Anglian Water have reduced leakage by 20% in recent years and have committed to a further 23% reduction by 2025. Overwhelmingly, customers have told Anglian Water that leakage is a high priority and that they want to see it reduced to well below the Economic Level of Leakage (ELL). The aim was to develop, own and utilise a system that enables cost effective, smart, real time leakage monitoring at an individual asset level for Anglian Water's entire network. The team were faced with a multitude of challenging conditions; the sites consisted of a large range of materials, including but not limited to Cast Iron, Ductile Iron, Asbestos Cement, MDPE and PVC.
Trials were undertaken in Lincolnshire, England in order to compare different technology over a total mains length of 40km, comprising of mixed material pipes. 800 traditional noise loggers were deployed every 50m at a cost of £250 per logger, totalling an investment of £200,000. By comparison, 58 Enigma3hyQ units were deployed every 750m, at a comparative total cost of £69,600 (including installation of permanent sensor point) to cover the same area. This represented a 65% cost saving (when compared with traditional noise logging). The results given by the Enigma3hyQ’s were demonstrably much better, with all units communicating, less 'false positives', zero theft and lower leakage levels.
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Leakage Management: Meeting the Challenge with Enigma3HYQ
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• Optimised location over longer distances, plastic and trunk mains
• Multi-point correlation via 3G/GPRS communications
• Accurate time synchronisation
• No above ground radio required
• Remote leak listening for confirmation of leak noise