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SMART WATCH CATCHMENT DATA  LAYERSSatellite technology is being put to the test in a new £1.15 million project exploring how water companies could spot potential risks to drinking water sources earlier and better protect water quality.

Portsmouth Water technicans genericPortsmouth Water has partnered with Lightsonic to roll out advanced leak detection technology across parts of its network using Openreach’s Full Fibre infrastructure.

SOUTHERN WATER GENERIC WATER MAIN REPAIR WORKSouthern Water is set to trial new technology that uses underground fibreoptic cables as sensors which could help to locate leaks faster.

Xylem - UNITED UTILITIES United Utilities has begun rolling out hundreds of smart wastewater pumping systems as part of a major programme to reduce combined sewer overflow (CSO) spills across north-west England.

BLOCKED SEWER LYMINGTONSouthern Water says a potential sewage spill into a precious New Forest stream was prevented by Artificial Intelligence and one of the 34,000 sewer level monitors installed across waste network.

HUBER COLD AIR SLUDGE DRYING SOLUTIONDale Foster, Business Development Manager at HUBER Technology UK, explains why the latest addition of the HUBER Cold Air Dryer HPS® fills a critical gap for smaller wastewater treatment plants that lack external waste heat sources.

YORKSHIRE WATER VYN CALLING CARD on phoneFollowing a successful trial, Yorkshire Water is launching a digital calling cards roll out across its three Customer Field Services (CFS) teams using the Vyntelligence Video Intelligence Platform.

SMART METERS engineer holding Honeywell meterThames Water has upgraded more than 90,000 business water meters to smart technology, as part of its biggest network upgrade in 150 years - more than half of the company's 170,000 metered business customers now have smart meters.

SMARTPHONE HAND GENERICPortsmouth Water has partnered with Vyntelligence (Vyn®), the Agentic Video Intelligence Work Platform, to help more customers understand and reduce their water use through personalised water efficiency advice.

M GROUP Meter Disposal programme 1More than 200,000 end-of-life water meters have now been processed through a sustainable recycling route developed by M Group, marking a major milestone in a programme that could ultimately support the disposal of up to four million meters during AMP8.

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