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networks and systems to anticipate, absorb, adapt to and/or rapidly recover from a disruptive event. Monitoring and control systems are fundamental to the operation of the water utilities, resilience of these assets, specifically the sensing elements is something that the industry has worked on in recent years with the effects climate change resulting in increased flooding. The morning session will look at examples of where technology and processes have been put in place to provide the required resilience. Data from on-line instrumentation is


Biennial water and environmental monitoring event


The biennial Water, Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring (WWEM) event is set to take place from 2 - 3 November at the Telford International Centre. Industrial Compliance reports


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WEM is aimed at those involved with water, wastewater and


environmental monitoring. It comprises of a topical conference programme with industry partners including SWIG (Sensors for Water Interest Group) and the IWA (International Water Association), running alongside an exhibition which gives visitors an opportunity to see the latest instruments and equipment to monitor, test and analyse water or wastewater. This year the event also features over 80 free technical seminar sessions which focus on applications and case studies. Visitors will be able to discuss the latest products for laboratory analysis, process monitoring, and field testing as well as information on working in hazardous areas and gas detection.


GAS DETECTION Gas detection has always been an important component of the event, but following publication of new guidance on confined space entry and a new standard for toxic gas detectors, the regular Gas


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Detection Zone is expected to be busier than ever according to the Council of Gas Detection & Environmental Monitoring (CoGDEM) which has been involved in developing this section of the event. Subjects covered in the zone will include: confined space entry; new standards and guidance for toxic gas detectors; the selection of apparatus; and new gas sensor development. A variety of topical case studies will also be discussed. On the first day of the event the


conference programme will focus on Priority Pollutants Legislation which is of growing importance within the wastewater sector. Speakers will aim to help bring wastewater practitioners up to speed on current legislation, background studies, capital investments and potential remediation solutions. On day two the conference focus will


shift to ensuring the resilience of sensor networks and the use of sensors in challenging applications. Resilience is considered to be the ability of assets,


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increasingly becoming fundamental for managing risk, maximising efficiency and providing the wider business with reliable and trusted information. Although the quality and reliability of instrumentation has improved there are still many challenging monitoring applications. The afternoon session will look at examples – primarily from outside the water industry – where sensors have successfully been used in challenging applications and potential issues such as installation, maintenance and performance have been addressed.


IT AND WATER Running alongside the WWEM event, the 3rd International Water Association New Developments in IT & Water conference will also be taking place – from 1-3 November. The integration of IT into the water


industry is changing the infrastructure of the sector with developments such as big data & the Internet of Things presenting both challenges and opportunities which will be discussed during the event. Technology developments now enable the collection of vast amounts of accurate, reliable data, the key challenges are to understand which data is important and to find ways to exploit the value in the data. Delegates will be provided with an insight into the sensors, controllers, dataloggers, telemetry, software and web-enabled control systems available, and presenters will explain how the technology can be used to optimise the value of the data.


WWEM www.wwem.uk.com


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