Flow and Level Management

Yorkshire Water is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict blockages within its sewer network and reduce pollution risks. A successful pilot of a solution co-created by Yorkshire Water, Siemens and The University...

Buried flow meters for lowest installed cost Many seasoned water professionals may throw their hands skyward at the mere suggestion of burying flow meters underground. They will more than likely remember the manufacturer promises made...

Quantifying bacterial concentrations in water samples is a necessary process to evaluate and contain microbiological contamination. Heterotrophic plate count (HPC) measurement is still the standard method to determine microbial contamination, yet a number of...

Andy Godley. Senior Consultant – Flow Measurement and Metering, Water Research Centre Flow data underpins many of the critical activities undertaken by the water industry including managing water resources, leakage and customer service. This means that metering is one...

According to recently published figures from the Environment Agency, water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers in England more than 400,000 times in 2020. It’s reasons like these that make the reliable and accurate...

On the 29th March 2021, the UK Government announced measures to put into law new duties on water companies to reduce sewage discharged into waterways. Quoting from UK Government site www.gov.uk/government/news/measures-to-reduce-harm-from-storm-overflows-to-be-made-law: “During wet weather, storm...

An innovative non-contact radar sensing technology from SICK is opening up the prospect of robust and reliable real-time monitoring of fluid levels in demanding water industry applications. SICK LFR SicWave is a fluid level sensor...

In April this year, a huge fatberg weighing approximately 300 tonnes was discovered in the sewers below Birmingham. Even with engineers working around the clock, Severn Trent does not expect to complete the removal of...

Wherever pressure sensors are needed, a solution can normally be found in the KELLER standard product catalog. However, there are often great benefits to optimising a product specifically for integration and use in existing...

Accurate level measurements – hydrostatically! Keller AG für Druckmesstechnik offers probes to monitor groundwater levels and filling levels in tanks that can be used under a wide range of conditions. Depending on requirements, these probes...