38 Air Monitoring WWEM’s Smart Network Monitoring Award:
Siemens The Ofwat Innovation Fund aims to unleash a wave of innovation in the water sector and tackle some of the major challenges; delivering transformative benefi ts for consumers, society and the environment. One of the successful bids for funding from the Water Breakthrough Challenge came from the Treatment2Tap project, led by Northumbrian Water, with partners: Siemens, the University of Sheffi eld, Dŵr Cymru, South East Water, Scottish Water, Anglian Water, Intelisys Ltd, Syrinix Ltd, Advizzo Ltd and Bunt Planet SL.
The management of tap water quality is an increasing challenge due to ageing networks serving a growing population. Treatment-to-Tap will therefore demonstrate a step-change in the management of this issue, and establish the relationship between leakage and water quality. By the end of the project, Northumbrian Water will be operating Europe’s largest integrated network of water quality and leakage management sensors and analytics software – a smart network.
The consortium of partners will seek to defi ne and validate best practice on how new insights can be built into proactive operations. A new business model template will then enable all water companies to see how they can share risk and scope with the supply chain to deliver at scale and pace for the least cost and best service to the customer.
WWEM’s Most Innovative Instrument, Product
or Digital Solution Award: Detectronic At this year’s WWEM exhibition, Detectronic’s LIDoTT Smart Sensor received the award for Most Innovative Instrument, Product or Digital Solution. At International Environmental Technology, we wanted to hear some more about the sensor and fi nd out why Detectronic were interested in exhibiting at WWEM, so we chatted with Sales Manager Oliver Harrison.
“The LIDoTT Smart Sensor uses dual-sensor technology connected to a logging device that communicates via Cat-M1, 2g, 4g – whatever it may be. It’s designed to be installed approximately fi fty to a hundred millimetres above the crown of the pipe. It monitors your dry- weather fl ow using an ultrasonic sensor and also measures any surcharge conditions, so you get a full range of data, from the invert of the pipe right up to the cover-level. When the water-level rises to reach a certain point, the sensor automatically switches from an ultrasonic to a pressure sensor, giving you accurate level-measurement data. The unit is connected to an external battery pack for ease of replacing. For some of the water utilities that have our sensor installed, its logging a two-minute sample-rate and communicates on an hourly basis, but even on that regime we still expect to get three to fi ve years battery life out of the system. It was designed for predictive analytics within sewer networks, enabling users to see any kind of trend-analysis or any deviations from a typical trend. These measurements are then fed into analytical platforms, which is helping preventing blockages and fl ooding events.”
When we asked about why Detectronic chose to exhibit at WWEM, Oliver was to-the-point: “We’ve come to WWEM because it’s the largest wastewater exhibition in the UK, and we like to showcase our products at the largest wastewater exhibition in the UK!”
WWEM’s Best Supplier Service Award: PMA
On the second day of the show, we spoke to Tom Lendrem, Sales Director at PMA Ltd, about the project for which they won the award for Best Supplier Service.
“In partnership with Yorkshire Water, our raw water management and source selection project aimed at enabling a better understanding of source water around the Nidderdale area. Using s::can sensors distributed out in the catchment, Yorkshire Water can choose which source they’re going to treat in order to produce the highest possible water quality for their customers. We’ve been providing them with a lot of expertise on UV-Vis spectroscopy and getting accurate readings across multiple wavelengths, all to better understand the nature of the organics in the different sources. This is what their technical team needs in order to be able to choose the right source of water. We’re incredibly grateful to both Yorkshire Water and Northern Ireland Water for their nominations for the prestigious Best Supplier Service award.”
Finally, we asked Tom about the value of WWEM for a fi rm like PMA
“PMA come to WWEM because it’s the best show for the water industry in the UK. We see all of our friends and competitors. A lot of our water utility customers come to WWEM, too, as it’s probably the only opportunity that they get to engage with all their suppliers in one go. So, for us, it’s a no-brainer to come.”
Author Contact Details Jed Thomas, Editor • Oak Court Business Centre, Sandridge Park, Porters Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 6PH, ENGLAND Email:
jed@envirotechpubs.com • Web:
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