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CP402 to help reduce disruption and maximise benefits from mains rehab, mains replacement and leak repairs
The Importance of Good Metering Practice
Water Treatment Distirbution Forum
Managing Aeration Plants to Reduce Energy Costs and Carbon Emissions
New challenges on alarm system management met by Alarm Systems Improvement Group.
Implementing Asset Data Modelling for Portsmouth Water.
Instrument User Group (IUG) sharing knowledge and experience.
Two year Portfolio project completes 9 contributors Investigating the Impacts of Distribution Mains Rehabilitation on Leakage and Repair Rates.
Predicting Pesticide Removal in water treatment including emerging pesticides like metaldehyde and clopyralid.
Portfolio collaborative research project with suppliers and sewerage undertakers helps to get themost from Sewer CCTV Inspection.
WRc helps Water Utilities with Transfer of Responsibility and Ownership of Pitch Fibre Pipes.
Forewarned is Forearmed. New Techniques for Sewer Rising Main Inspection Identified.
Comments requested on 6th edition of Civil Engineering Specification for the Water Industry (CESWI).
Framework Agreements signed for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals (REACH) services.
Bespoke Training in Wastewater Treatment and Sewerage developed for Environment Agency.
Portfolio collaborative research project begins to assess Sustainable Options for P&N Removal at small wastewater treatment works.
Defra release results on Characterisation of Residues from Industrial and Waste Treatment Processes including composting, anaerobic digestion, mechanical-biological treatment (MBT), gasification and stabilisation.
Odour Consultancy helps achieve Planning Permission for raw Sludge Liming facilities.
Defra report provides evidence on Extent and Environmental Impacts of Spreading Waste to Land.
Carbon Trust funding received to update pump management tools minimising costs and energy.
Environment Agency contract for South East River Basin Modelling.
Robust evidence now available on the impacts of Water Efficiency Devices.
New specifications and best practice guidance for Underground SUDS storage.
Defra study on Costs and Benefits from Proposed Flood and Water Management Bill.
WRc NCET offers Frameworks for REACH services
Network Performance Viewer proves itself as an essential asset information planning and operational tool for Severn Trent Water.
WRc launch 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.
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.
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.
WRc Advise the Australian Capital Territory and Land Authority (ACTPLA) on technical regulation.
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.
UKWIR have commissioned WRc to undertake an Assessment of the whole life benefits of pressure management.
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.
An exciting project starting at WRc will help tackle the reduction of this energy use, by providing a new tool to measure the power used by electric motors.
Optimising GAC Regeneration frequency. Four companies work with WRc to develop a software tool for predicting GAC bed life, allowing regeneration frequency and operating costs to be reduced.
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.
Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD). WRc reappointed by the European Commission DG Environment to support UWWTD implementation over 3 years.
GIS Model for River Trent. Severn Trent Water award contract to develop a new GIS SIMCAT model for the River Trent Catchment.
WRc Approved™ scheme extended to include fats, oils and grease (FOG)
National Sustainable Drainage Standards. WRc help Defra to produce draft standards and guidance onNational Sustainable Drainage.
WRc wins 7th Year of support to the Commission for Water Framework Directive implementation
WRc Approved continues to demonstrate "fitness for purpose"
Portfolio Project 'Getting Value from Data' developing approaches to assist better targeting and benefits
WRc opens new above ground small diameter drain/sewer flow testing facility
WRc seeks 17025 UKAS Accreditation for their Waste Labs
WRc launch online water efficiency calculator
WRc assist United Utilities with testing of AMP (automatic meter reading)
WRc provide support with Welsh Industrial & Commercial Waste Survey
WRc REACH expertise assists companies
Sahara® Pipeline Inspection to help Thames Water tackle leakage
Sahara® surveys commissioned by United Utilities Water Plc
WRc present on Water Matters at Swindon's Earth Summit 2009
Building Regulations (Part G) Workshops successfully launched
WRc invests in Swindon pilot plant
The WRc Group gains ISO14001 accreditation
WRc successfully completes 6th year of support to the Commission for WFD implementation
WRc trains more Environment Agency water quality planners
WRc appoint new Business Development Manager for Wastewater
WRc to run Part G Workshops on behalf of CLG
WRc appoints new Business Development Manager for waste and resource development.
Three year Waste Analysis Services Contract on behalf of Dumfries and Galloway Council
Environmental Protection – Operator Pollution Risk Appraisal (EP OPRA).
Catalytic Convertors for Waste
WRc help develop a Policy Prioritisation Management Tool (PPMT) for United Utilities
WRc launch Portfolio project CP346 Book of Numbers website
Water companies & the Environment Agency to use WRc's 'Identiflow' analysis software
Revised Sewerage Risk Management (SRM) launched
Division in Communities and Local Government (CLG) has re-appointed WRc as part of consortium
WRc appointed to Framework as part of consortium with CIRIA & Royal Haskoning
UK Water Industry Research Ltd to addresses issues related to chlorine
WRc complete SIMCAT pilot study for the South Western River Basin District (SWRBD) in Ireland.
New STORMPAC™ software released
Sahara® Pipeline Inspection contracted to help Thames Water Utilities tackle leakage
Targeted risk based approaches to compliance assessment
Surface Water Management Plans (SWMPs)
Stannous Chloride For Plumbosolvency Control
Water Efficiency Devices – Savings Assessment (CP359)
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