The Water Supply of tomorrow

1. The Water Supply of tomorrow A r&d project, supported by vtuf and nst (the water technology development foundation and the danish ministry of environment)

2. Requirements from donors • Demonstration capability • Technology development • Innovative • Product oriented • Support Danish Water Technology Export • Supports environmental improvements • Increased resource efficiency • Co-operation between businesses, end users • and research institutions • Focus on future challenges

3. consumer expectations Sustainable resource Socio-economics Consumer of Today Consumer of Tomorrow Reliable supply Quality adaption Price Quality compliance

4. Work packages: • WP1: Intelligent on-line well field management system • WP2: Intelligent real-time analysis of water quality • WP3: Intelligent pipe rehabilitation planning tool • WP4: Automated Smart-Grid Power Consumption Tool • WP5: Pilot pellet reactor (Calcium removal) • WP6: Reduction of Contamination Risks from Atmospheric Air • WP7: Water Treatment in an Acoustic Perspective • WP8: ? (Open) • Partners: • VCS Denmark– HOFOR - Århus Water - Ringkøbing-Skjern Utility • Krüger – Alectia – Grontmij – Orbicon – Silhorko – DTU Miljø VCS RSF

5. Demonstration facilities Aarhus Water HOFOR VCS Denmark Ringkøbing-Skjern Utility Total budget : 3 million EUR

6. WP1: Intelligent online well field management system • Software package • Export potential • Documented savings • Reduced CO2 emission • Controlled water quality • Automated Operation of WF • Synergy with other WP • Orbicon is leading partner WTP Clay Aquifer

7. WP2: Intelligent real-time analysis of water quality • Cloudbased software • Adaptable to surfacewater • Export potential • Automated operation of WTP • Early-warning • Multi parameter analysis • Input to SCADA • Reducedenergyconsumption • Synergy to other WP • DDS documentation • (DocumentedDrinkingwater Safety) • Krüger is leading partner • Visualisation: • Intuitive understanding • Trends • Multiparameter • Statistical distribution

8. WP2: Intelligent real-time analysis of water quality • Sensors – ground water • Reservoir level • Raw water flow • Treated water flow • Discharge pressure • BW flow • Temperature, treated water • Filter water level • Turbidity, treated water • Oxygen, treated water • Oxygen, raw water • Oxygen, filter specific • Conductivity, filtered water • pH treated water • Turbidity, filter specific • UV intensity • Filter specific flow • Ammonium, filter specific • Ammonium treated water • Filter specific particle counter • NVOC treated water/UVT Present Danish state-of-the-art Priority Trend Turbidity Filter WL Alarm Back wash RW flow To be included in WP2

9. WP3: INTELLIGENT PIPE REHABILITATION PLANNING TOOL • GIS based software • 70% of the assets in a water utility is buried underground • Improved selection criteria's means reduced investment costs • Suited for export • Project generation on street level • A holistic technical/economic cost/benefit tool • Encompasses socio-economics • Transparent selection criteria • Can be used on all time horizons 1 & 5 & 20 years • Alectia is leading partner

10. WP4: Automated Smart-Grid Power Consumption Tool • Dynamic reservoir control: Uses reservoirs as huge “batteries” for • storage of energy • Reduced costs by using more “green” power in off-peak periods • On-line connection to SCADA system • Model based

11. WP4: Automated Smart-Grid Power Consumption Tool 5) • The model uses 6 construction elements: • And 7 Input/output functions: 4) Pv 2) 6) 3) E [kW] H [mVS] Q [m3/h] 1) T [Hrs] CO2 [Kg/kW] T [Hrs] E [kW] Q[m3/h] H [mVS] P [Kr/kW] T [Hrs] T [Hrs] Q [m3/h] T [Hrs]

12. WP4: Automated Smart-Grid Power Consumption Tool Output from hydrogeo-chemical model based on specific condition of aquifer Calculation of mobilisation of selected kations (Ca, Ni) Grontmij is leading partner (Hydrogeochemical model made by AktorInovation) Unconfined aquifer Confined aquifer

13. WP5: Pilot pellet reactor (Calcium removal) • Product: • Manual for design of softening devices • Pilot system for testing on specific water qualities • Uncovering extent of cation removal (Ni, As, F a.o.) • Uncovering relation between pellet shape and • water quality • Softening perspectives: • 50% reduction of soap consumption • Reduced energy consumption • ~2 x Increased life expectancy for household • plumbing • Reduced metal contamination of drinking water • Increased esthetic value • Possible dental adverse effects • Pilot reactor to be used on: • Brøndby vest WTP (HOFOR) • Søndersø WTP (HOFOR) • Dalum WTP (VCS) • Lindved WTP (VCS) • HOFOR is the leading partner

14. WP6: Reduction of Contamination Risks from Atmospheric Air • Product: Methodology and possible products • for treatment of process air in contact with • drinking water • Transfer rate of smell/taste from polluted • air to water • Laboratory tests of particle & AC filters • Identification of realistic pollutants • Test on prototype air filters • Implementation on Truelsbjerg WTP • Aarhus Water is lead on the work package

15. WP7: Water Treatment in an Acoustic Perspective • Product: Monitoring concept • Automated & unmanned operation • 3D analysis of acoustic fingerprint • Active and passive acoustic systems • Vibration monitoring & analysis • Filters aerators and machines • Headed by RS Utility

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