October 2016

The UK's sewage assessment pushes analytical limits. Credit: Nixx Photography / Shutterstock
The UK's sewage assessment pushes analytical limits. Credit: Nixx Photography / Shutterstock

The cover story for this issue of Aqua Strategy takes a look at the huge, five-year study underway in the UK to investigate trace pollutants discharged by sewage treatment works. This covers the priority substances regulated by the EU Water Framework Directive, as well as phosphates and pharmaceuticals. Early results released recently indicate a widespread risk to environmental quality standards for a number of the chemicals under investigation. We speak with participants in the study about the project highlights and insights into what the work is revealing.

There is increasingly a need and opportunity to reuse water and to recycle nutrients, and both of these are areas in which the water sector stands to contribute to a shift to a circular economy. We speak with Professor Paul Jeffrey about the new Water Reuse Europe association set up to help support commercial activity around water reuse. We also hear from Phillip Abrary, Chairman and CEO of Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., about the growing success of his company producing a fertiliser product sewage.

This issue also features an interview with Oliver Lawal, CEO of AquiSense, about the company’s latest breakthroughs commercialising use of UVC-LEDs in water disinfection and monitoring applications, and we get an update on the work of the Danube Water Program to improve water utility management in the Danube region.

 

ISSN (Online): 2059-8068

ISSN (Print): 2059-805X

Issue 5 Volume 1

A growth opportunity - how recovery of phosphorus from wastewater is bringing success for Ostara

Business

Recovery of phosphorus from municipal wastewater to produce fertiliser products is increasingly being recognised as a viable opportunity for utilities. Keith Hayward spoke with Phillip Abrary, Chairman and CEO of Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., about his company’s growing success as the sector looks to play its part in a shift to a circular economy.

Cooperation brightens capacity prospects for Danube region water utilities

Utility management

The Danube water utility association was set up more than 20 years ago to help support utilities in what was a rapidly changing eastern Europe. Keith Hayward spoke with IAWD Secretary General Walter Kling about the association’s current role and the latest phase of the World Bank-supported Danube Water Program, which aims to build greater cooperation and strengthen the capacity of water and wastewater service providers.