Siemens Wins Smart Network Monitoring Award at WWEM 2022

The Ofwat Innovation Fund aims to unleash a wave of innovation in the water sector and tackle some of the major challenges; delivering transformative benefits for consumers, society and the environment. One of the successful bids for funding from the Water Breakthrough Challenge came from the Treatment2Tap project, led by Northumbrian Water, with partners: Siemens, the University of Sheffield, Dŵr Cymru, South East Water, Scottish Water, Anglian Water, Intelisys Ltd, Syrinix Ltd, Advizzo Ltd and Bunt Planet SL. 

The management of tap water quality is an increasing challenge due to ageing networks serving a growing population. Treatment-to-Tap will therefore demonstrate a step-change in the management of this issue, and establish the relationship between leakage and water quality. By the end of the project, Northumbrian Water will be operating Europe’s largest integrated network of water quality and leakage management sensors and analytics software – a smart network. 

The consortium of partners will seek to define and validate best practice on how new insights can be built into proactive operations. A new business model template will then enable all water companies to see how they can share risk and scope with the supply chain to deliver at scale and pace for the least cost and best service to the customer. 

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