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WIPAC MONTHLY The Monthly Update from Water Industry Process Automation & Control

www.wipac.org.uk Issue 3/2016 - March 2016

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In this Issue

From the Editor.................................................................................................................... 3

Industry News..................................................................................................................... 4 - 9

Highlights of the news of the month from the global water industry centred around the successes of a few of the

companies in the global market.

Clean Water on Green Power............................................................................................. 10-11

Denmark is a country that has been leading the Water Industry in the developments it is doing in intelligent networks

andadvancedcontrolofwastewatertreatmentfacilities.Inthisarticlewetouchonsomeofthedevelopmentsthathave

beendoneinproducingoptimisationmodelsfornetworkcontrolandwastewatertreatmentworksthatarenotonly

energyneutralbutenergypositive.

Early Warning System protects drinking water in 5 states.................................................. 12-13

InthisarticlebyPatrickHigginsofYSIandXylem5casestudiesofusingsondebasedmulti-parameteranalysis.Using

theinstrumentationvariouscustomershavemanagedtogetearlywarningofwaterqualityissues.

Is Water 4.0 the future of the Water Industry?..................................................................... 14-16

Water4.0isaconceptthatisbeingpromotedatthemomentbytheGermanWaterPartnershipandWaterIndustryand

isbasedupontheconceptofthefourthindustrialrevolutionandtheconceptoftheintegrateddigitalindustry.Thisarticle

byGroupManager,OliverGrievson,investigateswhatWater4.0isusingthebasisofIndustry4.0andhowtheseconcepts

apply to the Water Industry

Conference Review: - Water & Energy Exchange 2016.......................................................... 17-18

The10thWater&EnergyExchangeConferencehappenedatthebeginningofMarchinLisbonthisyearwiththetheme

oftheresourcerevolution.Inthisyear’sconferenceamongstthediscussionswasWater4.0,advancedprocesscontroland

the developments of Water Networks Monitoring.

Workshops, Conferences & Seminars................................................................................... 19-20

Thehighlightsoftheconferencesandworkshopsinthecomingmonths

WIPACMonthlyisapublicationoftheWaterIndustryProcessAutomation&ControlGroup.Itisproducedbythegroup

managerandWIPACMonthlyEditor,OliverGrievson.ThisisafreepublicationforthebenefitoftheWaterIndustryandplease

feelfreetodistributetoanywhoyoumayfeelbenefit.

AllenquiresaboutWIPACMonthly,includingthosewhowanttopublishnewsorarticleswithinthesepages,shouldbedirected

tothepublicationseditor,Oliver Grievson

ThephotographonthecoverpageshowsvariousphotographsfromtherecentWater&EnergyConferenceinLisbonincluding

photographsofAndyThorntonofHachandSimonMazierofPerceptiveEngineeringtalkingaboutprocesscontrolinthe

wastewater industry

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From the Editor

What a month. It started with a bang catching up with old industry friends and with new industry developments and acelebrationof10yearsoftheWater&EnergyExchange.ItcontinuedwithdiscussionsonSmartWaterNetworks

anditfinishedwithmyfirstvisittoExeterUniversityandadiscussionontheindustryasawholeandinparticularthepracticalitiesofthingswithaveryintelligentgroupofPhDstudentswhomademethinkthatifthisgrouparethefutureof the industry we may well be in safe hands.

ItallbeganwiththeWater&EnergyExchange,whichisaconferencethatyouhavetogotoanddareIsayit,survive.EveryyearforthepastfewyearsIhavetakentimeoffofthedayjobanddugintomyannualleavetodiscussthetechnicalthingsoftheindustrywithagroupofpeoplewhoIknowleadthetrueindustryfromatechnicalperspective.Ithinkitoftenforgottenthatweareaverytechnicalindustryandweshouldalwayshavethetechnicalleaderswhokeepusallonthestraightandnarrow.AsIseealotofpeersretireIsometimeswonderwherethosetechnicalleadersaregoingtocomefrombutthat,astheysay,isforanothertimeandanotherplace.

Itwas at theWater& Energy Exchange that therewas at least a brief glimpse into the technical futurewe face. IdiscussedcheappotablewaternetworksandtheirdevelopmentwithaJuanLuisSobreirawhoworksfortheInstitutotechnologicodeGalicia(ITG)andthedevelopmentsofcheapnetworkedsensors.Pricebeingthemajorbenefitofthetechnologyovertheexistingproductsinthemarket.IlistenedtorepresentativesoftheGermanWaterPartnershiptalkaboutthefutureoftheindustryintheconceptofWater4.0,ofcourseavariationonthethemeofIndustry4.0.Theinterestingpointinthediscussionthoughwasthebarriers.TheonethatwashotlydiscussedwasthatofDataSecurityandthiswasathemethatwasgoingtochasemebacktotheUKwithitbeingmentionedbyBobTaylorwhoistheCEO,atleastfortheminute,ofthesoontobeswallowedupBournemouthWater.Whatwasn’tmentioned,andinthisIfailedtomyusualjobofstirringthewoodenspoon,wasthebarrierofdataquality.TheotheraspectsoftheconferencethatwereofinteresttomewasthesessionthatI(andtheWIPACgroup)hostedontheSmartWaterIndustryandIhadthreespecialistsfromtheindustrytalkaboutSmartWater&SmartWastewaterTreatment.TomethoughthemajorquestionthatwefaceintheSmartWaterIndustryishowwebringeverythingtogetherinawaythattheindustryismanagedinasourcetosourcestrategy,howdowecontrolthe“AnthropogenicWaterCycle.”Itisaquestionthatwillsurelybeontheindustrieslipsforagoodwhilegoingforward.

AvisionofthisiswhatIsawattheSmartWaterNetworksConferencelateronthismonth.TherewasapresentationbyVeoliawhichstartedverycorporately,tellingtheaudiencewhothelargestwaterorganisationintheworldwere.MyearsprickedupwhentheymentionedTidworth.ItwasajobIalmostappliedforafewyearsbackandhavingseentherestofthepresentationIwishIhad.AtTidworthVeoliahavearealinnovationincubatorthatrollstheSmartWaterNetworkandpotentiallySmartCityapproachallintoone.IwasmightilyimpressedandalittlebitconcernedastheprospectofdomesticcompetitionintheUKWaterIndustrywasundoubtedlymentioned.Ifthistrulyhappens,andtheindicationsarethatitwill,itisthoseWaterCompaniesthathaveinvestigatedthe“SmartApproach”thatwillbeabletoofferthe“bestvaluetotheircustomers”andwillassuredlycomeoutontopinthecompetitionstakes.WhatthiswilldotheWaterIndustryisamajorconcernandIthinkhasgottobeconsidereda“majorfuturethreat,”asitwillassuredlydrivedownpricesinanindustrythatcouldalreadybesellingitsservicestoocheaply.Timewilltell

WhathashappenedthoughisastruggletogettheSmartWaterIndustryintroducedintoabusinessasusualconcept.Whattheindustryhassufferedfromisaninabilitytodefinethe“benefits”thataretheonlydrivetogetanythingdeliveredintoday’sindustry.ItisthesubjectofaPhDstudentthatmylastvisitofthemonth,toExeterUniversity,ishopingtoaddress.Theproblem,howtogetthedataforthecostofSmart(Waste)WaterNetworkdevelopmentandoperationandofcoursehowmuchitissaving.ItissomethingthathasthepotentialtoshapethefutureoftheWaterIndustryifbaselinesavingsandbaselinebenefitscanbeestablishedshowingwhatthecostsareofallcollectionnetworksfromthosethathavenomonitoringandcontroltothosethathavetheso-calledFerrarisystemwhichdetectandoptimisethedaytodayoperations.ThepersoninquestionhasabigtaskbutExeterinparticularhasahabitoftakingthebigquestionsandthebigtasksonsohopefullyinafewyearstimewe,asanindustry,mighthavetheanswertothequestionofhowwecanjustifythefutureSmartIndustry....watchthisspace.

Have a good month

Oliver

Sensors for Water Interest Group launch the Early Career Researcher’s Prize Competition

ThismonthhasseentheannouncementthattheInternationalWaterAssociationandtheorganisersoftheWater,Wastewater&EnvironmentalMonitoringConferencehaveagreedthattheIWANewDevelopmentsinITinWaterConferencewillbecomingtoWWEMthisyear.

DavidHelleyerofWWEMwas“excitedattheprospect”oftheITinWaterConferencecomingtothewellestablishedconferencewithanaturalcomplimentarynatureofWWEM&theITinWaterConference.

TheconferenceisduetotakeplaceatWWEMwhichwillbeattheTelfordExhibitionCentreon2nd-3rdNovember2016.AttendeesoftheITinWaterConferencewillattendtheWWEMGalaDinneraspartoftheconferencepackageaswellasbetreatedtoawelcomereceptionon1stNovember.TheywillalsobeentitledtofreeentrancetheWWEMExhibition.

Thisyear’sWWEMwillseeevenmoregoingonwiththereturnofnotonlytheEarlyCareerResearchPrizebutalsothereturnoftheInstrumentationApprenticeCompetition,andtheFlowForumandalsoaSWIGWorkshopallinadditiontothemultipleworkshopsessionsthatgoonthroughouttheevent.

FurtherdetailsoftheIWAITinWaterConferencewillbeannouncedthroughWIPAC&WIPACMonthlywhichwillbeactingasamediapartnerfortheeventbutintheshorttermtherewillbeaCallforPapersopeningon11thApril2016.

The Sensors for Water Interest Group have this month launched the EarlyCareerResearcher’sprize.TheSWIGEarlyCareerResearcherPrizeisintendedtoraiseawarenessoftechnologydevelopmentandnovelapplicationsrelatedtowatermeasurementsand therebypromote innovation in sensor researchandcommercialapplication.

SWIGinvitesstudentsandemployeesinthefieldofwatersensorresearchtodesignapostersummarisingtheirwork.Thisisanopportunityforresearcherswithinthewaterandenvironmentalsectorstoshowcasetheirscientifictalentsandinnovativethinking.

Thisyearthereisa£1,2001stprize,£5002ndprizeand£2003rdprize.

Thecompetitionisopentoall‘earlycareerresearchers’toincludeundergraduateandpostgraduatestudentseitherinfulltimeeducationorwithinthefirst4yearsofemploymentwithintheirareaofexpertise.

AllposterspassingtothefinaljudgingphasewillbeprintedanddisplayedattheWWEM2016conferenceandexhibitionon2-3November,withthetop3entrantsbeinginvitedtogiveashortpresentationatWWEM.Thewinnerwillbejudgedontheposterandpresentation,andannouncedattheWWEMGalaDinner.SWIG2014

Thewinnerofthe2014prizewasZoeAyresoftheUniversityofWarwick,withherworkonaboron-dopeddiamondsensorfor‘Heavymetaldetectioninaqueousenvironments’.ZoewaspresentedwithatrophyandchequeduringaprizeceremonyattheWWEMgaladinner

Zoe said: “Winning the 2014 SWIG Early Career Researcher Prize was an incredible experience. It has been invaluable tomy research, givingme theconfidencetopromotemyworktothewiderscientificcommunity.Theopportunitytonetworkwithsuchagreatrangeofindustryprofessionalshasalsocreatedpossibilitiesforcollaborativework,aswellasallowingmetorealisethefullpotentialofwatersensingresearchforawiderangeofreal-worldapplications.”

Fullcompetitiondetailsareavailableatwww.swig.org.ukunder ‘News/ECRPosterCompetition’oryoucancontactrosa.richards@swig.org.ukforfurtherinformation.Submissionofpostersandabstractsthisyearisonlineviaawebportal:www.wwem.uk.com/swig/ThedeadlineforsubmissionsisFriday9thSeptember2016.

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Industry News

International Water Association IT in Water Conference announced and it’s coming to WWEM

Water company benchmarking

UKWIR,theUKWaterIndustryResearchorganisationhavebeencarryingoutaprojectonWaterCompanyBenchmarking.ThepurposeoftheprojectwastohelptheWaterCompaniestoidentifyareaswherebenchmarkingcanbebeneficialandtospecifydatathatwouldbeusefultoshare.Overthelastfewyearsnot only has there been the loss of the annual return data to Ofwat, but there has also been a move towards an outcome based approach in which companies definetheirownoutcomes,measuresofsuccessandlevelsofperformancethroughconsultationwiththeircustomersandstakeholders.Thismeansthattheability to benchmark companies against each other has been diminished.

AtanUKWIRprojectdisseminationworkshop,ProgrammeLeadFrankGrimshawofUnitedUtilitiessaidthatthishadresultedinalackofvisibilityofperfor-manceandamorelimitedbasisforchallengingperformanceorforidentifyingfrontierperformance.

Thefirstphaseoftheproject,managedbyBruceHorton,lookedatthepurposeandbenefitsofbenchmarkingforcustomers,watercompanies,stakeholdersandregulators.Thecontractor,MottMacDonald,hasalsoexaminedhistoricalandcurrentbenchmarkingpractices,includingthoseinothersectors.

Data has reduced

PaulChadwickandMalPlahafromtheprojectteamconfirmedthattheavailabledataforbenchmarkinghassignificantlyreducedoverthelastfiveyearsandshowed,perhapssurprisingly,thatthereappearstobeverylittleperformancebenchmarkinginotherUKsectors.

Asurveywassentoutto34companiesandstakeholdersintheUKandthissoliciteda70%responserate.Theresultantfeedbackprovidedanumberofareasofconsensusincludingthefactthattherewasawillingnessanddesireforstakeholderstoparticipateinbenchmarkingandthatthemajorityarewillingtosharemost of the normalised data.

Throughaliteraturereviewanddiscussionswiththeprojectsteeringgroup,69potentialkeyperformanceindicators(KPIs)wereinitiallyidentified.FurtherKPIswereaddedafterthequestionnaireresponse.TheKPIscoveredactivitiesfromsourcetotaptosinkandthenontosea.Figure4showstheproposedKPIsacross the value chain.

TheKPIswereassessedagainstarangeofcriteria,leadingtotheidentificationof23mainand27secondaryKPIs.AnindustryworkshopwasheldlastSeptembertodiscusstheinterimfindings.

Customer focus

There was strong support for a customer focused annual publication of KPIs and that the process should be owned and managed by an organisationrepresentingtheindustry.Theresearchconcludedthat,intheshortterm,theindustryshouldadoptalonglistof50KPIs.

TheindustryshouldthenconsidertheadoptionofacoresetofKPIs(fromtheproposedlonglist)asthebasisforacoresetofcommonperformancemeasuresforthenextregulatorypricecontrolperiod.

ThefinalreportwillbepublishedsoonandisdesignedtocomplementtheforthcomingstrategicdashboardcoordinatedbyWaterUK,aswellasotherexistingpublicationsrelatingtowaterindustryperformance.

United Utilities tenders £24m network modelling contract

United Utilities has gone out to tender with a networkmodelling contractwhichcouldbeworthupto£24million.

Thewatercompanyislookingtoappointupto7supplierstotheframeworkagreementwhichcouldrunfor8years–aninitial3yearperiodwithoptionstoextendforafurther5years.

ThecontractisdividedintothefollowingLots:

Lot1-WaterNetworkModelling–estimatedvalue£3.2millionLot2-Waste-waterNetworkModelling-estimatedvalue£16.8millionLot3-SpecialistModelling–estimatedvalue£4million

Timelimitforreceiptoftendersorrequeststoparticipateis11thApril.

Welsh Water awards ICT contract worth up to £120m

DwrCymruWelshWaterhasawardedamulti-millionpoundcontractforICTOutsourcedServiceswhichcouldbeworthupto£120million.

WelshWaterfirstwentouttotenderfortheworkattheendofDecember2014, putting the estimated potential value of the contract in a range be-tween£40millionto£120million.

Thetendersaidthecontractwouldbeforaninitialserviceperiodof5years,withoptionstoextendforuptoafurther5years,inincrementalsteps.

Bangalore- headquartered Infosys Limited has been awarded the contract–oneof threecompanieswhobid for thework.No informationhasbeenprovidedaboutthecontract’soverallfinalvalue.

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Technology Leaders Identify Imminent Threats To U.S. Water Security And Call For Comprehensive Strategy To Map A Secure Water Future For The NationAgroupof leadingU.S. technologyexperts fromacross thecorporate,governmentandacademicsectorshave issueda joint“call toaction” todevelopacomprehensivewaterinnovationstrategyfortheUnitedStates.

Atthe“DisruptiveResilience:ChiefTechnologyOfficersMapAmerica’s2030WaterFuture”conference,across-sectionofdiverseexpertsandChiefTechnologyOfficersdebatedanddeliberatedhowtobestleveragebreakthroughtechnologyadvancestotransformhowthenation’swaterresourcesaremanagedinordertocreateasecurewaterfutureforthenextcentury.

ThisprivategatheringwasconvenedbynationalleadersinthewatersectorincludingFeliciaMarcus,Chair,CaliforniaWaterResourcesControlBoard;HarlanKelly,Jr.,GeneralManager,SanFranciscoPublicUtilitiesCommission;PatrickDecker,PresidentandCEO,XylemInc.;andAmbassadorPaulaJ.Dobriansky,ViceChair,theU.S.WaterPartnership.

LeadingU.S.companiesrepresentedincluded:Google Inc.,Black&Veatch,CDMSmith,TheDowChemicalCompany,McWane, Inc.,OSIsoft, Inc.,ValmontIndustriesandmanyothers.Therewerealsofinancial sectororganizations includingPegasusCapitalPartners,XPVWaterPartners, theWestlyGroup,andothers.

A recent National Climate Assessment report concluded that the United Stateswill face growingwater challenges related to aging infrastructure,waterpollution,andclimatechange in thecomingdecades.Cities–whichareprojectedtobethehometomorethan364millionAmericansby2050–willbeincreasinglyvulnerabletowaterrisks.Innovativetechnologieswillberequiredtosupportgrowingdemand,protectcitiesfromfloodsanddroughts,andprotectthenation’svaluablewaterresources.

Ms.Marcussaid,“InCaliforniaandnationwide,America’scommunitiesfaceenormouschallengespresentedbydroughts,floods,aginginfrastructure,andtheneedtokeeppacewithupdatedscienceandgrowth–issuesthatwillonlyintensifyinthefuture.Technologicalinnovation–andaccesstoit–isessentialtobuildingtheefficientandeffectivewatersystemsweneednow.”

Mr.Deckerfollowed,“ItistimefortheUnitedStatestodevelopalong-termwaterstrategydesignedtoaccelerateresearch,drivecommitmentstoaction,andunlockfundingfortheinvestmentsandinnovationsweneedtosecureasustainableandresilientfuture.”

Theassembledexpertsrecognizedtheimportanceofcollaborativeinnovationacrossbusiness,publicandprivateresearchinstitutionsanduniversities,andstressedthatmorecoordinationamongthesesectorswillaccelerateprogress.Basedonthediscussion,theconferenceconvenersoutlinedspecificstepstorestoreandrebuildthewatersystemsforournation’sgrowingpopulationin2030andbeyondwiththefollowingcalltoactionfornationalleaders,includingthoseinCongressandthenextPresidentialAdministration:

• Establish a Presidential Commission to draft a water strategy for the United States,drawingonleadersfromstateandlocalgovernments,universities,citizenorganizationsandtheprivatesectortoengageexpertsinregionaldialoguesthatwillensurebroadperspectivesandinnovativesolutions,includingfundingsourcesandinnovativefinancingmodels;

• Place technology innovation, commercialization and sustainability at the heart of this national water strategy, including increased support for basic researchanddevelopmentintechnologiesrelevanttothenation’swaterchallenges;and

• Engage the nation’s extended research and development community, including innovators based in universities, national laboratories, corporations,start-upsandventurecapitalfirms,intheidentification,developmentanddisseminationofdisruptivewatertechnologies.

Conditional Agreement To Acquire Hydro-LogicHydroInternational,aleadingproviderofenvironmentallysustainableandinnovativesolutionstowatermanagementchallengestheworldover,ispleasedtoannouncethatithasenteredintoconditionalagreementstoacquireHydro-LogicLimitedandthebusinessofHydro-LogicServicesLLP(collectivelyHydro-Logic).

Hydro-Logicwas founded in 1985by the currentManagingDirector, RodHawnt. Its products provide instrumentation and information systems forwaterenvironmentmonitoringapplications,includingdatalogging,telemetryandsoftware.Hydro-Logic’sservicesprovidesspecialisthydrologicalandwaterresourcemanagement consultancy,usingHydro-Logicdevices to collectandanalyse real-worlddataandapply thefindings to supportplanningdecisions,optimisehydraulicandnetworkdesign, increasewatersystemefficienciesandreducefloodandpollutionrisk.RodHawntandColinFenn,theManagingDirectorofHydro-LogicServices,arestayingwiththebusinessposttheacquisitionbyHydroInternational.

Hydro-LogicLimitedwillbeacquiredforaninitialnominalsumplustheassumptionofdebtof£429,000,plusanadditionaldeferredconsiderationof11.5%ofsalesincorporatingtheacquiredintellectualpropertyacrossthefirstthreeyears.Thisadditionalconsiderationiscappedat£2.0M.

The business of Hydro-Logic Services LLPwill be acquired for an initial amount of £916,000, plus an additional deferred consideration calculated on theprofitabilityofthebusinessacrossthefirstthreeyears.Thisadditionalconsiderationiscappedat£2.0M.

Michael Jennings, Chief Executive of Hydro International plc said: “This acquisition is an important strategic step in extending our core capabilities.Hydro-Logic’stechnology,expertiseandexperiencewillbroadenanddeepenmanyaspectsofourbusiness.Thenewproductsandservicesthatwecanofferwillgiveunprecedentedinsightintothedesign,installationandoperationofwatermanagementproducts,savingmoneyforcustomers,reducingriskandhelpingthemtoprotecttheenvironment.”

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Public Utilities Board Singapore start using Pi’s Free Chlorine Analyser

Servelec Secures Patent For Device Access Control Method

ChlorineAnalysersfromPihavebeensuppliedtoSingapore’sPublicUtilitiesBoard(PUB)byAIAnalytical.

The Singapore Government run PUB purchased two CRONOS® HaloSense free chlorineanalysersforuseontheirmainsite,andoneCRONOS®HaloSensezerochlorineanalyserforuse on one of their smaller sites.

Pi’s HaloSense range of chlorine controllers can be used in many applications requiringchlorinecontrolandmeasurementin,forexample,potablewater,seawater,processwater,swimming pool water, waste water, food washing and a range of waters in the paper and pulp industry. They are stable and reliable, bufferless and reagentlesswith a reduced pHdependency, at a low purchase cost and low cost of ownership.

Singapore’sPUBmanagesallofSingapore’swatersupplyandisresponsibleforthecollection,production,distributionandreclamationofwater.Fiftyyearsago,Singaporestruggledwithwatershortagesduetolackofnaturalwaterresourcesandpollutioninrivers.TheSingaporeGovernmenthaveturnedthataroundbyinvestingandbuildingarobust,sustainablewatersupply.

Continuingthecompany’sstrategytodelivergroundbreakingtechnologysolutionstoitscustomers,ServelecTechnologieshasbeenawardedapatentforitsuniquedeviceaccesscontrolmethodology.Thepatentfortheaccesssecuritysoftwareisparticularlyrelevanttoremotetelemetryunits(RTUs)ofwhichServelecTechnologiesisamarketleadingdesigner,manufacturerandsupplier.

The new device access control methodology will reduce the time spent granting access for an individual to potentially thousands of individual RTUs ingeographicallyremotelocations,translatingintosignificantcostsavings.Thesystemwillalsoresultingreaternetworksecurityinthecontextofever-growingthreatstoinfrastructureandcybersecurity.Forexample,awatercompanymayhaveahighnumberofisolatedlocationswithindividualsoftwaresecurity.Thispatentwouldallowtheeffectivemanagementofallthedifferentsecuritysystemstherebysubstantiallyimprovingefficienciesandeaseofuse.

This successful patent applicationdemonstrates Servelec’s commitment todelivering leadingedge technology to its customers and is a continuationof thecompany’scommitmenttoenhancingproductcapabilitiesandthecompany’sintellectualproperty.

Andy Sullivan, Managing Director of Servelec Technologies commented: ‘I am excited to be able to announce this successful patent award as it furtherdemonstratesourpositionasa leadingedge technologiesbusiness, supporting international infrastructureproviders.ServelecTechnologies is committed tocontinuouslyenhancingourproductrangeinordertoextendourreachandprovideabetterlevelofservicetoexistingandnewcustomers.’

Whilethepatented‘DeviceAccessControlMethod’wasdevisedforRTUsitcaneasilybeutilisedasanapplicationforotherindustrieswhichrequireoff-lineaccesscontroltodevicessuchasphoto-copiersorevenvehicleloggingdevices.

3 Flow Measurement Sites with one Transmitter

Nivus have recently released a new transmitter capable of simultaneouslymeasuring up to threedifferent measurement places with 9 flow velocity sensors in total. This means less installationexpenses, lowspace requirements for installation incontrol cabinetsandsimultaneousaccess to3measurementsitesusingmerelyonecommunicationinterface.

Byusing thenewversionoperators are free todistribute thenumberof flowvelocity sensors permeasurementplaceasdesired.Moreoveritispossibletouseupto9sensorsforameasurementplacefeaturingaverylargemeasurementcrosssection.Thisallowshighlyaccurateflowratemeasurementeveninverywidecanalsandflumesfeaturingpoorhydraulicconditions.

The transmitter furthermoreprovides theoption tomathematically summarisea total valuebasedonreadingsfromdifferentmeasurementsites.TheNivuFlow750M9completesthemanufacturer’sfamilyofcrosscorrelationdevicesforopenchannelsandflumesaswellasforpartfilledandfullpipes.

Thankstolatestnumericdischargemodelsintegrated,theNivuFlow750unitsprovideevenmoreaccurateandmorereliableflowratedeterminationevenunderdifficultmeasurementconditions.Basedontheultrasoniccrosscorrelationmethod,individualvelocitiesaredetectedindifferentlevelswithintheflowcrosssection.Thisallowsthecalculationandindicationofreal3Dflowprofilesinrealtime.Influencingparameterssuchascanalshape,dischargebehaviourandwallroughnessareconsideredtocalculatetheflowrate.

Comprehensivediagnosticfunctionsfacilitatecommissioningandmaintenanceofthetransmittersandhelpoperatorstosavetimeandcosts.”

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Water Innovation Accelerator Showcases Promising Data Startups

ImagineH2O(IH2O),thewaterinnovationaccelerator,announcedthewinnersofits2016WaterDataChallenge.Tenpromisingdata-drivenwaterbusinesseswereselectedfromaglobalfieldof90startupsin20countriestoparticipateinIH2O’s7thannualinnovationprogram.WinningteamswillparticipateinIH2O’srigorousbusinessaccelerator,benefitingfromcashawards,mentorship,industryexposure,aswellasintroductionstocustomersandinvestors.

“Dataisafundamentaltooltoimprovehowwemonitorandmanagewater,”saidAndyWheelerofGV(formerlyGoogleVentures)whoservedonthejudgingpanel.“ImagineH2O’sDataChallengeattractedsomeofthemostpromisingdatasolutionstotacklepressingwaterchallengesglobally.”

TheChallenge’swinnerwasCeresImaging(Oakland,CA),abreakthroughaerialimagingsolutionforagriculture.Offeringaproprietaryimagingtechnologyandanalyticsplatformcurrentlyunmatchedintheindustry,Ceresprovidesfarmersaffordableaccesstoactionabledatatomanagewaterstressandfertilizerapplication.

Ayyeka(Jerusalem,Israel),amodularremotemonitoringsolutionforwaterinfrastructure,andApana(Spokane,WA),acommercialwaterusemanagementanddetectionplatform,werebothrecognizedasrunners-up.IH2O’s2016cohortofferedafullrangeofinnovativedatasolutionstocriticalwaterissuesandalltenwereshowcasedattheorganization’sannualWaterGalaonMarch16inSanFrancisco.

“Onceagain,ImagineH2Oattractedabroadanddiversefieldofreallyinterestingstartupsandthefinalistsallstandtobenefitfromtheorganization’sexpertise,resourcesandnetwork,”saidSteveKloos,PartneratTrueNorthVenturePartnersandamemberofIH2O’sadvisoryboard.“Iamhonouredtoplayaroleinthisimportantinitiativetoadvancewaterinnovation.”

IH2O’sjudgingpanel,whichincludesleadingindustryexpertsfromventurecapitalfirms,waterutilitiesandengineeringbusinesses,assessedcompaniesfortheirmarketviability,valueproposition,andgo-to-marketstrategy.During2016,IH2Owillprovideacceleratorparticipantswithcapacitybuildingandstrategicadviceandconnectionstotheorganization’sglobalnetworkofinvestorsandcustomerscommittedtodeployingwatertechnology.

IH2O 2016 Data Challenge Winner – Ashwin Madgavkar, Founder, Ceres Imaging

BIM can improve water sector efficiency but utilities must work togetherBIMBuildingInformationModelling(BIM)canimproveefficiencyofthewatersector,buttheutilitiesneedtoworktogetherandshareinformationtogetthemaximumbenefitfrom(BIM)wateraccordingtoindustrydataexpertAndrewCowell.

MrCowell,engineeringdirectorofMWHandchairofBIM4Water,tolddelegatesattendingtheBritishWaterBIMConferenceinMarchthatcollaborationaswellascompetitionisessentialinreapingthefullbenefitsoftheintroductionofBIM–whichallowsinformationmanagementofprojectsandassets.

AndrewCowell,whowaschairingtheconference,said:

“ThereareanumberofindustrybodiesthataredevelopingtheapplicationofBIM.Ifwecouldcollaboratetoharnessthisefforttoimprovetheefficiencyofthewatersectorthatwouldbeapowerfuldevelopment.”

“TheapplicationofBIMispartofthedigitalrevolution.Withtheawarenessanddesiretocollaboratewecandelivergreaterefficiency,howevertodothiswewillneedleadershiptosetthevisionandhumilitytoworktogetheracrossthemanydisparateinitiativesthatarecurrentlyunderway.”

“Thisisasignificantchangefromourcurrentthinkingwherewebelievecompetitionthroughprocurementistheprimaryroutetoamoreefficientindustry.”

BIM in action

Ninetydelegatesfromthewaterindustry,governmentbodiesandacademiaattendedtheconferenceheldatAstonVillaFootballClubon7March,wherespeak-ersincludedrepresentativesofindustrieswhichhavealreadyadoptedBIM.

SimonNewton,HeadofEngineeringatLondonUnderground,explainedhowusingBIMallowedthetransportnetworktoanticipateincreaseddemand,concen-trateresources,improveefficiencyandboostcustomersatisfaction.PeterVale,EngineeringInformationManageratThamesTidewayTunnelshowedhowBIMisbeingusedtomaximisethebenefitsofthe£4.2billionproject.

DiscussingpracticalapplicationswithinthewaterindustrywereHelenSamuels,EngineeringDirectorofUnitedUtilities,AdrianGoldspink,BusinessAnalystforAnglianWaterandPaulDavison,HeadofWaterCapitalProcurementforNorthernIrelandWater.

MarkEnzer,GroupPracticeManager,MottMacDonaldspokeofthepotentialofBIMtoimprovethemanagementofageinginfrastructure.JohnCoxfromHuberdiscussedhowequipmentmanufacturersaregettingreadytodeliverproductdata.

AccordingtoAndrewCowell,whileBIMhashugepotentialtoincreaseefficiencyandcustomerserviceinthewatersector,theutilitiesneedtoshareinformationandtoconsideradoptingcommonandopenindustrystandardsinordertorealisethefullbenefitsofferedbyimplementingBIM.

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Variable-speed drive helps cut aerator energy use for Anglian WaterA sewage treatmentworksoperatedbyAnglianWaterhashalved its aeratorenergy costs, reducedmaintenanceand cut ammonia to almost zero levelsfollowingtheinstallationofavariable-speeddrive.

TheABBdrivewasinstalledona4kWsewageaeratorattheSwallowunmannedtreatmentworksinLincolnshire.

WayneBarley,NorthernEnergyandEfficiencyEngineerforAnglianWater,says:“Theverticalrotoroftheaeratorwassetonadutycycleof20minutesoff,20minuteson.Workinginthisway,therewerefrequentsuddenstopsandstartsthatcausedshockloadsonthemotorandgearbox,aswellasneedingfrequentoperationofthecontactortoswitchthemotoronandoff.

“This sometimes led to electrical and mechanicalfailureof the aerator, causing interruptions to sewagetreatmentandapossiblesubsequentfailuretoconsent.“Thesewagetreatmentworkshasadescriptiveconsentwhichspecifiesthatallplantmustbeworkingbutdoesnot specify an ammonia limit. “Themiddleof theaeratorhasa tube topulleffluentfrom the bottom of the tank to the top of the tank,similar to an aquarium air lift, which ensures all thecontentistreated.Theold20minutedutycycleallowed detritus to settle at the bottom of the tankduringtheoffphase,causingthetubetoblockovertime.Weneededasolutionthatwouldsolvetheseproblemsand hopefully also produce energy savings by matching sewagetreatmentmorecloselytodemand.” Barley approached ABB, Anglian Water’s frameworkpartner for variable-speed drives. Following a sitesurvey by ABB’s Authorised Value Provider, InverterDrive Systems, an ABBmachinery drive, ACS355, wasrecommended.Thedrive’sinternaltimeroutputssignalstoswitchthemotoronandoffandtoalterthefrequencytoachievedifferentspeedsatdifferenttimes.

“Weexperimentedwiththetimingsandspeedssowecouldfindtheminimumthatwouldstilldrawtheeffluentandaeratethesewage,”saysBarley.“Wesettledonfourdifferenttimeperiods,duringwhichthemotorwouldbeconstantlyonbutworkingatdifferentspeedstomatchthedemandatthosetimes. “Midnighttosevenam,weoperateat40Hz,sevento10amat45Hz,10amtofivepmat43Hzandfivepmtomidnight45Hz.Anylowerthan40Hzandwefoundthatwegotnoupdrawintoaerationorenoughsurfaceoxygenation. “Thesechangesmeantheaeratormotorachievedaminimumof10percentreductioninspeedevenatpeaktimes,whiletherampingandsoftstartcapabilitymeansweavoidshockloadingtothemotorandgearbox.”Arampedstartfeaturereducesthehighloadandtorqueplacedonthemotorgearboxandpowertrainduringstartup,andalsopreventsconstantswitchingofthecontactorandmotorwhichcanleadtofailureofequipmentovertime. Theoriginalenergycostoftheapplicationwas£762perannum,butthisfelltoonly£374followingtheintroductionoftheABBdrive,areductionofnearly50percent. Becausethereisnowno20minuteoffperiod,thereisnosettlingoftheeffluent,removingthethreatofblockagesandsettlement. “SincetheintroductionoftheABBdrive,wehavefoundtheapplicationtobeveryreliableandtherehavebeennomaintenanceissueswiththeassetsontheaerationsystem,”saysWayne.“Althoughthereisnoconsentgoverningammonialevels,wehavealsoreducedtheammoniadischargetoalmostzero,anindicationthatwehaveexactlytherightamountofoxygengettingintotheeffluent.”Ammoniaisaninherentpartofsewagetreatmentandistoxictoanimallife,sokeepinglevelstoaminimumbyaerationmeansthatpollutionoflocalwatercourseatthepointofdischargecanbeavoided. AnglianWaterisnowplanningtointroducetheABBdrivesolutiontothreeothersmallsewagetreatmentworks.

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Clean water on green power

Ingenioussoftwareenablesoperators tomovethemostenergy-consumingprocessesof thewastewatersystemtotimesof thedaywithplentyofcheaprenewableenergy.Inthisway,theplantshelptostabilizetheenergysystem.

Thewastewatertreatmentplantscreateabetteraquaticenvironment,butwhynotalsoletthemlendtheclimateahelpinghand?Theplantscan—morespecifically—supportrenewableenergybyplacingthepowerconsumptionattimeswithplentyofwindenergyinparticular.

This is the starting point of an industrial research project that brings together DTU’s knowledge of control methods with Krüger’s experience withinwastewatertreatmentplantmanagement.KrügerwasoneofthepioneerswhenDenmarkbegantoremovenutrientsfromwastewaterinthe1980s,andhassince delivered a wide range of wastewater treatment plants.

Lower electricity bill

InKolding—Denmark’s7thlargestcity—softwarefromKrügercontrolsbothKolding’smainwastewatertreatmentplantandthedrainagesystem.

In the industrial research project, the company uses so-calledModel Predictive Control (MPC) to control parts of the system. Themethod combines amathematicalprocessmodelwithongoingmeasurementsofthewastewaterflowaswellaselectricitypriceforecasts.

Themathematicalmodelisusedtopredictwhatwillhappeninfuture,thusallowingthesoftwaretocontroltheplantsothatitusesalotofpowerwhentheelectricitypriceislow,forexam-ple at night, or when there is plenty of wind power.

“We have demonstrated that it’s possible to control theprocessesbymeansofMPC,”says IndustrialPostdocRasmusHalvgaard, who divides his time between Krüger and DTUCompute.“Howmuchwecancuttheplant’selectricityisnotentirelyclearyet,butweareundoubtedlylookingatdouble-digitpercentagesavings.

Softwarecapableofpredictingtheelectricitypricecanbeusedtointelligentlycontroltheoperationofthewastewater treatment plants, so that the energy-demandingprocesses take place when the electricity price is low. In this way, the wastewater treatment plants can serve as a kind of energystoragefacilitiesandhelpstabilizetheenergysystem.

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Supporting Danish exports

Alreadyinthe1990s,Krügerintroducedcontrolsoftware,whichminimizestheplants’energyconsumption.Thenewprojectisanaturalextensionofthatwork,”saysInnovationManagerMortenGrumfromKrüger:

“Incorporatingthelatestknowledgeofprocessmanagementinourproductsisoneofthewaysinwhichwedifferentiateourselvesfromourcompetitorsintheinternationalmarket.Inthisway,theprojecthelpstosupportourexportsandcreatemorejobsinDenmark.”

AlotofresearchhasgoneintoMPCinrecentyears.Companiesinthechemical industrywerethefirsttocontroltheirprocessesinthisway.Butalsothewastewatertreatmentplantscanseeahugepotential,”saysRasmusHalvgaard:

“Waterflowsatarelativelylowspeed.Thismeansthatwehaveenoughtimetoperformthenecessarycalculationsalongtheway.”

Theindustrialresearcherhimselfhaswrittenthealgorithmswhichcontrolsthesystem—intheopensourceprogramminglanguageandtheanalysistoolR.

“Krügeruses,amongotherthings,flexiblecontrolsoftwarethatcancommunicatewithR,whichmeansthatIcanusemanyadvancedRfunctionsanddon’thavetoreinventthewheel.Atthesametime,IbenefitfromKrüger’sremoteaccesstotheplant.It’sahugeadvantagethatIcantestnewcontrolalgorithmsonlineandinstantlytestwhethertheyworkasintended.”

Control based on weather forecasts

Theprojectisfavouredbythedesignoftheelectricitysystem.Largeelectricityconsumerssuchaswastewatertreatmentplantsgetthefullbenefitofusingpower when it is cheap.

“Movingyourpowerconsumptionaccordingtothehourlyelectricityrateisthusalow-hangingfruit,”saysRasmusHalvgaard.

Eachdayat12.00noon,theEuropeanenergyexchangeNordPoolSpotannouncestheprice—hourbyhour—forthecomingday.

“Wehaveachievedalargecostreductionjustbyreschedulingwhenthewaterispumpedintothedrainagesystem,”explainsRasmusHalvgaard.

Themajorityofthesavingsontheelectricityconsumptionintheprojectisattributabletothisverysimplechange.

ThepartnershipbetweenKrüger,DTU,andInnovationFundDenmarkalsoincludesanindustrialPhDproject,whichiscarriedoutbyVianneyCourdent,DTUEnvironment.

“VianneyCourdentis,amongotherthings,studyinghowtopredicttheflowofwatertotheplantbymeansofweatherforecasts,”explainsMortenGrum.

“We’reveryinterestedinbeingabletomove,inparticular,theaerationofthewastewater—averypower-consumingprocess—totimesofthedaywithcheaperelectricityprices.Astheplantitselfdoesn’thavethecapacitytostorelargequantitiesofwastewater,youneedtoincludethedrainagesystem.However,thisrequiresthatyouhavestudiedtheweatherforecast,asitwouldbeveryunfortunateifmovingthetimeofaerationresultedincontaminationorfloodingofthesystem.”

Wastewater a resource

It isstilltooearlytosayhowmuchcanbewonbyoptimizingthemanagementoftheverypower-consumingprocessesattheplants,saystheinnovationmanager:

“Unfortunately,thereisahugedifferencebetweenhowtheratesystemsaredesignedindifferentcountries.Itthereforediffersfromcountrytocountryhowtocontroltheplantstoachievethebestpossibleoperatingeconomy.ThisalsomakesitdifficulttosayexactlyhowmuchMPCcanreducetheelectricitybill.Ontheotherhand,it’scertainthatthistypeofcontrolhelpstosupportrenewableenergyandbringswastewatertreatmentclosertobecomingcarbonneutral.”

MortenGrumisinnodoubtaboutthelong-termgoal:

“We’renolongerjustseeingtheplantsasenergy-consumers.Theorganicsubstancethatisremovedfromthewastewaterisaresourcewhichcanbeconvertedintoenergy.Byusingelectricityattimeswithplentyofrenewableenergyandproducingenergyattimeswhenthereisashortageofenergyinthesystem,thewastewatertreatmentplantscanmakeapositivecontributiontotheenergysystem.”

About the Author

RasmusHalvgaard is aResearchengineerwitha strongbackground inadvancedcontrol systemsand rocket science.WithacombinationofaPhDdegree inappliedmathematicsandpracticalelectronicsdesignexperience,heabroadperspectiveonengineeringproblemsthatiszoomableallthewayfromhighlevelmathematicalsoftwaredowntotransistorlevelelectronics.

ThisperspectivestrengthenedhisresearchwithinintelligentrenewableenergysystemsandSmartGridswhereDenmarkisoneoftheinternationalfrontrunners.Withinthisnewhighlycross-disciplinaryresearcharea,heco-foundedanextensiveresearchnetworkthatorganizesworkshopsfortheDanishSmartGridcommunity.

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Waterqualityinstrumentsareusedforprofilingandcollectingbaselinedatatodriveabetterunderstandingofsourcewater/drinkingwatercharacteristics.Monitoringlong-termtrendsandchangesinwaterqualityisthefirststeptowardsadeeperunderstandingofsourcewaterresources.

Continuousonlinemonitoringsolutionscanprovideearlywarningstoflagfiltermediachanges,coagulantdosing,andprocessadjustmentsforincomingalgaeandturbidityevents.Bymovingtowarddata-drivendecisions,YSIinstrumentationcanimproveefficiencyandreduceoperationalcosts.

Beyondeventmonitoring,establishingbaselinewaterqualitystandardshasbecomeincreasinglyimportantforprotectingsourcewaterasitisaffectedbyur-banizationandagriculturalchanges.Continuousonlinemonitoringisthekeytounderstandingyoursourcewater,anditcanleadtosmartwatermanagementand informed decision making.

New York - Early Warning Detection for New York City

For nine million residents in New York City and four upstate counties thequalityofdrinkingwaterisofutmostimportance.NewYorkCity’sDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection(NYCDEP)usesYSI’smultiparameterwaterqualitymonitoringsystemstoensureearlywarningdetection.AfterevaluatingtherequirementsoftheNYCDEP’swaterqualitymonitoringplan,YSIdesignedasystem for their needs.

NYCDEPinstalledsixYSIMonitoringBuoyseachequippedwithuptothreeYSIsondes.The sondesmeasuredissolvedoxygen, conductivity, temperature,pH,and depth and are installed at different depths below the buoy. The sondescollectinformationthathelpsNYCDEPunderstandthedynamicsofthereservoirsfromtoptobottom.

Each buoy is also equipped with a YSI Data Acquisition System (DAS) and a spreadspectrumradiotransceiver.Rechargeablebatteriesandsolarpanelsassureworryfreepower.TheDataLoggersconvertthedigitaloutputsofthesondestooutputsthatcanbesentfromthe loggerthroughspreadspectrumradiototheSCADAsystem,whereanoperatorcanviewandarchivetheinformation.Sondestakereadingsevery30minutesandreal-timeinformationisdownloadedandanalysed,providingwaterqualitymanagerswiththeimmunologicaldataneededtoassessconditionsandmakethebestoperationaldecisions.DatawillbetransmittedtotheSCADAsystemwiththepotentialtosendalarmsandalertconditionsifthewaterqualityisoutsideestablishedparameters.

Alabama - Intake Station Upgrades to Multiparameter Monitoring Equipment

InBirmingham,attheMulberryIntakeStation,rawwaterispumpedfromtheBlackWarriorRiverandtransported22milesdownstreamtotheWaterWorksFiltrationPlant for treatment.GregHenslee,PumpStationSupervisor,wantedtoupgradehiswaterqualitymonitoringequipment fromsingleparametermonitoringequipmenttomultiparametermonitoringequipmentthatwouldcontinuouslymonitorandworkina4-20mAenvironment.Hensleehadbeenusingthreeseparateinstruments;apHinstrumentinsamplingmode,andDOandturbidityinstrumentsincontinuousmode.

Now, theYSImultiparameter sondemonitorsall theseparameters simultaneously.TheYSI sonde is configured tocontinuouslymonitorDO,conductivity,temperature,pH,andturbidity,butcouldmeasuremorethan15parameterssimultaneously.AdditionallyheisconvertingthedigitalsignalfromtheYSIsondetoananalogsignalwhichisthentiedintotheirplantSCADAsystem.Hensleecannowmonitortheresultsfromhisofficeandbasedonchangesinwaterquality,can make decisions on whether or not to pump water from the Mulberry intake or another intake.

Wyoming - Source Water Fluctuations Tracked Long-Term

TheCityofCheyenne,Wyomingwantedtocollectlong-termtrenddatatotrackandrecordfluctuationsintheirsourcewater.Previously,someonehadtodrivetwentymilesfromtheplantbuildingtotheintakesiteonceaweektocollectspotdata.“NowIcanpullupreal-timedatafromtwentymilesaway,”saidLabCoordinatorRosiePindilli.CheyenneusesaYSImultiparametersondeinconjunctionwithitsSCADAsystem.Suspendedinthelake,thesondemeasurespH,dissolvedoxygen,conductivity,turbidity,andtemperatureatthebottomofthedam.Labpersonnelcanreadreal-timedataasoftenasonceaminutefromthefrontoftheenvironmentalprocessmonitor,whichhasalargecleardisplay;ortheyhavetheoptiontoviewthedatafromtheSCADAsystemoraPC.

Themonitor’sfourscalablerelayscandriveseveralfunctionsincludingalarmindicatorssuchaslamps,horns,oranautomaticphonedialersystemthatareactivatedatuser-definedsetpoints.TheCheyennetreatmentplantusesmaximumorminimumvaluesforallfiveparameterstotriggeritsalarms.

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Early Warning Systems Protect Drinking Water in 5 States

Buoy deployment with EXO water quality monitoring sonde

Monitoring platform being inspected during a beautiful winter day

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Georgia - Source Water Assessment and Protection

The ColumbusWaterWorks has initiated a regional watershed program involving both water quality and drinking water protection. The source waterprotection programelement of theMiddle Chattahoochee RiverWatershed Study is a demonstration program supported by theGeorgia EnvironmentalProtectionDivision(EPD),theAlabamaDepartmentofEnvironmentalManagement(ADEM)andtheUSEPA.TheMiddleChattahoocheeRiverfromWestPointLakeDamtoNorthHighlandsDaminColumbusservesasthemajorsourcefordrinkingwaterintheregion.Asaninterstatedemonstrationprogramandanelementofabroaderwatershedproject,thescopeofactivitiesinthisstudygoesbeyondtheminimumrequirementsoftheEPD’sSourceWaterProtectionguidance.

TwoelementsoftheColumbusSourceWaterProtectionProgramincludesourcewaterqualitymonitoringandsubwatershedandrivermonitoring.Monitoringincludesrainfall/runoff,samplingforsuspendedsolids,organics,nutrients,metals,bacteria,CryptosporidiumandGiardia;quarterlyinvertebratesandbiannualfish;riverandlakebathymetry;andlakeplumemovements.YSImultiparameterequipmentisbeingusedforcontinuousmonitoringofturbidity,conductivity,ORP,dissolvedoxygen,temperatureandpH.

Texas - Saline Water Study: Edwards Aquifer

TheEdwardsaquiferisavaluablewatersourcefortheresidentsofeightTexascounties.TheEdwardsaquiferextendseastwardfromBracketville,Texas,inKinneyCounty,approximately176milestoKyle,Texas,inHaysCounty(TheCityofKyleislocatedapproximately30milessouthofAustin,Texas).TheCityofSanAntonio,TexasisthelargestmunicipalitysituatedovertheEdwardsAquifer.Anaverageof304,000acre-feetofwaterispumpedannuallyfromtheaqui-ferforranching,farming,municipal,andindustrialpurposes.Another364,000acre-feetofnaturalrechargeisdischargedannuallyfromspringswhichsupply

downstreamflowtoseveralsouthTexasrivers.

The Edwards Aquifer is comprised of both freshand saline waters. The interface between the two“portions” (fresh and saline waters) has becomeknownlocallyasthe“badwaterline.”Thisinterfaceisdefinedbythemineralconcentrationsofthewaters,measuredastotaldissolvedsolids(TDS)concentrationsof1000mg/l,withTDSandconductivity readings increasing south of theinterface.TheSanAntonioWaterSystem(SAWS) isheading a program to determine how the fresh and saline waters in the Edwards Aquifer interact, andwhether encroachment of saline water into the fresh waterportionoftheaquifermightoccurduringperiodsofextendeddrought.TheSalineWaterStudywill provide data from a monitoring network necessary to answer many of the questions andconcernsregardinghowthefreshwater/saline-waterinterfaceoftheEdwardsAquiferfunctions.

SAWS has utilized a YSI sonde duringmonitorwellpurging to characterizewater quality (conductivity,pH,andtemperature).TheparametersaredisplayedonaYSIhandhelddisplayandrecordedmanuallyintoafieldlogbook.Thesondeisplacedinaflowthroughchamber and connected to the YSI handheld. A

streamofwaterpumpedfromthewellisdivertedthroughtheflowchamberforwaterqualitycharacterization.DissolvedoxygenisalsomeasuredutilizingaYSIhandheldinstrumentandaflowcellchamber.Theinsitudatacollectedfromselectedmonitoringwellswillprovideabetterunderstandingofflowpathsthroughvarioussectionsofboththefreshandsalineportionsoftheaquifer.

A variety of buoys are available from YSI Systems for source water, harbours, estuaries, rivers and more

PatrickHigginsisaDigitalMarketingManagerforthegloballyknowncompany,Xylem.

Heisamarketer,withanentrepreneurialmindset,ablogger,asocialmediastrategist,atechnicalgeek,anSEO...well,enthusiast,andanall-around‘expert’inallthingsmarketing.Includingmarketingautomation,e-commerce,real-timepersonalization,leadgenerationandmore...

His specialities include: adopting new technology, public speaking/presentations, social media marketing, blogging, contentcreation,digitalpresence,andbranding.

YSIarepartoftheXylemgroupofcompanies

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Introduction

Water4.0isaconceptthathasrecentlyberaisedasthe“future”oftheWaterIndustry...possibly,butapartfrombeingaparaphraseofIndustry4.0thequestionhastobeasked-WhatisitandwhathasitgottodowiththewaytheWaterIndustryoperatesinitscurrentstate?

SotodefinewhatexactlyWater4.0iswehavetolookatIndustry4.0andwhatcamebeforeit,I.e.Industry1,2&3.Sowhatarethese?

Industry 1.0 -ThiswasthefirstIndustrialrevolutionandinvolvedthemechanisationofproductionusingwaterandsteampower.ThinkWa-terMillsandSteamEngines

Industry 2.0 - In short think of electricity and what it did for themechanisationofindustry

Industry 3.0 -Thinkelectronicsandcomputersbasicallythestartofautomationwithinindustry

SoIndustry4.0?itisacollectivetermfortechnologiesandconceptsofvaluechainorganization.Basedon the technological conceptsofcyber-physicalsystems,theInternetofThingsandtheInternetofServices,itfacilitatesthevisionoftheSmartFactory.WithinthemodularstructuredSmartFactoriesofIndustry4.0,cyber-physicalsystemsmonitorphysicalprocesses,createavirtualcopyofthephysicalworldandmakedecentralizeddecisions.OvertheInternetofThings,Cyber-physicalsystemscommunicateandcooperatewitheachotherandhumansinrealtime.ViatheInternetofServices,bothinternalandcross-organizationalservicesareofferedandutilizedbyparticipantsofthevaluechain.

Itisbaseduponsixdesignprinciples

1. Interoperability:theabilityofcyber-physicalsystems(I.e.workpiececarriers,assemblystationsandproducts),humansandSmartFactoriestoconnectandcommunicatewitheachotherviatheInternetofThingsandtheInternetofServices

2. Virtualization:avirtualcopyoftheSmartFactorywhichiscreatedbylinkingsensordata(frommonitoringphysicalprocesses)withvirtualplantmodelsandsimulationmodels

3. Decentralization:theabilityofcyber-physicalsystemswithinSmartFactoriestomakedecisionsontheirown4. Real-Time Capability:thecapabilitytocollectandanalyzedataandprovidetheinsightsimmediately5. Service Orientation: offeringofservices(ofcyber-physicalsystems,humansandSmartFactories)viatheInternetofServices6. Modularity:flexibleadaptationofSmartFactoriesforchangingrequirementsofindividualmodules

The“CyberPhysicalSystem”elementofthiscanbedefinedasasystemofcollaboratingcomputationalelementscontrollingphysicalentities.CPSarephysicalandengineeredsystemswhoseoperationsaremonitored,coordinated,controlledandintegratedbyacomputingandcommunicationcore.Theyallowustoaddcapabilitiestophysicalsystemsbymergingcomputingandcommunicationwithphysicalprocesses.

So how does this apply to the Water Industry?

Industry1-4allapplytothemanufacturingindustryandforthatindustryitisrelativelysimple,somethingisbeingfabricatedandputtogetherputtingtogetherdistinctparts.TheWaterIndustryisactuallyquitedifferent-beitPotablewaterorWastewateritisbeingcleanedfordischargeeithertothecustomer’staporbacktotheenvironment.Inreality,operationally,doesIndustry4.0applytotheWaterIndustryorarewetryingtoforceconceptsfromanotherindustryontotheWaterIndustryandcreatingsomethingthatdoesn’tquitework?

Possibly?Butlet’splayaroundwiththedesignprinciplesbrieflyandseewherewegetandseehowfartheWaterIndustryiswiththeconcepts

Interoperability - Theway that I read interoperability is theabilityofWater IndustryOperators to connect, communicateandworkwith the treatment,collectionanddistributionsystemstofindoutwhatisgoingonandbeabletoconnectremotely.IfyouignoretheconceptofdoingthisovertheInternetitisarguablethatwealreadyhavetheabilitytodothisthroughSCADAsystems.InsomewaysyoucanalmostsaytheWaterIndustryhasachievedthisonlargetreatmentworksandtosomeaspectswithdistributionsystemsbutarenowhereneartheinteroperabilityconceptonsmallertreatmentworksandcollectionsystems.

Rating-BigTick....atleastinpartsoftheindustry

Virtualisation-avirtualcopyoftheSmartFactory-arguablyabigtickintheWaterIndustrybox.Wehavetelemetrysystemswhichatleastallowsustoseewhat isgoingon.OnAdvancedWastewaterTreatmentWorkswehaveprocessmodelsthatcontrolaspectsofthetreatmentworksandinbothadvanceddistributionandcollectionsystemsweevenhaveamodelbasedsimulationmodels.Itiscertainthatthetechnologyisnotquitethereyetonacompanywidebasis but in pockets in the Water Industry it certainly works and is in place.

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Is Water 4.0 the future of theWater Industry?

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Rating - Not far off

Decentralisation - theabilityofthetreatmentworksandnetworksystemstocontrolthemselves.Againarguablythisalreadyexists,weasanindustryhaveelementsoftreatmentworksthataremorethancapableofcontrollingthemselvesthroughmonitoringandcontrolsystems,wehavepumpingstationsthatbaseduponthesignalsfromlevelcontrollerswillcontrolpassforwardpumps.WehavePLCsthatactascontrolcentresfortreatmentworksorindividualpartsoftreatmentworks.SoabigtickintheWaterIndustryhasachievedtheprincipleofdecentralisation?Perhaps....

Rating - A “Big Tick? Perhaps

Real Time Capability - The capability to collect and analyse data and provide the insights immediately? Hmmm....how do you define immediately, is itapplicabletotheWaterIndustry?Isimmediatelynecessary?ThisisanareawheretheWaterIndustrycandefinitelydevelopin.Thebasicscanbesaidtobedone,wehavetheabilitytoalarmoutifsomethingiswrongandeventhepotentialtoreacttothealarmremotely(onsomesystems)torepairthepotentialproblem.UnderWater4.0andtheprinciplesofVisualisation&Decentralisationthesystemshouldofcoursereactitself.ThereisthepotentialforRealTimeorevenNearTimeCapability(asapplicabletotheindustry)buttobefairthisisanareawheretheWaterIndustrycouldgradeitselfas“Anareaforimprovement”

Rating - An area for improvement

Service Orientation - We’reaserviceindustry,thisisanabsolutelytickinthebox.....orisit?Wellactuallyprobablynot?

• Water meters are mostly manually read once or twice a year• Customerbillsandothercustomercommunicationsaremostlypaperbasedandcomethroughthepostalthoughsomecommunicationisthroughsocial

media• Customerqueriesarehandledoverthetelephonealthoughtextmessaging,socialmediaandtextingtomobilephonesarebecomingmorepopular• CustomeranalyticsarerareatbestalthoughwiththeadventofSmartMeteringthisisanareathattheIndustryisactivelypersuingandimprovingin

Rating - “An area where improvements are being made but generally could do better

Modularity - A flexible approach? Changing requirements? Does this design principleapply?Arewealreadydoingit?Againarguablytheanswerisyes.Thepicturetotherightis from a large wastewater treatment works and to me demonstrates modularity in the designofthefinaltanksofthetreatmentworksaswellasflexibilityoftheoperation.Thecontrolsystemofanindividualtankwillbeexactlythesameasthecontrolsystemforthetanknextdoortoit(orprobablyinthisexamplethegroupoftanksnextdoor.

SomeoftheWaterCompaniesintheUKhavetheircontrolsystemlibrariessothattheycantakeacontrolmodulefromthe“library”andapplyit,withalittlebitoftweakingtositerequirements.

SohastheWaterIndustryachievedthedesignprincipleofmodularity?Arguablyperhapsbut certainly not across the whole industry and perhaps not if you are going to take a pur-istviewofindustry4.0butfromaWater4.0pointofviewitsadefinitelymaybe.

Rating:-Gettingthere

PurelygoingonthedesignprinciplesofIndustry4.0wecanarguethatIndustry4.0doesapplytotheWaterIndustryandsoasconceptatleastWater4.0isadirectionthatweshouldbeatleast,movingtowardsandinpartshaveactuallyachievedbutasperanythingyoucantaketheindividualingredientsofanyrecipeandputthemalltogetherinamixer,itdoesn’tofcoursemeanthatyouwillgetanythingresemblingsenseoutoftheotherend.

Delivering Water 4.0 - What does it practically mean for the Water Industry

So,innutsandboltswhatdoesWater4.0actuallylooklikefromaWaterIndustrypointofview?Wellformeitsacaseofgoingbacktobasicsandseeingwhatthe Water Industry currently has and what it can do to bring the Industry forward to a point where we are at least adhering to the design principles. For me at leastitisthemanagementofthe“AnthropogenicWaterCycle”fromwhenweabstractwaterfromthesourcetowhenweputitbacktotheenvironmentandarguablyfurtherthanthat.Itisseeingwhatwewanttodo,havingalookatthetechnologicalgapsandthenpluggingthem.Thereareexamplesofwherethishasbeendone,atleastinpartanditistheseexamplesthatwemustlooktowardstoshapethefutureoftheWaterIndustry.

TousetheprincipleoftheSWANLayerswherearewe?

Physical Layer-ThefirstandmostextensiveoftheLayersandincludesalloftheassetsthemselvesfrompipes,totankstopumps.ThisisthebaseoftheWa-ter Industry and it must be managed through the use of asset management systems, recording the assets that we have in a consistent way and in the same wayacrosstheWaterIndustry.BelieveitornotthisisanareaofchallengeasacrosstheWaterIndustrythenomenclatureiscompletelydifferent.Alloftheseassetsofcourseneedtomanagedintheshort,mediumandlongtermwithsystemssuchasComputerisedMaintenanceManagementSystems(CMMS)butpotentiallyConditionBaseMaintenanceManagementSystems(CBMMS)

Sensing & Control Layer - ThislayerisrelativelysimpleandyetisprobablyoneofthemajorstumblingblockswithintheWaterIndustry.ThemainreasonbeingisgenerallywithintheWaterIndustrytherequirementsoftheSensing&ControllayerhavebeenverypoorlyspecifiedandthishasallowedtheproliferationofthephenomenonofDataRichnessInformationPoverty.Assuchinstrumentationhasbeeninstalledwithlittleornoattachedvalue.Thishasledtothedevaluingofinstrumentationasawholeandtheinabilitytoextractusableintelligencefromthevastamountofdatathatiscollectedeveryday.

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OliverGrievsonisthegroupmanageroftheWaterIndustryProcessAutomationandControlLinkedIndiscussiongroup.Hehasmanyyearsexperiencefirstlyinthelaboratoryandforthepast12yearsintheoperationalandprocessmanagementofbothpotableandwastewater treatment works. He developed a passion for the control of water and wastewater treatment works whilst working for YorkshireWaterintheUnitedKingdomanddecidedtosharethispassionbysettinguptheWIPACLinkedIndiscussiongroup.

HeisaFellowofCIWEM&theIESaswellasbeingaCharteredEnvironmentalist,ScientistandWater&EnvironmentalManager.HeisamemberoftheMCERTSSteeringGroupforthemonitoringofflow,amemberoftheICASpecialInterestGrouponICAaswellassittingontheWastewaterManagementCommitteesoftheFoundationforWaterResearchandtheCharteredInstituteofWater&EnvironmentalManagement.

IfWater4.0istobecomeatruerealityintheWaterIndustrythenanexercisetodefinetheinformationthattheWaterIndustryneedtooperateneedstobecompleted.Fromtheinformationrequirementscomesthedataneedsandfromthistheinstrumentationthatisrequiredtofeedthedataneeds.AtthislevelofcourseSensing&ControlManagementSystemsareneededaswellasdatavalidationsystemstocheckonthequalityofthedatathatiscollected.ItistheSensing&ControllevelthatisabsolutelyvitaliftheWaterIndustryistodeliverWater4.0

Collection & Communication Layer - ThetelemetrysystemlayerwhereallofthedatafromtheSensing&ControlLayeriscollectedthatalsoincludesPLCsandSCADAsystems.ItisatthislevelthatalotofthedebatewillhappenintheWaterIndustryandispotentiallywheretheso-calledInternetofThingscomesintoplayconnectinginstrumentswiththewidersystem.FortheWaterIndustrytherearenumerousdifferentelementsfromtheWaterIndustryTelemetryStandard(WITS)totheexistingSCADA&PLCstructure.ThemainconcernandthemainstumblingblockforWater4.0iswithinthislayeroftheWaterIndustryandconcernsDigitalorCyberSecurity.

IfyousaytoacommunicationsortelemetryspecialistintheWaterIndustrythatyouarejustgoingtoconnectthisinstrumentuptotheInternetofThingstheanswerwillbeaquitesecure“neverinamillionyears,”bring“theCloud”intothemixandyouaredefinitelynotgoingtobesuccessfulinyourendeavoursandtheleastthatissaidaboutlocalcommunicationprotocolsthebetter.InfactthediscussionovercommunicationprotocolsintheWaterIndustryisassuredlygoingtobeadebateformanyyearstocome.IfthedefinitionofWater(orIndustry)4.0istoconnecttotheInternetthenitismorethanlikelyintheWaterIndustry that it will never become a reality.

The Data Management & Display (layer 4) and Data Fusion & Analysis Layer (Layer 5) areprobably theLayers thataredeveloped insomerespectsbutundevelopedinothers.ModelofthevariousaspectsoftheWaterIndustryexistasdocomplextelemetryandinformationmanagementsystems.Inadditiontothisarethebusinessreportingsystems,SAP,ClickandalloftheothermanagementsystemsandnowalloftheSoftwareasaService(SaaS)systemsthatareavailable.OntopofthisarethevariousExcelspreadsheetsandAccessDatabasesthatarealmostapre-requisiteintheindustry.Theproblemwiththisisthatthereareseveraldifferentversionsofthetruthandaccessibilitytoallofthesedifferentsystemsarecompartmentalisedacrossthevariouscompanies.Theresultifofcourseisthatthetruthbecomesthetruthdependinguponwhoseinformationthatyouarelookingat.

Conclusions

Water4.0-IsitsomethingfortheWaterIndustry,isitsomethingthattheWaterIndustryhasalreadyachievedorareweonpathtoit?

ThequickanswersarethatitissomethingfortheWaterIndustryandinalargepartwehavebeenmovingtowardsitforanumberofyears.Asanindustryweare moving further and further towards a factory approach to the products that we produce whether it is potable water for drinking, treated water for return-ingtotheenvironmentorbiosolidstobeusedonagriculturalland.Moreandmoreweareseeingproductfactories,minimisationoflosses(throughleakagereduction)andmaximisingtheproductsthatwecanproduce(throughresourcerecovery.Weasanindustryarefocusedonprovidingthebestcustomerservicethatwecanhencewhymoreandmorecompaniesaremeteringthewatertheyprovideandinalargenumberofcasesthisisthrough“SmartMetering,”towork with the customer to provide the best customer service.

Water4.0,theSmartWaterIndustryorjustplainefficientoperation(intruthwhateveryouwanttocallit)iscentraltothesewaysofworkinganditisthroughthe development of the design principles of Industry 4.0 that we can deliver the future of the Water Industry. However there are some barriers to this approach to take into account and some decision that need to be taken, not on a company level but in real terms on an industry level as a whole.

ThefirstofthesebarriersisthatofCommunications ProtocolsinsofarasweareindustrythatismainlyworkingoffanaloguesignalsinthemainwithProfibusonlargerplants.TheIndustryseemstobeheadingtowardsafutureofEthernetandintheUKthereisthewholedirectionoftheWaterIndustryTelemetryStandard(WITS)withsomeheadinginthatdirectionandsomenot.

ThesecondisCyber Securitywhichmoreandmoreisbecominganincreasinglyurgentissue.ForthosetalkingaboutCloudorInternetofThingsenvironmentsthentheproofofabsolutesecurityisanabsolutemust.IncidentsofhackingofWaterTreatmentWorkswhichhavehitrecentnewsalongwithpastincidentsonlymaketheissueallthemoreimportant.TheimpactofahackingincidentthatchangedchemicallevelscanhaveseriousimplicationstocustomerortheenvironmentandzeroriskmustbethewayforwardfortheWaterIndustrytoeveninvestigatethisarea.

Thethirdisinstrumentation and data quality andanendtoDataRichnessInformationPoverty.TheWaterIndustryhasavastamountofinstrumentswhichproduceavastamountofdatathatgivesnoactionableintelligenceandinrealityneedstomovetowardsaneraofsimplyInformationRichnesswheretheinformationthatisneededisavailabletothepeoplethatneeditinaneasyanddigestableformatthatprovidesoneversionofthetruth.Thisofcourseneedstobeaccuratewhichrequiresthecorrectinstrumentationtobepurchased,installed,operatedandmaintainedcorrectly.ThisisnotalwaysthecaseintheWaterIndustryoftodayasthevalueofdataandinformationisrelativelylow.

Water 4.0 is something that the Water Industry should be aiming towards. How we are going to get there is going to be the fun bit over what probably is going tobethenextdecadeortwo.

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Conference Report

Water & Energy Exchange Global 2016

2016sawthe10theditionofperhapsmyfavouriteeditiontotheWaterIndustryconferencecalendarandperhapsoneofthebestB2Bconferencesintheindustrywithanamazingblendoftechnicalconferencesessionscombinedwithbusinessmeetingsamongstthosewhoattend.Theproblemwithanyconference is thatafterawhilethingscanbecomeabittired,abitrepetitiveespeciallyafter10yearsofthemgoingon.NotsowiththeWater&Energyexchangewhichonlyseemstogofromstrengthtostrengthit’sconstantdrivetobeatthecuttingedgeoftheWaterIndustry.

Thisyearthe10theditionoftheconferenceandexhibitiontookplaceinLisbonbetween29thFebruaryand2ndMarchandasperusualwaspackedfullofpeopleandconferencesessionsthatwerealldesignedaroundthemainthemethisyearof“Water,Energy&anEndtoWaste:WinningStrategiesfortheResourceRevolution.”

The conference began with Jim Southworth of Cole Engineering starting theproceedingsandsettingthethemeoftheconferenceasawhole.ThethemeWater,EnergyandtheEndtoWastewasanoptimisticthoughtbutonethattheWaterIndustry on a global basis is achieving through various means including producing energyat,whathastraditionallybeencalledWastewaterTreatmentWorks,andarenowincreasinglybeingcalledWastewaterResourceRecoveryFacilities.

Jim’sopening to theconferencewas followedupbyAfonsoLobatodeFariawho isthePresidentofPortugal’sAguasdePortugalwhichisperhapsthelargestofalloftheWaterCompaniesintheconference’shostcountry.Afonso’sthemewastheresourcerevolutionandhowwecanturntheWaterIndustryintoaproductionindustry.Thisofcoursetakesthefactoryapproachandacirculareconomy.Thethreekeyquestionsofcourse are

• Whatistheresourcerevolution?• What opportunities does it create for the water sector in terms of the moreinnovativeandefficientuseofresources?• What strategies will companies need to take in order to be successful in the resourcerevolution?

Thisisathemeofcoursethatmirrorstheentirewaterindustry.WearemovingtowardsresourcerecoverywithintheWaterIndustryasweareincreasinglyusingwastewatertreatmentworksasenergyfactories,wearestartingtorecoverphosphorusandworkundertheconceptofthenutrientfactoryandweareincreasinglyworkingundertheconceptofSmartWaterNetworkswhereweareminimisingwaterlossesandworkingtowardsSmartWaterNetworks.

Despitethemanyconferencesessionsonavarietyofdifferentsubjectstherewereareahandfulthatreallybroughttheneedsofafactoryapproachanda“SmartWaterIndustry”intofocus.

ThefirstsessionofinteresttogroupmemberswasthesessionthatwashostedbymeasGroupManagerof theWater IndustryProcessAutomation&ControlGroupand twoof the speakerswerefromtheWIPACGroup,namelySimonMazierofPerceptiveEngineeringandAndyThorntonofHach.BothSimon&AndyweretheretotalkaboutSmartWaterprocesscontrolsystemsinthewastewaterarena.Simonaboutmulti-variateprocesscontrolandtheremarkablethingsthatcanbedonewiththedatathatiscollectedroutinelyonwastewatertreatmentfacilities.Nowthisdatacanbefromtheinstrumentationthatislocatedaroundthetreatmentworksoritcanbefromthecontroldevicesfromactuatorsontheaerationlanetowhenapumpisrunningortheoutputofthe variable speed drive.

AndywastheretalkingaboutamoreinstrumentationbasedcontrolsystemthatisanofftheshelfproductbutovertheyearshashadamazingsuccessesacrosstheWaterIndustry.TheproblemhasbeentheperceptionthatthesesolutionsareexpensivealthoughdiscussionswithAndyhasshownthatthesavingsthatcanbemadecaneasilyoutweightheinvestmentthatisinitiallyincurredandthecontrolsystemsnowadaysaregettingcheaperandcheaperandabletodomoreandmore.

Theover-ridingconclusionthoughisthatatreatmentworksmustbereadyforaprocesscontrolsystemanditisnotasolutionforpooroperation.InAndy’spresentation,somethingthatI’dseenbefore,arethehorrificpicturesofthestatesofvarioustreatmentworks. Isautomatedprocesscontrolasolutionforall?Theanswerwasanemphaticnobutifthetreatmentworksisreadytooptimisedandisanoperableconditiontostartofwith,canfurthersavingsbemade?Theanswerisofcourse,yes.Thechallengemovingforward.....toeffectivelyusecasestudieswithintheWaterIndustry to make the point that savings can be made by taking this way of working forward.

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OnthefirstdaywasperhapsoneofmymoreinterestingmeetingsoftheconferenceanditwasonethathighlightedtheworkofaEuropeanimitativetodevelopaSmartWaterNetworksolution.AsthepersonfromtheInstituteofGaliciapresentedthesolutionthataconsortiumhaddevelopedIhadn’tthehearttosaythatasajudgeoftheconferenceinnovationcompetitionIhadalreadyreadtheirsubmissionandwasalreadywellawareofthesolutionthathewas

presenting.

ThesolutionwasWETNETanInnovativein-pipehot-tap insertionfloWsEnsorplussmarTNETworksenableecowisepervasivemonitoringofwaterdistributiongrids.”Itwasbasicallyainsertionstyleflowmeterforcleanwaternetworksthatwithalowcostinsertionflowmeter,communicationsystemandsupervisoryservicecouldbeusedinawaternetworkssystemto

be used as an indicator of water leakage.

There are of course solutions already out there that do this job. The ABBAquaprobeforexampleisacleanwaterinsertionflowmeter,communicationssystemsarealmosttakenasreadandtheTaKaDusystemsoperatesasafantasticSoftwareasaServicemodelforasupervisoryservice.Thishadallbeenthoughtofbythepersonacrossthetablefrommeandamodularsolutionwasofferedwitheachindividualpartofthesolutionavailableasnecessary.

ItwascertainlyinterestingandinLisbonandPortugalwhichisafantasticcasestudyof the reductionofnon-revenuewater loss ina shorttimespan itwas

certainly an apt technology for the conference.

TheWETNETsolutionwasalsopresentedattheInnovationforumwhereIsawtechnologiesthatIhadcertainlyseenbeforeincludingControlPointwhichifyouareadvocateofelectrofusionweldinginplasticpipesyouareprobablywellawareof.JustincaseyouarenotitisasolutionfortheremoteinspectionofelectrofusionjointsinpotablewaternetworkrepairsandissomethingthathassavedthecompaniesthathaveadopteditasignificantamountofmoneyinQualitycontrollingthejointsthataremadeeachandeveryday.

Thewinnerof the innovationforumwasannouncedat theconferencegaladinneralongwiththeotherwinners inthe InnovationCompetitonandtheseincluded(amongstothers):

Water&EnergyAward - GSINIMA“LAGARES,VIGOWWTP”Water/WastewaterManagementAward - “SEWA’SFIRSTOPERATIONALAQUIFERSTORAGEANDRECOVERYSYSTEM(ASR)”OperationAward - ENVIRONMENTALDYNAMICS“BARNHARDTMANUFACTURING,COLRAINMA,USA”TechnologyAward - NORDCONSULT“SUPERBIO”

WEXInnovationForumAwardSponsoredbyFCCAqualia-ARVIATECNOLOGY

ThelastsessionthatpiquedmyinterestwashostedbytheGermanWaterPartnershipanddiscussedtheconceptofWater4.0-aderivativeof Industry4.0andaskedthequestionastowhereweareasanindustryandwhereareweaimingtogettowardsand of course what are the barriers that are facing us an industry that will prevent usfromgettingthere.ThesessionwashostedbyDieterErnstoftheGermanWaterPartnershipwhowasjoinedbyDirkWittenbergofRemondisandRalfBulferofGKWConsulting.Water4.0wasverymuchdescribedastheuseofthedigitalworldtorunandcontrol systems inaway thathasneverbeendonebefore resulting inpositiveimpactsonalltypesofresourcesincludingenergy.Thequestionwas-wherearewenowandhowarewegoingtogetthere?

InthesessionvarioussolutionwerepresentedincludingComputerisedMaintenanceManagement Systems and of course developments such as the Internet of Things.It was something that I thought of a couple of weeks later when I presented at the WWTSmartWaterNetworkseventandsawtheexampleofVeolia’sTidworthinsetappointment.HavewegottoWater4.0?NotyetbutwithdevelopmentsandworkthatVeoliaaredoingatTidworthandGrandLyonandVitensaredoingwiththeirInnovationPlaygroundaspartofWater2020weareagiantleaptowardsgettingthere.

Thebarriers?CybersecuritywasonethatwasmentionedinLisbonanditispossiblyone of the most severe risks to the industry along with the loss of technical skills from theindustryasawhole.OnethatIdidn’tmentiononthedaywasdataqualityandthefactthatifwebaseanintelligentindustryonpoordataqualitythentheconceptasawhole will fail.

The conference? A great success and well worth taking three days out of a busycalendar to visit and catch up with some of the leading technical people within the global industry.

Thedatesandlocationfornextyear’sconferencehavealreadybeenannouncedandare27thFebruaryto1stMarchinSevilla,Spain.

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April 2016

SWAN Forum Annual Conference - Accelerating SMART Water5th-6thApril2016London,UKHostedbySWANForum

Smart Water Systems25th-26thApril2016London,UKHostedbySMI

WRc Innovation Day27thApril2016Swindon,UKHostedbyWRc

May 2016

Robotics & Autonomous Systems4thMay2016NationalSpaceCentre,LeicesterHostedbySensorsforWaterInterestGroup

Flow Measurement Workshop25thMay2016HRWallingford,OxfordshireHostedbySensorsforWaterInterestGroup

June 2016

IWA Leading Edge Technology Conference13th-16thJune2016JerezdelaFrontera,SpainHostedbytheInternationalWaterAssociation

ACE 201619th-22ndJune2016Chicago,Illinois,USAHostedbytheAmericanWaterWorksAssociation

November 2016

IWA New Developments in IT in Water Conference1st-3rdNovember2016Telford,UKHostedbytheInternationalWaterAssociation

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Conferences, Events,Seminars & Studies

Conferences, Seminars & Events

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Where: NationalSpaceCentre,UKWhen: 4thMay2016

Description

The water and environment sectors own, operate and are responsiblefor extensive infrastructure, including natural features, much of which isdifficulttoreach,remoteorinhazardouslocations.Thisinfrastructureneedsregularinspection,maintenanceand,eventually,repairandreplacementinorder to maintain levels of service, environmental performance and health and safety.

Formanyyearsroboticsystemshavebeenused,withvaryinglevelsofhumanintervention,tocarryoutrepetitiveordangeroustasks.Advancesinsensorsystems,communicationsandartificialintelligenceoffertheprospectofroboticandautonomoussystemsbeingmorewidelyusedinthe management of our infrastructure.

Thisworkshopwillsetoutwhatwemeanbyroboticandautonomoussystems and will explore the potential benefits of using them forcustomers, the environment and other stakeholders. We will also try to discover how far we really are from truly autonomous devices that can sense theirenvironmentanddirecttheirownactivities,withaminimumofhumaninvolvement.

IWA New Developments in IT & Water

Where: Telford,UKWhen: 1st-3rdNovember2016

There has never been so important a time for IT in the Water Industryas there is in today’s Water Industry. Instrumentation has proved to bereliableinthemodernwaterindustryforasignificantamountoftimeandcollectshundredsofmillionsofpiecesofdataacrosstheglobeeveryday.AsaresultofthistheWaterIndustryhasgotthereputationofbeingDataRich& InformationPoorandthesituationwithAdvancedProcessControlandSmartMetersisonlygoingtogetworse.

For the third time the International Water Association will be hostingits “New Developments in IT in Water” conference, this time co-joinedwith the highly popularWater,Wastewater& EnvironmentalMonitoringConferencebringingboth instrumentation,automation, control& ITall inthe same conference venue.

Withatwokeynotespeakers,40presentationsin12sessions,agaladinner,a welcome cocktail party set over a total of three days this is an event not to bemissedinthisyear’seventcalendar.

Over 100 Free workshops, over 140 Exhibitors and a Focussed Conference, WWEM is the

specialist event for monitoring, testing and analysis of water, wastewater and environmental samples.

Over 100 Free workshops,

The 7th International Conference and Exhibition

on water, wastewater and environmental

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Anouncing the IWA New Develpoments in IT in Water Conference

1 - 3 NOVEMBER, 2016 TELFORDMore details coming soon at www.wwem.uk.com

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