An innovative project to develop a new approach to mapping and predicting areas in the South West which are most at risk of groundwater infiltration is now in its second phase after a successful pilot.
An innovative project to develop a new approach to mapping and predicting areas in the South West which are most at risk of groundwater infiltration is now in its second phase after a successful pilot.
The Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) – a partnership between the University of Exeter and South West Water- is working to deliver the Groundwater Infiltration Risk Mapping Project as part of ongoing work to make water and wastewater systems more resilient to climate change and ageing infrastructure.
Across England and Wales, hundreds of thousands of kilometres of sewers have been in the ground for over a century. As these networks age, they become more vulnerable to leaks, bursts and groundwater infiltration – when water seeps into the sewer system through cracks, joints or damaged connections.
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