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News Archive 2009

This news archive contains news releases issued by WRc during the past twelve months.

November 2009

• Online Water Efficiency Calculator to support Building Regulations launched in support of "The Code for Sustainable Homes" and is endorsed by LABC and the Building Control Alliance
• Improving Selection of FOG Minimisation and Food Waste Composting Products. WRc Approved™ scheme extended to include fats, oils and grease (FOG) minimisation and food waste composting products.
• Network Performance Viewer proves itself as an essential asset information planning and operational tool for Severn Trent Water.
• Energy monitoring goes non-intrusive. An exciting project on Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) will help tackle reduction in energy use, by providing a new tool to measure the power used by electric motors.
• Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD). WRc reappointed by the European Commission DG Environment to support UWWTD  implementation over 3 years.
• Guidance for Laying Pipelines in Brownfield Sites.  WRc win UKWIR project to develop guidance for Developers, Self-Lay Organisations, Water Undertakers and Consultants in brownfield sites.
• Getting to the heart of the blockage problem. Funding secured from EPSRC for a 4 year Engineering Doctorate Research Engineer to study the mechanisms of sewer blockages.
• National Sustainable Drainage Standards. WRc help Defra to produce draft standards and guidance on National Sustainable Drainage.
• Advice to the Australian Capital Territory and Land Authority (ACTPLA) on technical regulation.
• GIS Model for River Trent. Severn Trent Water award contract to develop a new GIS SIMCAT model for the River Trent Catchment.
• Defra investigates the risks of ingress into water distribution. Defra award WRc a contract to monitor pressures in 6 water distribution systems for a year with the cooperation of local water utilities.
• UKWIR have commissioned WRc to undertake an Assessment of the whole life benefits of pressure management.
• Monitoring Water Quality in Distribution Networks. Three companies collaborate with WRc on a new method using dissolved oxygen (DO) to give information on water quality risk and mixing in networks. 
• Ongoing support to South East Water's "Savings on Tap" trial. WRc complete a 5th phase of monitoring work in conjunction with South East Water for their "Savings on Tap" trial in Kent.
• Optimising GAC Regeneration frequency. Four companies work with WRc to develop a software tool for predicting GAC bed life. This will allow regeneration frequency and operating costs to be reduced.
• WRc NCET offers Frameworks for REACH services

August 2009

• WRc's reponse to consultations on Draft Guidance for GHG Report
  

June/July 2009

• WRc invests in Swindon Pilot Plant
• Building Regulations (Part G) workshops successfully launched
• WRc present on Water Matters at Swindon's Earth Summit 2009
• Sahara® surveys commissioned by United Utilities Water Plc
• Sahara® Pipeline Inspection to help Thames Water tackle leakage.
• WRc REACH expertise assists companies
• WRc provide support with Welsh Industrial and Commercial Waste Survey
• WRc assist United Utilities with testing of AMR (automatic meter reading)
• WRc to launch online water efficiency calculator
• WRc seeks 17025 UKAS Accreditation for their Waste Labs
• WRc opens new above ground small diameter drain/sewer flow testing facility
• WRc Portfolio Project “Getting Value from Data” is developing approaches to assist companies in better targeting and realising benefit from data improvement programmes.
• WRc Approved continues to demonstrate “fitness for purpose”
• WRc wins 7th Year of support to the Commission for Water Framework Directive implementation
  

May 2009

• WRc to run Part G workshops on behalf of CLG
• WRc trains more Environment Agency water quality planners.
• WRc Group gains ISO14001 accreditation
• WRc successfully completes 6th year of support to the Commission for WFD implementation

February 2009

• UKWIR commission WRc to undertake an important research programme to provide the UK water and wastewater undertakings with information relating tothe new Environmental Protection - Operator Pollution Risk Assessment (EP OPRA).
• WRc recently completes a market survey for a company that has developed a range of catalytic oxidisers.
• WRc and strategy consultants Catalyze work with United Utilities to develop a Policy Prioritisation Management Tool (PPMT) to aid decision making processes in business planning.
• WRc is carrying out work for UK Water Industry Research Ltd to assess disinfection trends with respect to chlorine; used worldwide in the disinfection of drinking water.
• WRc has been contracted by Dumfries & Galloway Council to undertake continuous monitoring of their waste processing facilities in Dumfries.
• WRc has successfully implemented a corporate spatial data warehouse application for managing Northern Ireland Water’s (NIW) water and wastewater networks.
• WRc is working with wastewater companies and manufacturers to develop a Specification and best practice guide for geocellular and arch chamber underground SUDS storage systems.
• WRc is managing a national collaborative research programme on behalf of the water industry (through UKWIR), Defra and a number of local authorities to develop an independent technical understanding of FWD use.
  

January 2009

• WRc complete a SIMCAT pilot study for the South Western River Basin District (SWRBD) in Ireland.
• Defra funds development of guidance on the preparation of Surface Water Management Plans (SWMPs)
• WRc appointed to CLG Planning Framework as part of consortium with CIRIA & Royal Haskoning.
• CLG has re-appointed WRc as part of consortium with others to support them under a 5 year Framework Agreement.
• BookOfNumbers Website – A data store of June Return information

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