Companies that deliver water and wastewater services to domestic and commercial customers in the UK do so within very demanding regulatory constraints and yet, within their Strategic Direction Statements, they have set themselves stretching and aspirational targets. To achieve these, they will have to do things differently. They will need to have innovative solutions, whether for traditional problems such as inefficient energy use and complying with quality standards, or for emerging problems that arise from new legislation or changes in climate or land use.
WRc provides these companies with strategic support to develop their vision, to identify how future legislation will impact their business and to map out their research and innovation needs. WRc also provides the tactical support that enables individual companies to deliver improvements and to meet their aspirations.
We do this through collaborative, shared cost research programmes and through targeted individual consultative support, tailored to companies needs to ensure that the results of research are translated into business benefits. We do this through a range of services that includes:
Key Examples
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All UK Water and Wastewater Companies
Portfolio Collaborative Programme Shared cost research that combines the benefits of financial gearing, exchange of knowledge and experience, with targeted research and implementable outputs.
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UK Water Companies
Rehabilitation and Leakage are interlinked but not well understood. Results from research enabled companies to develop more cost effective and targeted strategies, and produce better justified business plans.
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UK Water Company
Application of CFD to optimise disinfection and operation of contact tanks and service reservoirs. The results were used to improve control and effectiveness of installed assets and to demonstrate diligence to DWI.
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Scottish Wastewater Company
Changes to Ferric dosing were assessed and their impact on the nature and quantity of sludge on the performance of sludge treatment facilities was predicted to allow the company to better plan investment.
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UK Sewer Operators
Fats Oils and Greases action plans, strategies and technologies to enable companies save on the £20 million annual costs of dealing with sewer blockages.
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UK Water Company
SCADA linked Treatment Simulators tools were developed to mimic installed treatment plants and provide operators with a range of scenarios, which in real life could lead to plant failure.
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