LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR
Tackling the hidden crisis: advances in water leak detection
Water is our most precious resource, yet across the UK, billions of litres are lost every day due to leaks. The challenge for utilities is significant: ageing infrastructure, climate pressures, and increasing demand all contribute to a growing urgency...
Bridging the gap between leak detection and repair: the role of early-stage leak detection
Clean water and wastewater: what’s the true cost of a leak?
In UK clean water pipelines, leakage has been a permissible practice for many years because it’s considered an associated byproduct of transporting water through the network under pressure. For...
Water company leak correlation trials deliver efficiencies
Multiple water companies trialling a new end-to-end leakage detection system from Ovarro have seen significant time-savings and efficiency gains.
EnigmaREACH is an all-in-one correlating kit, comprising 32 or 64 acoustic leak loggers, an app to guide technicians through logger deployment,...
Leadership in Water Loss Reduction: The Role of Regulation and Commitment
The aging water infrastructure across many regions has become an increasing concern for policymakers and utility operators. One of the most pressing consequences of aging networks is water loss, whether due to leaks, pipe bursts, structural failures, or inefficiencies...
Million-plus smart meters coming to Thames Water region in £50 million deal
The UK’s largest water company has signed a new smart meter framework with two major technology suppliers.
It’s the next step in Thames Water’s smart meter strategy to reach an additional million homes and businesses across London, the Thames Valley...
Three Acoustic Technologies for Leak Detection and Pipe Assessment
Water companies face a constant battle against leaks, ageing infrastructure, and the need for efficient asset management.
Acoustic technology is being successfully used in leak detection, pipe assessment, and continuous leak monitoring for decades. These technologies leverage advanced signal processing...
ZERO LEAK LINER® for Critical Water Sector with 30-year Warranties & 100-year Design Life
The integrity of waterproofing membranes (liners) is crucial in water infrastructure, even minor leaks into service reservoirs can cause significant ingress of contaminants and bacteria into the potable water supply network, potentially affecting consumer health and leading to costly...
What can water companies do about the shifting soils beneath their feet?
Climate data models are helping Anglian Water identify and upgrade the weakest links in their pipe network, says Dr. Tim Farewell, Director, MapleSky.
As our climate continues to warm, many across the industry are beginning to recognise the risks posed...
When supply can’t meet demand: increased pipeline theft amid the global water shortage
Water covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface and yet drinking water has never been a more precious resource.
A rapidly increasing global population paired with the climate crisis causing extreme weather events is putting a strain on water resources,...
Pioneering innovations in leak detection: Synthotech’s robotic revolution
Leakage from underground water pipelines poses a significant challenge to the water industry. Estimates suggest that up to a fifth of all treated water is lost annually, amounting to nearly one trillion litres in the UK alone. This substantial...
Faster wide-scale leak detection now within reach
Mass deployment of connected leak loggers is being made possible by the latest technology, writes Tony Gwynne, global leakage solutions director, Ovarro
or less is driving development of managed digital solutions that make processes faster and more efficient.
Ovarro’s latest addition...
Repair or Replace? With FRP Tank Linings, there’s no question
Maintaining water tanks is essential for efficient operations, ensuring the reliability and longevity of your infrastructure, no matter your sector. Over time, tanks can suffer from issues such as corrosion, leaks, and structural deterioration, which can lead to significant...
SUEZ to provide Satellite Surveillance for Anglian Water’s Wastewater Network
SUEZ, a world leader in digital and circular solutions for waste and water services, announces a new contract with Anglian Water to supply satellite surveillance of its water recycling network. The agreement covers the entire company area and follows...
Digital transformation ‘essential’ to tackle leaks
Water companies urgently need to address leaking infrastructure on customer properties. Smart meter technology will be critical in enabling them to find and fix issues, as Ivan Pickering, Head of Sales for Grid Software in the UK & Ireland...
New insights into non-acoustic leak technologies
Technology company Ovarro has partnered with UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) to update the sector on advancements in non-acoustic leak detection techniques.
The update provides an overview of the current non-acoustic methods that have been trialled and deployed since 2016,...
Health is wealth: How the impacts of water leakage can be reduced by monitoring the asset health of pipelines
By Martin Duff, Business Development Director (Water), Atmos International
Pipelines typically aren’t considered in asset maintenance programs despite being the most essential method of transporting water.1
A significant portion of the UK water pipeline network is also aging, buried underground and typically more...
LeakBots trial for South West Water customers
South West Water is rolling out innovative leak detection technology to tackle customer leaks head-on.
The water company is sending 6,000 LeakBots to customers in Devon and Cornwall as part of a trialled approach to reduce leaks. The trial will...
Affinity tops leak reduction league
Affinity Water have scored the best leakage results of any UK water company in 2023. James Curtis, Head of Leakage, explains how they did it.
The UK’s biggest water-only supplier have beaten their leakage target for 2022/23, reducing leakage by...
Every second counts: the challenge and benefits of identifying new and existing leaks on clean water and wastewater pipelines
Every second counts when it comes to water leakage. Failure to monitor a water system network for new and existing leaks can have disruptive consequences for both water utilities and surrounding areas. By prioritizing the identification of new leaks...
Northern Ireland Water adopts satellite leak detection technology
Northern Ireland Water is using leading-edge satellite leak detection technology to help cut leakage to sustainable levels.
The contract, worth £2 million over four years, follows successful regional trials. Over the past few years Northern Ireland Water has made progress...
Yorkshire Water to drive leakage and PCC reductions with advanced metering framework
Yorkshire Water has selected Netmore and Connexin to deliver an advanced metering framework to assist with meeting leakage and per capita consumption (PCC) reduction targets.
The water company has targets to reduce leakage by 50% by 2050 and improve customers’...
Advanced pressure management pilot used to reduce leakages
Ageing water systems face a number of well-documented challenges such as growing urbanisation, water scarcity and extreme weather events. This is why water utilities worldwide are moving to more advanced operational management solutions using the Internet of Things (IoT),...
Leakage innovation is desperately needed
By Tim Farley, Business Development Manager at Sanivar
Innovation is often perceived as radical and complex change using futuristic solutions to solve advanced challenges, but a shift in mindset to use proven technologies in everyday practices to tackle current issues...
Leakage reduces thanks to sprint led by Morrison Water Services at Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival
A ground-breaking solution to tackling the challenges of water scarcity and demand identified by Morrison Water Services and Northumbrian Water has reduced leakage in two pilot areas by at least a quarter.
Morrison Water Services, a part of M Group...
From niche to normal
Innovation in the water industry by Nick Haskins.
How do you get an innovative technology adopted as ‘business as usual’ in the water industry?
The initial step is always a trial. It is clear from the innovative solutions I have introduced...
Minimising water leakage with accurate monitoring
Pedro Barbosa, product owner at bp Launchpad company Fotech, looks at the current issues faced by water utilities and outlines how advanced distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology is helping operators to monitor and maintain their networks better.
Water is an...
How to stay ahead of corrosion, odour and safety risks in sewer networks
Author: Chaim Kolominskas
Intermittent flows in rising mains often leads to long sewage retention times under anaerobic conditions, allowing the growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria that convert sulfate to sulfide. In gravity mains, under turbulent conditions, dissolved sulfide passes from...
How leakage reduction can support goals to minimise carbon emissions
The water industry is estimated to be responsible for one per cent of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions per annum. In this article, Watertrain highlights the role of leakage reduction in the industry’s efforts to tackle climate change.
Water distribution accounts for...
Innovation in the Pipeline
Leak detection technology heading in a new and exciting direction.
Paul Chandler, UK Sales Manager at Gutermann
NB-IoT acoustic loggers are set to plug infrastructure, cost and eco gaps across the global water industry, with the first concerted rollout already seen in...
The Mag Meter Replacer!
The final determinations of PR19 stipulate that during AMP7 England and Wales water companies Outcome Delivery Incentives shall on average reduce Leakage by 16% and Supply Interruptions by 41% no later than 2025.
However, you can’t effectively manage Leakage if...
