wastewater management Monitoring rain retention basins Rain retention basins, also known wet or stormwater management ponds, are artificial ponds. They are specifically created to capture and store surface and stormwater run-off. This occurs where the natural capacity for rainfall to be absorbed into the ground has […] weiter
Water Meters How to choose a water flow meter The key to choosing any water flow meter is to first fully understand your specific requirements and objectives. A water flow meter is an instrument specifically designed to measure the volumetric or mass flow rate of water, sewage or trade […] weiter
Anwendungsbeispiele DETECTRONIC DEMONSTRATES ITS MONITORING VERSATILITY Monitoring specialists, Detectronic, have demonstrated their unrivalled operational versatility after specifying and installing a bespoke monitoring solution for an oil and gas exploration company. Our latest MCERTS monitoring case study is now available. The company is currently carrying out detailed […] weiter
Awards & Recognition Electrical Industry Awards shortlist We are thrilled to announce that once again, we have been shortlisted for the Electrical Industry Awards. This year, the Detectronic Group has been shortlisted for not one award, but two. Detectronic MEICA has been shortlisted for Contractor of the […] weiter
Water Quality Turbidity v. suspended solids. What’s the difference? Turbidity and suspended solids are two different terms each with their own specific meaning. However, they are both intrinsically linked and regularly used to measure the quality of water and wastewater. What is turbidity? Turbidity refers to the transparency of […] weiter
Innovation, Partnerships & Alliances DETECTRONIC LAUNCHES DETECANALYTICS Monitoring specialist partners with Royal HaskoningDHV to provide predictive analytics Monitoring specialist, Detectronic, has partnered with international engineering, technology and software company, Royal HaskoningDHV, to create an AI-powered predictive analytics tool for wastewater sewer networks and water recycling centres: DetecAnalytics […] weiter
Anwendungsbeispiele FLOW SURVEY IMPLEMENTED FOR NWF GROUP NWF Group has appointed Detectronic to deliver a surface water flow survey at their headquarters in Nantwich. The three companies on site owned by the group supply a comprehensive range of fuel, feed and food products, nationally, throughout England, Scotland […] weiter
wastewater management waste water sewer network predictions As the Environment Agency (EA) has described water companies’ efforts to protect the environment as “simply unacceptable”, it seems an opportune time to highlight that one of Detectronic’s key objectives is, and has always been, to help WaSCs prevent sewage […] weiter
Water Quality what is total organic carbon? The amount of carbon found in an organic compound is commonly referred to as Total Organic Carbon, or TOC for short. Calculating Total Organic Carbon TOC is a term regularly used in both the clean water and wastewater industries to […] weiter
News Supporting NW Blood Bikes We’ve just met the guys from NW Blood Bikes. To say they’re an extraordinary group of people is an understatement. We’re very proud to donate £500 to this very worthy charity. NW Blood Bikes is a group of volunteers transporting […] weiter
Industrial Wastewater What are trade effluent charges? A wide variety of companies and organisations across different industries create trade effluent as the result of a specific process or activities such as producing food & drink, building cars or developing medicines. If your business produces trade effluent that […] weiter
wastewater management Managing storm overflows in AMP 7 Maintaining a good reputation is key for any business and none more so than companies that operate in the UK water industry. In such a highly regulated sector, Water & Sewage Companies (WaSCs) understand only too well the damaging reputational […] weiter
Water Meters How is the wastewater flow monitored? The most effective, and accurate way to monitor wastewater flow is by devising and implementing a specific wastewater flow survey. Or for a more permanent solution, implement an ongoing monitoring project to gather data and generate regular analysis reports that […] weiter
Industrial Wastewater What is trade effluent consent? Trade effluent consent is delivered by means of a license or permit that is issued by the respective water company to a business or facility that produces wastewater, specifically ‘trade effluent’. Understanding trade effluent In order to fully understand the […] weiter
Industrial Wastewater Fats, oils and grease blockages Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) come from food products such as butter, lard, vegetable oils, animal fats, meats, sauces and dairy products. FOG is typically generated during the preparation of food containing these products and from associated cleaning/washing up processes […] weiter