Northumbrian Water has been awarded £1.6 million from the Ofwat Innovation Fund to develop Smart Alarm Management (SAM), a project that will help teams respond more quickly to issues on the water and wastewater network.

Yorkshire Water is set to exchange 1.3 million existing water meters with smart meters, designed to provide service improvements, enhanced customer support and reduce leakage. Netmore, a leading global LoRaWAN network operator, has been selected as the lead partner to deliver the programme.

Portsmouth Water has launched a market engagement exercise ahead of going out to tender with a forthcoming contract for smart meters and communications worth an estimated £27 million.

Yorkshire Water has launched a smart wastewater network project in Holbeck, Leeds, which aims to reduce sewer blockages, stop flooding and prevent pollution incidents in the area.

Yorkshire Water is investing £30 million in a three year programme supporting leakage and burst reduction and expanding its smart network team with 14 new roles.

Severn Trent Water and sister company Hafren Dyfrdwy are seeking input from suppliers as they develop their Smart Metering Initiative.

New intelligent sewer technology is being pioneered by Thames Water in a game-changing drive to prevent pollution from blockages caused by cooking fat and wet wipes.

Anglian Water has gone out to tender with a contract for its smart metering network programme worth an estimated £230 million.

Better understanding of networks from Advanced Pressure Management can deliver major cost-savings for water companies burdened with increasing supply demands, aging infrastructure and poor-quality assets.

A new £660k European project will see smart technologies and state-of-the-art sensors used to help tackle global water challenges and create a new generation of researchers.