Ahead of the Sensors for Water Interest Group’s keynote conference which takes place in Nottingham in September, Oliver Grievson, Flow Compliance & Regulatory Efficiency Manager at Anglian Water explores the role of instrumentation in water industry treatment works.
Oliver Grievson:As the water industry moves increasingly to a “production” factory approach to both water and wastewater treatment the role of instrumentation in treatment works process control becomes more and more important.
Improvements in process control can then increase treatment performance, reduce cost and better manage risk. In the water industry instrumentation also connects the treatment works to the network whether it be in the distribution of potable water or the collection of wastewater.
The key role of instrumentation at the treatment works is in the collection and then conversion of data to information to allow decisions to be made. The information required for this has to be selected in advance by understanding the data requirements and installing the correct instrumentation. This further feeds the development of instrumentation within the global industry as the instrumentation requirements are understood.
At Sensing in Water this year the session on instrumentation in treatment will look at the key factors in the water industry covering the development of new and innovative instrumentation, together with the key factors of instrumentation installation.
It will also explore what to do with the data once it has been gathered, converting it into information to help inform the operational staff the current state of the treatment works and informing the actions that need to be taken.
Now in its 4th year, the biennial conference and exhibition looks set for continued growth – the use of sensors can enable both operational and capital efficiency savings, key requirements in the TOTEX approach.
UK legislation, changing European Directives, competitive business pressures and customer expectations are driving needs for new sensors and novel applications.
Environmental, water and waste treatment and process industries are reviewing and exploring new ways to use both old and new sensor technology to monitor and control water quality.
Originally set up in 1993, the Sensors for Water Interest Group is one of the UK’s leading forums for manufacturers, end users and researchers in the sensor community to test new ideas, exchange views and network. The conference is among a series of regular events organised by SWIG that concentrate on practical applications and current challenges for measurement and control in water, wastwater and natural waters.
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