Leaks

Pipes and soil studied to cut leakage

A study by UKWIR and University of Sheffield aims to understand the conditions that can cause buried pipes to leak. It will explore effects of pressure and environment to better inform how companies should invest in pipe maintenance

09/11/2020

News

UU claims world’s largest smart leak detection network

United Utilities has beefed up its arsenal of leakage detection technology with 24,000 narrowband internet of things devices to locate leaks in real time as part of the company's £30 million plan to cut leakage by 20 per cent by 2025

14/10/2020

News

South West overhauls leakage for AMP7

South West Water has seen its leakage repair productivity rates soar in recent months compared to historic averages. Utility Week talks to the teams involved about the challenges AMP7 presents and how the company will tackle them.

09/06/2020

News

Thames hits leakage target

After being rapped by Ofwat for missing leakage targets in AMP6, Thames has celebrated hitting its goals for 2019/20, largely thanks to the deployment of smart meters.

05/06/2020

News

Fletcher: Everyone ‘took their eye off the ball’ on leakage

Ofwat's chief executive has said that progress is now being made on leakage but admitted it has not always been treated as a high enough priority. 

03/06/2020

News

Yorkshire maintains leak logging at a distance

Yorkshire Water has maintained its leak detection programme during the coronavirus outbreak after partnering with Invenio Systems to install leakage loggers while manual checks at customer homes were paused.

19/05/2020

News

Yorkshire invests in smart network to tackle leakage

To meet ambitious leakage reduction targets the water sector is adding smart technology to detect problems in pipes. Yorkshire is installing hundreds of devices to monitor networks and find fluctuations to help identify leaks as part of a wider investment to achieve a 15 per cent reduction target

14/01/2020

News

Thames plugs three million-litre leak

Thames Water has found and repaired one of the biggest ever leaks in its main network, which was losing three million litres of water each day.

23/08/2019

News

World Water Day: The UK isn’t invulnerable when it comes to water scarcity

As we mark World Water Day, many people in the UK might think that the potential of drought is something more relevant to hotter, drier countries. However, water scarcity hit the headlines this week and the problem is much closer to home than we realise.

22/03/2019

Opinion

South East Water partners with Hive to detect leaks

South East Water has become the first domestic water supplier to  partner with Hive, Centrica's connected home provider, to help customers monitor their water usage and detect and reduce leaks. 

20/12/2018

News

Essex and Suffolk Water launches interactive leakage map

13/11/2018

News

Water industry pledges to halve leakages by 2050

In a letter to the environment secretary, Water UK chair, Sir Brian Bender, said the ambition is to cut total leakage in England to around 10 per cent.

29/10/2018

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