partnerships through the water innovation network a “win, win, win”

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Partnerships through the Water Innovation Network

A “WIN, WIN, WIN”

Brian M Back BEng(Hons) CEng FIET MIoDManaging Director

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Some of the Woes of the Modern Water Company (Dirty Water)

Compliance with the Revised Bathing Waters Directive

Corporate Manslaughter Legislation – Reducing Risk to Staff

Corporate & Social Responsibility:-

Business Continuity Planning

Caring for the Environment EMS - (ISO14001)

Politically Motivated Economic Targets

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Bathing Water Directive Compliance Requires

Increased Measurement & Reporting

Proactive Reduction in Pollution Incidents

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Helping to Reduce Risk to Staff

Reducing and Eliminating Confined Space Entry

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Corporate & Social Responsibility

Improved Business Continuity Planning

Reducing Whole of Life Costs

Caring for the Environment

Reducing Compensation Payments

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Provide Tools for Proactive Pollution Mitigation

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Meeting the Increased Measurement Challenges

Cellular Networks never designed to work underground

Network Coverage Vary by the Minute

Many Locations Without Coverage

Safety - Precludes Modifying Manhole Covers

Assess Restrictions – Confined Space Entry for Installation

Private Wire & PSTN Being Replaced with FibreExpensive to Install and Operate

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Business Continuity G2..G3..G4...G5?

G2 is Becoming Obsolete, G3?

Network Outages

Network Maintenance

Cyber Attacks of DOS attacks

Internet Crashing

3rd Party Hosts Failing

Interposing Server Failure

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Business Continuity – Communications (cont)

M2M a Failed Business Model

Revenue Comes from PeopleStreaming, Gaming,Downloads etc..

Operator Mergers Masts RemovedMasts Shared

Lack of SLAs

Reality is the M2M is of Little Interest to Mobile Operators

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“The Innovation Begins Here and Never Stops”

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The Low Cost BDT Blocked Sewer Detection Transducer

Transmitter

Dielectric Probe

Cable Adjustment

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Another Example of Low Cost Technology the FDT

Transmitter

Accelerometer Probe

Cable Adjustment

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Event Duration is controlled by BDT – Level as 4-20mA Signal into Telemetry

Best of Both Worlds The Hybrid = Ultrasonic + BDT or FDT

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How We Achieve Reliable Communications

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Ultimate Caring for the Environment

This is what Real Time Data Can Deliver!

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Another Example of Environmental Protection

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Summary:

Improved Measurement & Delivery of Data

Ability to Install Almost Anywhere

Security of Independence from Mobile Networks

Eliminated Confined Space Entry

Simple Integrated – Uses Existing Telemetry

Reduced Cost:Longer Battery LifeSimple to Install – No Field ProgrammingSimple to Maintain

Proactive Incident Mitigation D A M

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Other Areas of Co-operation:

Industrial Partners with KTP Programme Sheffield University

Access to our R&D Facilities

Developing Field Service Tools

Developing Confined Space Access Elimination Brackets