Expressions of curiosity (EOI) are being sought by UKWIR for knowledgeable companions to develop the proof base, perception, data and suggestions to reply to a broad spectrum of alternatives and challenges throughout the water cycle.
UKWIR, a not-for-profit organisation, permits, manages, and delivers a strategic programme of analysis tasks that present tangible advantages for water corporations within the UK and Eire. It helps water corporations by delivering distinctive analysis, recognised nationally and internationally for enhancing effectivity, effectiveness, sustainability, and resilience within the sector.
UKWIR’s newest analysis alternatives cowl the vital water trade challenges the sector faces, together with enhancing public well being by means of improved river monitoring and coliform detection, making certain secure and dependable water provide by addressing supply water modifications and rising contaminants corresponding to PFAS, optimising infrastructure by means of higher leakage administration and mains renewal methods, and advancing environmental sustainability by means of nature-based options.
Mike Rose, chief govt of UKWIR stated, “These tasks are very important for making certain the water trade can adapt to fashionable analytical methods and handle the complexities of the altering local weather. By collaborating with a various and progressive panel of consultants, UKWIR goals to help our members vital enterprise priorities by delivering actionable analysis and proof to boost water high quality, enhance the atmosphere and defend public well being.
“We’re eager to listen to from companions that may create new perception, worth and options to help sector transformation and optimistic buyer and environmental outcomes.”
UKWIR collaborates with universities, analysis establishments, trade companions, and regulatory our bodies to drive innovation and analysis inside the UK water trade.
EOIs are open till midnight on Friday eleventh April for the next UKWIR tasks:
- Higher well being safety measures for rivers
- Redefining coliforms
- Calculating entire life costings and worth of mains renewal methodologies
- Understanding components contributing to and affecting total district metered space (DMA) leakage
- Threat-assessing impacts of commerce effluent and tankered waste on biosolids
- Potential impacts of PFAS (per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances) in biosolids upon environmental and human well being
- Bettering approaches to demand forecasting
- Potential Implications of the recast City Waste Water Remedy Directive
- Occasion period monitoring (EDM) actual time reporting – information interpretation
- Wastewater/biosolids excessive amount microplastics sampling & evaluation methodology
- Efficient remedy of dilute sewage
- Organic removing of style and odour compounds.
These tasks will ship important advantages by enhancing regulatory alignment and enhancing water firm preparedness for supply water modifications.