Water authorities, suppliers and wastewater treatment plants are facing major problems related to escalating costs of electricity in operation, impactful pipe leakage causing revenue loss in unbillable water and additional finances going towards predictive and reactive maintenance on wastewater transfer stations. This is being recognised across all water and wastewater pumping, treatment, distribution, and discharge activities.
As the cost of electricity to run plants continues to rise, more effort is being applied to find out where this can be reduced. Regulatory bodies are also implementing more conditions around sustainability to encourage water authorities and treatment plants to become more conscious of reducing energy consumption to lessen environmental impact.
Water industry trends
- Urbanisation is placing increased demands on aging infrastructure, including costs associated with system maintenance and repairs
- Water companies are under increased pressure to lower their total cost of ownership whilst avoiding supply interruptions and delivering high customer outcomes
- Water is a scarce resource and climate change is adding to the urgency of ensuring water systems work efficiently
- There is a heightened emphasis on making plant and personnel safety a priority
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