Groundbreaker Water Management System

1. Groundbreaker Water Management System Steve Leigh Director Groundbreaker Systems

2. Business Drivers: Water and Construction industry directives Planning, Carbon footprint etc. Capital expenditure and build programmes Cost effective materials and use of labour. Operational expenditure budgets Design out potential leakage Logistical limitations Accessibility Technology � intelligent meter reading systems. Highway adoptions Traffic Management Act

3. Traditional methods:- Economic, Sustainable or POLITICAL levels of leakage need to be �managed�. Knowledge of water company assets. Measurement and identification of leakage. Cost of repairs of company assets (Opex) Cost of repairs to street furniture Cost of excavation in highway Cost of meter reading & billing Liaison with other organisations (refurbishment sites) Local Government has over � 40b to spend on Urban Regeneration. Work with Housing Associations (Winchester, Hampshire CC) Lead & Galvanised water service replacement programme.

4. New Services Blue sky thinking Design out leak paths (similar to Gas industry) Minimise if not eliminate liabilities Accessible apparatus. AMR capable / increased range on meters. Seasonal tariffs (smart metering) Customer read meters ~ at point of delivery Water Industry Act S 163 (2) �Stopcock located as near as practicable to boundary� Definition left to water company in terms of trade

5. Developer Interface Working in partnership can cut time and cost of utility installation Direct purchase and installation of specified materials removes cost and logistics train for apparatus Developer saves by removing street furniture = time and cost saving on highway adoptions (how many times do you go back to repair boundary boxes?)

6. Groundbreaker Systems ~ A �green� solution to water supply Compliant with WIS 4-37-01 Controls water before property 2 Options for fixing Versatile where installed Versatile when may be fixed Secure by design. Suitable for domestic sprinkler systems

7. Identify each water service: Avoid these situations

8. Groundbreaker & Contaminated Ground (Brownfield) Water Regulations Advisory Service Guide Note 9-04-03 selection of materials in contaminated land As Groundbreaker is mounted above ground, it is not subject to the requirements for sealed meter housings as is often the case. Why specify expensive heavyweight boundary boxes that use �virgin� materials ? Groundbreaker is capable of taking all 25mm dia. water service pipes including barrier pipe without special arrangements being made. By use of GPS adaptors, Groundbreaker can also accept copper pipes

9. Working in PARTNERSHIP �. ~ With the water company to ensure compliance with Water Regulations. Because Groundbreaker is above ground it is subject to potential freezing situations, which is why we had it tested independently by WRc to ensure compliance with WIS 4-37-01 (resistant to temps of -13C for 48 hours) It is therefore ESSENTIAL that the product is installed correctly, with an appropriate thickness of insulation (specified) being used for the installation. Failure to do so or to manage such installations could result in freezing and damage to apparatus. We suggest a water company to use either a Groundbreaker �approved� contractor to carry out an installation or to carry out an inspection under Water Regulations on each property using the system to ensure compliance with Water Regulation Guidance note R4.11

10. Please try to avoid these situations:-

11. Business Benefit - General Direct access to water meter Secure by Design B.Regs Part M compliant No street furniture Ideal for brown field sites Ideal for refurbishments / urban regeneration. Ideal for water service repairs Cuts time and cost of water connections With 40,000 units already installed in various parts of the UK, we believe that we can add value to YOUR project

12. INSUduct on its own Urban Regeneration / Decent Homes Lead replacements Shared services Leakage repair Financed under grant aid Why not add Groundbreaker and a water meter to avoid future excavation in the highway?

13. SHalloduct part 1 Pipe protection for shallow lay situations

14. SHalloduct part 2 Impact protection through load bearing �twin wall� pipe. Capable of taking either standard PE or barrier pipe (25 or 32mm dia) Impermeable Insulation to BS & WRAS standards Cut costs of excavation and carting away of spoil � particularly in �contaminated� situations

15. Further References ~ Compliant with WIS 4-37-01 (frost test for boundary boxes) Compliant with Water Regulation R4.4 ~ R4.11 frost protection. Compliant with Water Regulation Guidance Note 9-02-02 frost protection WRAS, WRc & Kiwa Approved where appropriate UVDB / Achilles Accredited Specified by for urban regeneration schemes: Birmingham City Wolverhampton City Oxford City Leeds City Merseyside Metropolitan Boroughs Former British Coal Housing stock managers Former MOD housing stock � where water services need replacing

16. NRv2 Cost effective whole site protection against back flow Protection to fluid category 3 Remove the expense of additional street furniture Utilise existing apparatus / improve efficiency

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