Yorkshire Water Smart Leakage Team Jonathan Adler, Aqualogic (WC) Ltd 21st November 2018 1 SMART NETWORKS Solving the skills gap in leak detection… SMART = Phone IQ = IQUARIUS LEAK TEAM = Humans 2 BACKGROUND Revolution or Evolution Is it time to change our delivery technique? . Todays Delivery Expectations! “Innovation required to ‘future proof UK water” Innovative solutions will be required to future proof UK Water to meet the growing demand and resource needs of the next ten years, according to a report published by Veolia. 3 SMART MEETS KNOWLEDGE Rapid Response Merging tried and tested techniques ?High mobility, productivity & consistency ?Acoustic sampling without reliance on individuals ears ?Planned work and results Concentrate Skills ?Strategic use of resource ?1 x Supervisor and 5 novice technicians ?Rapid ground coverage from day one 4 SMART IQ LEAK TEAM Project Brief – Yorkshire Water ? YWS – ambitious leakage targets ? Quick response team ? Accountability ? Low impact on existing resource ? Integrate with YWS management ? Locally based ? Process: Identify POI’s for YW repair teams ? 4 weeks from PO to delivery 5