Distribution

New BTO Water Matters Podcast

21 June 2021 — The Dutch water utilities, the Flemish De Watergroep and the branch association Vewin, together with KWR, carry out...

Ariel

KWR and Wetsus have developed a prototype of an inspection robot for drinking water networks. Within the AIR...

The effect of water quality on leaching in pipes containing cement

In order to limit the leaching of asbestos cement and the cement contained in pipes, the Dutch Drinking...

CT scans as a reference for determining the condition of AC and PVC

Drinking water companies plan to replace AC pipes in the coming decades. In order to determine which pipes...

Condition forecast for individual mains

The risk of pipe failure is one of the factors taken into account by drinking water utilities when...

DMA Fingerprinting – Fase II

The objective of this project is to investigate how the use of transients measurement (pressure waves) with spectral...

Making Aquarellus applicable

Brown water accounts for a significant proportion of reports about water quality that Dutch drinking water companies receive...

DMA fingerprint

Dutch water companies are increasingly setting up District Metered Areas (DMAs) that can be used to locate leaks...

Jan Vreeburg PhD MSc

Jan Vreeburg is Principal Scientist in the Water Infrastructure team. Jan has a long history of research and...

Agent-based models for water demand – an exploration

The design of a future-proof drinking water distribution network requires a vision of the evolution of the demand...

Networks Roadmap drinking water distribution 2050

In 2050, the Netherlands will have to be ‘climate adaptive’, ‘energy neutral’ and ‘off the gas’. This also...

Smart Water Networks – 2

This project within the Joint Research Programme of KWR and the water utilities concerns the question of how...

Read more over Smart Water Networks – 2

Distribution experts from Europe and the US look behind each other’s scenes

09 December 2019 — Over the last two years, experts and researchers from Europe and the US have had the opportunity to...

Strengthening research into activated carbon filtration for micropollutant removal

Organic micropollutants (OMPs), including persistent compounds, are being increasingly detected in groundwater and surface water. Understanding the action...

The physico-chemical behaviour of purified water turbidity in distribution networks

The groundwater treatment processes at Brabant Water are designed for the removal of iron, ammonium and manganese. These...

Optimal transition to network blueprints phase II

Within this project KWR is developing a method to automatically determine the transition from current structures to network...

Measures to combat the unwanted heating of water in the pipe network

Legally the water temperature at the tap may not exceed 25°C. The temperature of the water network changes...

KWR demonstrates value added of water knowledge for practice at trade fair

04 April 2019 — KWR presented the value added of water knowledge in water practice at Aqua Nederland Vakbeurs 2019. The event,...

Climate-proof drinking water, now and in the future

Drinking water in the Netherlands is treated to high quality standards and then delivered to customers through the...

Quickly measuring after work on network

When water utilities carry out work on their distribution networks, there is a risk that dirt, which might...

Microbiology during drinking water distribution

Drinking water in the Netherlands is distributed without any traces of disinfectants such as chlorine. The growth of...

Application future failure frequency prediction method

The prediction of failure frequencies is important in determining pipe replacement volumes and replacement prioritisation. The predictions are...

Modelling how to repair distribution networks after an earthquake

23 August 2018 — Part of the WDSA / CCWI 2018 Joint International Conference in Ontario was the Battle of Post-Disaster...

2018 WDSA / CCWI Joint Conference in Kingston (Ontario, Canada)

23 August 2018 — Two series of conferences (Water Distribution Systems Analysis WSDA) and Computing and Control in the Water Industry CCWI)...

Resilience of distribution systems under crisis scenarios

This exploratory research project is producing an inventory of the possible physical and cyber threats (crisis scenarios) that...

Data from smart water meters used to predict hotspots in distribution network

To ensure fresh and healthy drinking water in a future of climate change and urbanisation, it’s important to...

Data from smart water meters used to predict hotspots in distribution network

02 July 2018 — To ensure fresh and healthy drinking water in a future of climate change and urbanisation, it’s important to...

PVC degradation model in Comsima

In the Netherlands PVC is the pipe material that is most used: more than half of the drinking...

Real-time sensor measurements for a better water-quality policy

The current, hydraulic models are infrequently applied to water-quality issues in the distribution network; moreover, they are poorly,...

Self-Cleaning networks concept presented at annual meeting of American PVC pipe association

21 March 2018 — The PVC pipe association held its annual meeting at Key West, Florida. Mirjam Blokker presented the concept of...

Optimal design of robust and future-proof target structures

The design of target structures is a topical subject in the water sector. Drinking water companies are busy...

Discolouration prediction tool for optimal cleaning policy

The quality of drinking water in the Netherlands is excellent. Nonetheless, this quality can deteriorate between the water...

Wat-Qual

Safe drinking water is paramount for the health and wellbeing of all populations. Unsafe drinking water can contain...

Heated activity in the subsurface

31 October 2017 — Over the last few years we have carried out many projects under the climate change, water quality and...

New fit-for-purpose decision support tool for pipeline inspection technologies

27 February 2017 — Watershare is proud to announce the launch of a knowledge-based and decision-support toolbox for water and wastewater network...

Collaboration between water companies and universities important at international CCWI conference

09 November 2016 — The Computing and Control for the Water Industry (CCWI) conference attracted 180 representatives from numerous countries to...

Join us at ‘Computing and Control for the Water Industry’, from 7 through 9 November in Amsterdam

18 October 2016 — ICT, computer modelling and automation are increasingly important tools in the water sector and water research. The purpose...

New IWA/KWR book describes stress-test for future-robustness of distribution networks

13 October 2016 — KWR collaborates with IWA Publishing to make relevant knowledge about drinking water available worldwide. Claudia Agudelo-Vera and Mirjam...

INTEREST: rules of thumb for costs and returns of sensor networks in drinking water distribution

10 October 2016 — Sensor networks allow us to monitor drinking water more comprehensively and detect contaminants more effectively. However, we need...

Japanese delegation visits KWR for workshop on smart water networks

06 October 2016 — On Wednesday, 5 October, a delegation from Japan visited KWR to attend the workshop on “Smart Metering and...

Oportunistic pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water

Because of the expected climate change, it is probable that in the future the earth’s warming will lead...

QMRA of the distribution network

Drinking water companies use quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to demonstrate that the drinking water they produce is...

Pilot research

Pilot research is an important component of our work: it reveals, following the laboratory phase, where possible problems...

Modelling regrowth in the distribution network

Regrowth in the distribution network is a complex phenomenon. Measures to manage regrowth in the distribution network have...

Strategies for the optimal placement of water quality sensors in the distribution network

Monitoring water quality with sensors placed at strategic points in the distribution network provides an online picture of...

Peter van Thienen PhD

Peter van Thienen is a senior researcher and Chief Information Officer of KWR. In his CIO role, Peter...

Ina Vertommen MSc

Ina Vertommen is the team leader of Hydroinformatics at KWR. In this role, she is responsible for the...

Mirjam Blokker PhD

Mirjam Blokker is a Principal Scientist on the Drinking Water Infrastructure team. She is an expert in drinking...

Ralph Beuken MSc

Ralph Beuken works as a researcher on the Water Infrastructure team. His expertise is in asset management of...