weir News
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Barnard Castle weir repairs continue with north bank footpath open
A popular footpath along the River Tees at Barnard Castle will remain open while repairs continue on a weir in the town. The Environment Agency, which is carrying out the construction work, had originally planned to close the footpath along the north bank until spring 2014. But it has now been decided that construction work will be done entirely from the south bank, eradicating the need to ...
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3.0 MG Concrete Water Reservoir — Henderson, NV
The DN Tanks crew is finishing construction on the columns and last wall sections for the 3.0 MG concrete water reservoir in Henderson, Nevada. The shoring crew finished setting up the weir and are preparing to start shoring the remainder of the tank roof. ...
By DN Tanks
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Hydropower scheme Alsace
Landustrie received the order for the supply of two Landy Archimedes screw turbines for an existing weir on the river Ill, near Colmar in Alsace (France). After renovation of the weir, the hydropower scheme (190kW) will produce green energy for some 250 households. The Landy screws dimension approx. 4 m in diameter and length. On site, Landustrie’s French partner ER3i successfully ...
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Large hydropower scheme in Alsace
An existing weir at the River Ill, near Erstein, will be equipped with 6 Landy hydropower screws. The weir dates back to the end of the 19th century, and ensures that at high water, the lower regions of Erstein and Strasbourg do not flood. Part of the restoration and renovation of the weir is the installation of hydropower screws to generate sustainable energy. At the tender, issued by ACAL, ...
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Exciting new Open Channel Flow features with Gauger
SolidAT Gauger supports Open Channel Flow (OCF) measurements. This new member of SolidAT non-contact level sensors complements OCF features already found in the SmartScan and MonoScan lines. Built-in equations are included for Parshall flumes, Palmer Bowlus flumes, Khafagi Venturi flumes, Leopold Lagco flumes, H-Flumes, V-Notch weirs, Trapezoidal Cipolletti weirs, Rectangular Contracted weirs ...
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Open Channel Flow with Gauger level meter – any Channel any Site
SolidAT Gauger supports Open Channel Flow (OCF) measurements. This new member of SolidAT non-contact level sensors complements OCF features already found in the SmartScan and MonoScan lines. Built-in equations are included for Parshall flumes, Palmer Bowlus flumes, Khafagi Venturi flumes, Leopold Lagco flumes, H-Flumes, V-Notch weirs, Trapezoidal Cipolletti weirs, Rectangular Contracted weirs ...
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Envirowise: prevent `avalanche` of paper Christmas cards with electronic greetings
Scottish businesses could save 133 tonnes of Christmas card waste if they replace the paper cards with e-cards, according to Envirowise. The organisation is urging Scottish businesses to switch to the more environmentally-friendly alternative and save £7 million on cards, resources – such as stamps and manpower - and disposal costs. Envirowise programme manager for Scotland Robbie Weir said: ...
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Weir removal opens up Gayton Brook for fish migration
A weir that was preventing fish from migrating on the Gayton Brook in Staffordshire has been removed by the Environment Agency. The work has been carried out as part of the Gayton Brook Catchment Restoration Project which was set up to tackle issues in the failing watercourse, in partnership with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The project was launched in 2010 and identified two weirs in the ...
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PEWE Patents Improved Effluent Weir System "ParaLam Weir"
The patented ParaLam Weir (Patent No. US 9,962,631 B2) is a liquid/solids separation breakthrough in dissolved air flotation (DAF) design. This innovation accomplishes four simultaneous functions; 1) it effectively evacuates the water from the vessel; 2) it deflects any settle-able solids away from the effluent capture chamber; 3) the 45 degree interior slope lets particles slide back down and ...
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New Principals Sutherland, Weir Join CEC
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) welcomes two new principals to its Pittsburgh headquarters office: Ray B. Sutherland, P.E., (Civil/Site Practice) and William G. Weir, P.G., (Environmental Practice). Sutherland joins CEC with 29 years of expertise covering all aspects of land development, including working for both public and private development clients in commercial/retail, ...
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Opening Dutch hydro power scheme
On Saturday November 5, 2016 the first Dutch cooperative hydro power scheme will be opened officially. The initial test results were successful and the green electricity is already generated by means of the Landustrie hydropower screw turbine. This new hydro power scheme is located at the existing weir in river Dommel, near Sint Michielsgestel and will supply approx. 600.000 kWh per year. ...
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Havannah Weir hydropower scheme
Landustrie Sneek BV received the order for the supply of one (1) Landy Archimedes screw turbine for Havannah Weir, located in a new intake on the river Dane, near Congleton (Cheshire, UK). This sustainable green project is initiated by Dane Valley Community Energy, in cooperation with Derwent Hydro Developments Ltd. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic our team of mechanics were unable to perform the ...
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World pump sales to grow 25 percent to $46 billion in 2017
World industrial pump sales will grow at 4 percent/yr to $46 billion in 2017. This is the latest forecast in Pumps World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) The forecast is in constant 2010 dollars. When inflation is included, revenues will rise by more than 5 percent/yr over the next five years. The revenue growth rate for the largest pump suppliers will ...
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WT Diaphragm Valve For Chlorine Services
We recently sent out an order of very highly specified Weir Type diaphragm valves. Our customer is heavily engaged in chlorine services and required a valve that would provide very high internal and external corrosion resistance.Internal corrosion protection is provided by ETFE lining and our triple layer Grade 9R diaphragm (TFM /PVDF/EPDM), fitted with a titanium insert (see news story below). ...
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Switch to Rotork eliminates trauma of unreliability on River Thames weir
Rotork IQ3 non-intrusive intelligent electric actuators have been chosen to replace unreliable actuators for the operation of radial gates on an important river management weir on the River Thames. Hambleden Weir plays a critical role in maintaining the level and flow in an area that is used extensively for recreational activities, including the stretch of river that hosts the world famous ...
By Rotork plc
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Kiverco’s Robust Equipment Stands the Test of Time
Kiverco have always been proud of their solid and robust recycling equipment. This renowned, long-lasting quality was evident during a recent recycling plant installation where the customer, Weir Waste, requested to incorporate their old Kiverco equipment with the new equipment being installed at their recycling plant at Oldbury. ...
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Fish pass at Stoneleigh Weir is now complete
On Friday 13 September, the Environment Agency completed a project to install a fish and eel pass at the Stoneleigh Gauging Weir on the River Sowe. The stop logs were today removed from the pass, allowing fish passage for the first time since the weir was constructed in 1951. The fish pass has been installed to improve fish and eel migration, making an important contribution to improving water ...
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Water company fined for discharging sewage into Tamar estuary
South West Water has been ordered to pay £58,375 in fines and costs for discharging sewage into a tributary of the Tamar estuary. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. The offences were committed at the company’s Camels Head treatment works that treats sewage from 40,000 people and operates under an Environmental Permit designed to protect human health and the environment. ...
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Environment Agency prepares to start work on first phase of Exeter flood defence scheme
The Environment Agency has completed the consultation on the environmental impact of the first phase of Exeter’s multi-million pound flood defence scheme. The first phase works will begin in June this year ahead of the main scheme, which is designed to reduce flood risk to properties on both sides of the river throughout Exeter. The first phase will include work to some of the existing ...
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On-Water Demonstration in the Port of Southampton
DESMI Ro-Clean A/S have embarked on a mission to show off our new revolutionary product – the Ultimate Speed-Sweep System consisting of DESMI Single Vessel Ro-Kite Speed-Sweep 1500 with integrated Ro-Skim Weir Skimmer towed at a speed of 3 knots. We started the year with a demonstration at Odense Fjord in Denmark followed by the March 2015 InterSpill event in the Port of Amsterdam. The ...
By DESMI A/S
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