2010 News

WRc offers new water meter training course.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:17:00 GMT

In these times of widespread water metering, WRc are launching a topical training course aimed at... read more

WRc's new Portfolio Collaborative Research Programme starts.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:08:00 GMT

WRc’s innovative, responsive approach to collaborative research continues to get support from... read more

New date released for Essentials for Managing Drain Repair Training Course (7-8 December 2010)

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:05:00 GMT

WRc are running a two-day training programme on 22-23 March 2011 to improve understanding of the ... read more

Defra review completed on environmental impacts of the use of baled tyres in construction.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:04:00 GMT

The UK produces over 500,000 tonnes of waste tyres per year. Since 2006, tyres have been banned... read more

Collaborative Portfolio project launched to improve quality of telemetry data.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:01:00 GMT

There has been a growing awareness of the importance of data quality in the water industry. The... read more

Research project with water utilities and the regulator starts to enhance Asset Management Assessment (AMA) through data quality improvements.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:59:00 GMT

Recently there has been a significant increase in the focus on data quality within the water... read more

WRc undertakes research with Exeter University to help understand the cause of sewer blockages.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:57:00 GMT

Due to low ‘visibility’, sewerage systems are inherently difficult to monitor, maintain and... read more

Water Utilities use WRc's "Loadmon" to help provide low maintenance measurement of wastewater organic load.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:54:00 GMT

Timing is everything - This is the lesson of WRc’s latest development project "Loadmon". It... read more

Part G (Building Regulations) training courses launched .

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:53:00 GMT

WRc has developed two training courses covering various elements of Part G (sanitation, hot... read more

Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) awards WRc joint contract to estimate the risks to public health from E-Coli 0157.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:51:00 GMT

The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has awarded a joint contract to WRc and the University of... read more

WRc asked to investigate novel approach for open distribution networks

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:51:00 GMT

WRc has been asked to develop a collaborative Portfolio project questioning whether the use of... read more

New work with the housing and waste industries on water consumption issues.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:46:00 GMT

WRc is working with the Home Builders Federation (HBF), several housing developers and the UK... read more

2010 news from the National Centre for Environmental Toxicology (NCET)

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:38:00 GMT

The National Centre for Environmental Toxicology (NCET) is a specialised team within WRc that... read more

Portfolio project starts to help manage aeration plants to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:54:00 GMT

This collaborative project has been developed with a number of water utilities to help manage... read more

Data Quality Initiative developed to aid effective business decisions.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:52:00 GMT

WRc has established a data quality initiative that is being targeted specifically at the requirements of the UK water industry. The aim

Project kicks-off to help companies with integrated management of risk in water distribution systems.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:50:00 GMT

In October 2009, WRc held a workshop to discuss the development of web-based Integrated... read more

WRc partners Sewage Works Energy Efficiency project funded by German Government.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:48:00 GMT

Energy efficiency continues to be an issue in wastewater treatment. Since the invention of the... read more

WRc launches new instrumentation strategy.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:42:00 GMT

In response to the increasing role instrumentation plays within the Water Sector WRc has... read more

New project launched to quantify the benefits of catchment management initiatives.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:40:00 GMT

Over £50 million will be invested by water utilities in over 100 individual catchment management ... read more

WRc Approved Scheme issues its 300th Certificate.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:27:00 GMT

The WRc Approved™ Scheme provides suppliers with an independent demonstration that their product or ... read more