Weir News on Environmental XPRT

Tackling Himalayan Balsam at Gundry Weir, Bridport

An officer from the Environment Agency joined up with the Probation Service’s Community Payback Scheme to remove an invasive, non-native plant which is threatening the natural environment around a pond at Bridport. The Himalayan balsam grows up to 10ft (3m) tall and has colonised large areas beside rivers and woods throughout Britain, smothering any indigenous plants. This is ...

Jul. 26, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

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 ...

Sep. 13, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

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, ...

Feb. 4, 2014

By Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC)

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 ...

May 29, 2015

By Rotork

Weir Waste Services chooses Titech Technology for new commerical & industrial MRF

TITECH has been selected as the technology provider of choice for one of the UK’s largest automated Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Materials Recycling Facilities (MRF) in mainland UK. The MRF will be part of Weir Waste Services’ development of its ‘Trinity Street’ depot in Oldbury, West Midlands. Providing environmental integrated waste management solutions for the ...

Oct. 23, 2012

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

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 Gayton ...

Mar. 10, 2014

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

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 close ...

Jul. 29, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

River weir upgrade demonstrates Rotork’s extended scope capabilities

A recent UK Environment Agency river management scheme has demonstrated the ability of a Rotork Site Services extended scope contract to provide project management and organise all the mechanical, electrical and civil engineering work required to complete the project. A major benefit for the customer is the simplified contractual route that the extended scope contract enables by reducing the ...

Dec. 17, 2013

By Rotork

ANDRITZ launches the TurboJet weir plate, a power recovery system for decanters, reducing power consumption by up to 30%

International technology Group ANDRITZ presents a new generation of weir plates, providing a significant reduction in power consumption for centrifuges. The patented TurboJet weir plate, available for all ANDRITZ decanters and those of other suppliers, helps customers to reduce their energy consumption by 10- 30%. This innovative product was developed in the ANDRITZ Separation Center of ...

Mar. 26, 2013

By ANDRITZ Separation - a division of the Andritz Group

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 and ...

Oct. 21, 2011

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT)

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 ...

Oct. 23, 2011

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT)

Archimedes screws largest in diameter

At the quayside of Landustrie Sneek BV two large hydropower screw turbines, with a total weight of 64 tons, were boarded. Both Archimedes screws head for North Yorkshire, England. With a diameter of 4.5 meters, these are the largest screws manufactured by Landustrie so far and therefore too large for regular transport by road. On location in England the hydropower screws are installed in an ...

Jan. 9, 2017

By Landustrie Sneek BV

Data logging open channel flow meter prepares flow reports

This new model OCF 4.0 Open Channel Flow Monitor uses a non-contacting ultrasonic sensor to measure wastewater flow through flumes or weirs. It features a powerful, built-in data logger with on-screen flow reports plus Windows software to retrieve, display and graph flow reports in fully customizable formats. Other OCF 4.0 features include isolated 4-20mA, 0-5V, USB and RS232 outputs, 3 ...

Mar. 14, 2008

By Greyline Instruments Inc.

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. ...

Dec. 9, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Renewable energy goes royal

Windsor Castle is set to be the "primary customer" of a renewable electricity scheme to harness power from the River Thames. The project from Southeast Power Engineering will see electricity generated from two turbines installed in the Romney Weir delivered to the royal residence by underground cables. A planning application for the creation of a hydroelectric scheme in the weir was ...

Jul. 19, 2011

By GLOBE Foundation

New Area-Velocity Flow Meter

Monitor flow through open channels, partially full sewer pipes and surcharged pipes without a flume or weir. This new flowmeter is designed for municipal stormwater, combined effluent, raw sewage and irrigation water. The new Greyline AVFM-II uses a submerged ultrasonic sensor to continuously measure both Velocity and Level in the channel. The sensor is resistant to fouling and corrosion. ...

Apr. 3, 2006

By Greyline Instruments Inc.

Illinois WEA Conference Springfield, IL

Illinois WEA Conference Springfield, IL. WeirWasher Automated Cleaning Systems, BeltBlaster, Eco-Blaster Biological Control Systems, Weir Shields Odor and Light Control Systems by GTC will be exhibited at the Peterson and Matz, Inc. booth March 22-23, 2011. Each application is engineered to improve staff safety and reduce the maintenance associated with cleaning material build ...

Mar. 18, 2011

By GillTrading.com, Inc.

New 4-20 mA Loop Powered Ultrasonic Sensors Internally Calculate Flow Rates and Volume

LOGAN, UT - Automation Products Group, Inc. (APG) introduces LPU-2428 Loop Powered Ultrasonic Level Sensors with microprocessor control to internally perform volume, flow, and totalization calculations. These IP65 rated sensors provide a 1 to 25 ft. (0.3 to 7.62 m) detection range. They are specifically designed for liquid flow-rate and volume measurement applications, and are also a good ...

Dec. 19, 2007

By Automation Products Group, Inc. (APG)

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 ...

Mar. 6, 2014

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Texas Wastewater Plant Replaces Brushes With WeirWasher Automated Cleaning Systems

GillTrading.com, Inc. of Beaverton, OR is pleased to announce the installation of 6 WeirWasher Automated Cleaning Systems at the City of Longview wastewater treatment plant in Texas. The local representative, Hartwell Environmental Corp., was instrumental in officiating the changeover from mechanical brush devices to fully automated WeirWasher spray systems to effectively control the daily ...

Aug. 13, 2010

By GillTrading.com, Inc.

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