In 2018 some of the feature articles have concentrated on the use of respirometry for wastewater treatment works control and the wider "Smart Water Industry" or "Water 4.0" whatever you choose to call it. There have insights into the use of instrumentation and its accuracy and the vital need for good data quality in order to drive the use of data & information in the part of the industry that concentrates on data visualisation and analytics before the industry moves forward into more advanced techniques such as Artificial Intelligence and the use of holistic information management platforms based upon the principles of the Internet of Things.