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Water Utilities Partner on AI Project to Manage Operational Alarms

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What happened

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Northumbrian Water Group is leading a Smart Alarm Management (SAM) project with Anglian Water, United Utilities, and Softwire. This collaborative, Ofwat Innovation funded project aims to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve how water utilities triage and respond to operational alarms. The project's technical workstream has completed its architectural designs and AI roadmap, which includes features like grouping alarms by root cause and auto-recommending actions.

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Why it matters

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The SAM project seeks to help utilities identify and respond to operational issues more effectively, assisting in preventing incidents such as flooding, pollution, and water supply interruptions. By standardizing alarm management and building an intelligence layer from existing data, the project aims to enable faster and more informed decision-making within the water sector.

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Who's involved

  • Northumbrian Water GroupLeads the Smart Alarm Management project and is a partner in the initiative.
  • Anglian WaterParticipates as a partner in the SAM project, utilizing AI/ML tools.
  • United UtilitiesIs a partner in the SAM project, contributing to the early rollout of the technology.
  • SoftwireIs collaborating with Northumbrian Water Group on the SAM tool development.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • Anglian WaterSpeculative

    Anglian Water could see reduced operational costs and improved supply reliability through the adoption of advanced AI/ML tools.

  • SoftwireSpeculative

    Softwire could see increased contract revenue and market validation through the successful delivery of the SAM tool.

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