The steps Water Companies are taking to improve our rivers

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23 October 2025 12:00 - 13:00
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This webinar will explain how the foul sewer system is connected to the surface water system. Why we have Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) within our sewer networks and the steps the water companies are taking to clean up our water courses.

This webinar will then go into details and provide examples of what the water industry is doing to try and eliminate and minimise the spills into our rivers and water courses.
 

Agenda

  1. Introduction - Pamela Robinson
  2. What is a CSO (Combined Sewer overflow) - Pamela Robinson
  3. Why we need to reduce spills – Pamela Robinson/ Rob Drury
  4. Methods we are using to reduce spills – Pamela Robinson/ Rob Drury
  5. Future scope of work - Rob Drury 

Questions – Pamela Robinson & Rob Drury 

This Event has been organised by the “Water and Wastewater Technical Activity Committee” of the Process Industries Division of the IMechE. It is hosted by the Process Industries Division and promoted across the Process Industries Community, including the Centres in the Northwest and Yorkshire Regions, the Aberdeen Area, the Northeast area.

Click here to see all upcoming IMechE Process Industries local events NearYou or visit www.imeche.org/industry-sectors/process

Speaker(s)

Speakers: Rob Drury, Ben Murray, Simon Fosbraey Chair: Pamela Robinson

Address

Webinar
Webinar
United Kingdom

Contact Details

Noel Hensman
United Kingdom
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Alternative contact Murat Islam
United Kingdom
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