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May Gurney workshops to
Alarm body launched
NEWS 2, 3
take on climate change
WRC HAS launched the Water alarm systems has never been
industry Alarm Systems greater, said WRc.
CONTRACT NEWS 4
Improvement Group (WASIG). WASIG’s work will initially
Grontmij grabs Glasgow
MAY GURNEY is aiming to fact that climate change is milder winters, less consistent The group aims to improve focus on developing a more
stimulate debate about climate already happening, so as well as rainfall and higher winds. They the design, operation, mainte- coherent and rigorous frame-
2014 games work
change as well as formulating working to mitigate it there is a will analyse the impact these nance and management of work for alarm systems design
plans for fighting it. necessity for us to learn to will have on their business, the alarm systems. and management. It will
NEWS ANALYSIS 6
The company expects this to adapt to it too. consequences, likelihood and The organisation has created collaborate with The Engineer-
be achieved through its series of “I hope that with some of the priority of the risk, as well WASIG because of growing ing Equipment and Materials
Climate Change Adaptation our environmental expertise, as some suggested measures to importance of alarm systems in Users Association to provide
FORUM 7 Workshops that it is hosting for May Gurney will be able to deal with them. mitigating risk and meeting UK water industry input to
Viewpoint / Comment
its utilities customers. help its customers to cope with These findings will form a increasing obligations to health the latest edition of publication
The contractor has aimed aspects of climate change.” summary document, called a and safety, the environment, 191, widely recognised as the
these sessions at customers in The workshops will: risk register. customers and business benchmark of best practice in
SPOTLIGHT ON...
long-term frameworks. • Identify aspects of climate It is Macagno’s hope these efficiency. industrial alarm systems.
Water efficiency 8
The brainchild of May change that will impact on risk registers will be used at the As water companies continue Companies participating in
Case study 9 Gurney’s head of sustainability, the customer’s business highest level by customers to to reduce site-manning levels WASIG will be able to share
Rainwater harvesting 10 Dr Tom Macagno, said the • Pinpoint the associated risks shape policy. and move to more centralised engineering and operational
workshops will benefit the • Suggest practical business Successful workshops have management of operations, the experience be at the forefront
company’s employees, cus- measures to deal with these already been hosted for groups need for effective and reliable of developing industry practice.
FEATURES
tomers, supply-chain partners risks, and to capitalise on from various utilities and
Flood risk management 11
and stakeholders. opportunities that arise infrastructure backgrounds,
Water treatment 15
ACE guide to procurement
Macagno said: “Most organ- and May Gurney plans a
IT & telemetry 18 isations focus, quite rightly, on The delegates will work continuing series for 2009, with THE ASSOCIATION for Consul- ACE chief executive Nelson
Flow & level management 21
efforts to minimise their together to create a list of all plans in place for the next one tancy and Engineering (ACE) Ogunshakin said: “With the
environmental impact. But as possible sources of risk, such as to take place in the Midlands has produced a new guide that current economic turbulence it
well as this, it is an inevitable higher summer temperatures, region in early spring. sets out the key steps in an has never been more crucial for
CAREERS 22
effective procurement process. construction clients to ensure
LA group saves rain in huge cistern
Called Avoiding Procure- that the right elements are in
ment Pitfalls – an ACE guide, place during every stage of a
NEW PRODUCTS 23
TREEPEOPLE, AN environmen- the document covers a range of project. We would also like to
tal non-profit organisation
eople
topics from how to establish see consultancy and engineer-
CLASSIFIED 23
serving the Los Angeles area, T
reeP
realistic timescales to regula- ing firms use this guide to
captured 817,600 litres from
SUPPLIERS ON TAP 26
tesy:
tory compliance requirements. promote good practice by
the city’s recent storms.
Cour
It also provides an overview of clients and to guard against the
The rainfall captured over the concepts involved in risks they could encounter.”
WATERBUTT 28
one weekend’s storm topped procuring the services of a
water harvested from rains project delivery team. www.acenet.co.uk
in late 2008.
The organisation, which
Cleaner submerged membranes
unites the power of trees,
people and technology to grow MICROCYN-NADIR has devel- friendly cleaning of the mem-
a sustainable future for the Los oped a new, environmentally- brane modules. In 2005,
Angeles region, has an friendly cleaning process for Microcyn-Nadir developed one
817,600-litre cistern at its submerged membranes in of the first backwashable
headquarters in Coldwater membrane-bioreactor (MBR) flat-sheet membranes.
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Canyon Park. The cistern, said applications. This only requires a simple
TreePeople, delivers a cost- The 817,600-litre cistern in Coldwater Canyon Park, LA, US Due to their small footprint pretreatment of the feed flow
savings approach to the park’s and high effluent quality, MBR and exhibits extended opera-
irrigation needs, while keeping technologies – such as those dent. “This technology reduces plants are the next tion between cleaning cycles.
rain-swept toxins and refuse used in demonstration sites that use of potable water for irriga- generation of biological waste- A newly developed mechan-
out of storm drains leading TreePeople and its partners tion, decreases our demand for water treatment, said the ical cleaning process – BIO-
to the ocean. have completed in the region – imported water and turns rain- German-based company. CEL-MCP – using granulates
“In a city that imports more could significantly impact Los water into a valuable resource The driving force for this can now be integrated to
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than half of its water, cisterns Angeles,” said Andy Lipkis, at a time of increased competi- technology is the request for the MBR. This allows
and other nature-mimicking TreePeople founder and presi- tion for limited supplies.” cleaner, more environmentally for chemical-free operation.
INBRIEF
Rotork has won a framework agreement with South East
In tough times
Water. The framework will run for three years, with the option
to extend for a total of five years, and covers Rotork’s IQPro,
IQTPro, AWT and Q ranges of multi-turn and quarter-turn
electric valve actuators. These products have been used for
we will save
many years at treatment plants owned by South East Water
and Mid Kent Water.
you money!
Forbes, manufacturer of custom-designed and custom-built
tanks, vessels, scrubbing columns and chemical plant in
thermoplastics and glass fibre composite materials, has com-We saved one company £87 per day in
pleted the £500,000 phase one of a brand new manufactur-
wasted chemical using a 520 peristaltic
ing facility on its Kelso site. A further £500,000 expenditure
for phase two is scheduled to commence this month for com-
pump in place of their diaphragm pumps.
pletion in July 2009.
square6
Accurate and reliable metering
Kingspan Environmental has created a new umbrella brand
square6
Dry prime every time - assured chemical dosed – KingspanWater – for all its sustainable water solutions,
including rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling
square6
No flow fluctuation due to air supply
products. The company’s existing product portfolio of
square6
NEW! Profibus control giving you direct network connection
Envireau, Raintrap and Rainstore waterbutts will be united
under this single banner, making KingspanWater one of the
largest suppliers of rainwater harvesting equipment.
Cookstown company JJ Loughran has become ABB Motor Ser-
vice Partner for Northern Ireland, forming part of ABB’s
growing customer service network for full lifecycle support of
Watson-Marlow Pumps Watson-Marlow Tubing Bredel Alitea Flexicon
Tel:01326370370
low-voltage AC motors. JJ Loughran repairs and supplies
info@watson-marlow.co.uk www.watson-marlow.co.uk
electric motors and drives across Ireland.
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