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Continuous Supplies Vehicle New Camera Locates Leaks

Launch of continuous supplies vehicle proving Camera saves unnecessary

to be highly successful excavations after locating leaks immediately

A continuous supply vehicle has been put into A new camera system has been utilised for
action on the WSA contract to help reduce R&M teams to view and locate the exact
the risk of interruptions to supply. The vehicle position of a leak within a pipe. The camera
contains equipment that allows the onsite team and leak detection sonde has a 100 metre
to repair multiple issues immediately, without range from a hydrant access and can be
disrupting the water supply to the customer. inserted both ways along a pipe. The images
can be viewed live from a CCTV vehicle or a
This is not the fi rst time MUS have used these
vehicles, the initial trials were carried out in laptop unit.
2015 on the Asset Solutions contract. Rigorous The camera works on mains of any material
testing of the equipment and the process of type and sizes between 4’’ and 12’’. The
setting up on site, connecting to the network, camera system provides valuable live views
health and safety of the general public and from within the pipe, without the need for
demobilising were completed satisfactorily prior interrupting water supplies to customers.
to deployment across lead service replacement
projects. The sharing of this information Good examples of the benefi ts of the new
was vital in the continuous collaboration camera system were shown on a recent job at
between the two contracts, providing The current CSVs are operated out of two which previously Yorkshire Water were unable
opportunities to outperform for our client. to locate the leak through traditional methods.
MUS depots; Ecclesfi eld (Sheffi eld) and The leak was found within an hour of site set
The most recent successful deployment was Chellow (Bradford). The plan is to extend the up. This method outperformed the traditional
on Lady Bark Lane, Wakefi eld. The team were use of CSVs to three further depots to give full method which had already resulted in four dry
informed of a vulnerable customer (dialysis coverage of the whole of the Yorkshire region. holes and dispatch of leak detection crews for
patient). The deployment of the CSV meant that Customers benefi t from reduced risk of supply the last twelve months.
the customer was unaffected by any interruption interruptions and Yorkshire Water benefi t
to supply whilst the repair was completed. in terms of regulatory service performance. This type of camera has been in use on
our other Design and Build contracts. The
cameras are used as part of the investigatory
activities our design team carry out on mains
condition, pipe material and understanding
water quality risks.
Live Valve Insertion Proves to be a Success As part of the co-operation and

communication between WSA and Asset
Solutions, any completed surveys are being
A live valve insertion concept has been fully utilised as part of the virtual services
designed to ensure no interruption to of investigation & design, giving our client a
customer’s water supply whilst inserting further outperformance!
an ‘in-line’ valve. The 8in valve was
inserted and proved to be successful
without any issues to the network or
operations.
From start to fi nish the insertion was
completed in just 1 ½ hours. This saved
a whopping 300 customers from risk of
supply interruption (Yorkshire Water’s
Customer Minutes Lost target).
This method has shown great
outperformance. It is a faster, more
convenient way to install valves. It is also
more environmentally friendly because
only one excavation is required.

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