Category Archives: Water
The Gospel According to Noah
Following unprecedented rainfall, much of Southern England has been flooded. Contrast the lack of preparedness of individuals in the Thames Valley with the phlegmatic attitude which pervades in Worcester. It’s all about expectation and planning. This paper seeks to help … Continue reading
A Strategy for the Somerset Levels
The Somerset Levels are a unique area in South-West England which have been seriously flooded in 2012/13 and early 2014. A drainage strategy is urgently required to alleviate the situation and provide a permanent solution: A Strategy for the Somerset … Continue reading
Standard Asset Lives
A list of suggested asset lives for use in developing an asset management plan: Standard Asset Lives For more papers, presentations and procedures on asset management follow the link: https://felixschrodinger.wordpress.com/category/asset-management/ If you get to the end of the page and … Continue reading
Knowledge Sharing
I got confused when looking at this, a subject dear to my heart, as no-one seemed to agree on what it is. I put my thoughts on paper and you can read them here: Knowledge Sharing Following this, I spent … Continue reading
A Water Grid for England?
There has been much talk over the last decade over the possibility of constructing a ‘water grid’ to deal with shortages in the South and East of England. This paper contains a response to the Institution of Civil Engineers questionnaire … Continue reading
The Design of Small Sewage Pumping Stations
A short paper outining the procedure for designing a station with minimal effort. The Design of Small Sewage Pump Stations This was used on a BTEC course for training in the Design and Operation of Sewerage Systems For more on … Continue reading
Network Resiliance
A short paper based on Hyder’s new suggested method for assessing the resiliance of a network. Network Resilience Whilst designed for use with highways, the paper suggests a modified methodology which could be incorporated into any asset management system. For … Continue reading
Outline of an Energy Management Strategy
This is a brief paper outlining the steps that need to be taken in the compilation of an Energy Management Strategy. Whilst written for a water company most of the priciples have general relevance. Outline of an Energy Strategy for … Continue reading
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