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March 2008, Derceto UK Ltd and Mouchel Group secures a detailed design study for Wessex Water

Bath UK
Following the successful Phase 1 study carried out on the Codford section of the distribution system between Warminster and Bath, Derceto UK Ltd in partnership with Mouchel Group have secured the next phase in this exciting opportunity.  A Detailed Design (Phase 2) project has been signed with Wessex Water to study the northern parts of the distribution system including Bath, Malmesbury, Bowden, Devzies and Odcombe.  This is due to start in April 2008. Wessex Water is the regional water and sewage treatment business serving an area of the south west of England, covering 10,000 square kilometres including Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, most of Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire. They treat and supply drinking water to 1.2 million people and provide sewerage services to about 2.5million.
 

Feature Article

April 2007 article in "Water Efficiency" magazine

by Amy Sorkin Kurland

Pump-scheduling software helps the East Bay Municipal IUtility District lower costs without compromising water pressure.

An article on the East Bay MUD experience with Derceto with some insights from a users perspective.

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February 2007 article in Distributed Energy

by Amy Sorkin Kurland

Water transportation is costly enough as it is, but with electricity rates continuing to rise, many in the industry are working even harder than ever to find new technology that will reduce those costs..

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Quick Facts

Electricity use by Water and Wastewater Utilities

"The more than 60,000 water systems and 15,000 wastewater systems in the United States are among the country’s largest energy consumers, using about 75 billion kWh/yr nationally—3 percent of annual U.S. electricity consumption"

Electric Power Research Institute,
Energy Audit Manual for Water/Wastewater Facilities,
(Palo Alto: 1999), Executive Summary