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Utility engagement sought on real-time monitoring Water companies invited to share their needs with new technical group
British Water is calling on water companies to share their real-time monitoring needs with a new focus group in preparation for the next five-year Asset Management Plan (AMP). The trade association has added a Real-Time Monitoring Focus Group to its portfolio of technical forums and is encouraging the utilities to engage directly with the supply chain.
Group convenor Joanna Kelsey, who is also principal consultant at Stantec, says water utilities in England and Wales are facing key regulatory challenges in AMP7 (2020-25) and need new approaches.
“Ofwat has placed some key challenges on the utilities in terms of customer service, resilience, innovation and affordability,” she said. “Rather than using heavy capital investment to meet those targets, utilities have to find better ways to use existing assets.
“Real-time monitoring gives water companies immediate information about how their assets are performing and what’s happening in the network or at the treatment works. It makes them more resilient to heavy rainfall and climate change, for example.
“As real-time sensors and monitors become routinely available, there is a recognition that the industry needs to work together to get a broad view of what the needs of the water companies are and how they can be best met. This makes it an exciting time for the sector and the perfect time for
The first meeting of British
Water’s new focus group on real-time monitoring was extremely well attended
the end-user utilities, consultancies and technology developers to come together to share knowledge.”
British Water technical manager Mar Batista said: “British Water’s portfolio of technology focus groups is strengthening all the time. Interest in the new Real- Time Monitoring Focus Group is already very strong and the first meeting, which took place last month, was over-subscribed.
“We initially surveyed members of British Water’s Technical Forum to find out which areas needed extra focus and real-time monitoring came out on top. We now have a total of seven focus groups where members can share specialist knowledge, make new connections.”
The next Real-Time Monitoring Focus Group meeting is in London on 9 May 2018.
Bluesky LiDAR supports major Irish Water
supply project Detailed 3D data captured using aircraft mounted laser is helping RPS Group plan, design and engineer a major overhaul of water supply in County Wicklow, Ireland. The Bluesky LiDAR data was used to assess various route options as water supply in the region south of Dublin is rationalised. The Bluesky data was also used to enhance topographical surveys in order to understand and mitigate the risk of flooding in relation to additional water supply infrastructure.
Saeed Khan, Technical Director, RPS Europe, commented, “Bluesky use the latest aerial survey
technology in order to capture LiDAR data to exactly meet the requirements of a specific project. The density and accuracy of LiDAR makes it ideal for this type of project giving unrivalled measurement of the earth’s surface and natural and man-made structures.”
The Mid Wicklow Water Supply Scheme aims to address issues of water quality, limitations of source availability and issues with treatment plants. Announced in 2016 Irish Water proposes upgrading the Vartry Water treatment plant after supplies were identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as being at risk of failing to meet the requirements of national safe drinking water standards. As part of the project, supply to seven existing water supply zones will be rationalised with individual sources and treatment plants decommissioned and a single source of supply from the Vartry Water treatment plant will be established.
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