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UKWIR currently manages over 50 projects for UK Water companies.  In the current difficult economic and regulatory climate we will be seeking innovative funding solutions,  including cost sharing with other organisations, which enable us to continue meeting our members' requirements,. 

NB Owing to the large number of expressions of interest received, these may not be acknowledged, nor does completion of the form guarantee that the contractor will be invited to tender for the work.

Assessment of Low Flow Components of Night Use and the Water Balance

Objectives The project will investigate the effect of unmeasured and under-registered low flows on night-use allowances in leakage calculation, and also on pcc estimates within the water balance. It will assess the affect on the night use caused by small plumbing losses which would not normally be recorded on a standard meter such as dripping taps, overflowing toilets etc. The research will enable water companies to develop a methodology for differentiating between plumbing losses and supply pipe losses in logged data from individual property monitors and will assess the impact of this on the balance of consumption and leakage in the water balance.

	Real Time Network Instrumetation phase 2
	Objectives Phase I demonstarated the preacticality of producing low cost sensors and evaluated their power demands and did fundamental work on getting signals out. Phase 2 will seek to develop a practical power generator and wireless comms links

	Modelling Sludge Opex Efficiency
	Objectives The objective is to contribute to ensuring that efficiency targets set at the 2014 price review are realistic.