in the decades ahead. These range from adapting our present infrastructure to

New Plan to Fast-track Water Sector Technology Innovation (Ends Report, 23/10/2012)

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:12:00 GMT

Speeding up the testing of new products and technologies holds the key to i

Network Management (Water & Sewerage Journal 2/2012)

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:53:00 GMT

Nick Orman and Anna Bujnowicz discuss network management.

Catch of the Day, More than Enthusiam Needed ...(Utility Week, 7 September 2012)

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:38:00 GMT

Catchment management has caught on, but Andrew Davey warns water companies they will need more than enthusiasm to reel in ...

Digesting the Risk Factor (Water & Wastewater Treatment, August 2012)

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:54:00 GMT

Water companies must seize the initiative on co-digestion of organic wastes, argue Mark Smith, managing director and Jane Turrell

New Sewers for Adoption 7th Edition & Workshops (Water & Wastewater Treatment, July 2012)

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:59:00 GMT

The 7th edition of “Sewers for Adoption – Design & Construction Guide for Developers” available September. National workshops to

An integrated approach (Water & Wastewater Treatment, July 2012)

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:10:00 GMT

Research undertaken by WRc has identified a universal approach to managing risk that captures key failure mechanisms ...

Reducing inappropriate disposal to sewer (Energy & Environmental Management, July 2012)

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:01:00 GMT

Inapppropriate disposal to sewers of fats, oils and grease (FOG), along with the flushing of products such as baby wipes and wet wipes ...

Polypipe 'saddles' up with Flexseal for new product development (Water & Sewerage Journal )

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:27:00 GMT

Polypipe has announced the launch of a brand new product, the Ridgistorm-XL Saddle, which has achieved WRc Approved status ...

Training in a virtual world (Institute of Water summer 2012)

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:17:00 GMT

Treatment work simulators prepare operators for what they hope will never happen ...