Inspection

Autonomous Inspection Robots game-changer for asset management

20 November 2020 — A system of autonomously operating robots, which remain in the pipe network almost permanently, would significantly enhance knowledge...

AIR: autonomous inspection robots for drinking water pipes

Effective asset management results in the optimal performance of the drinking water network. Such management requires a good...

Test network for research on inspection tools and drinking water distribution

The most valuable and at the same time least known part of our drinking water supply system is...

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...

US committee recommends strong Legionella management measures, comparable to those in the Netherlands

15 August 2019 — Every year, 52,000 to 70,000 Americans are afflicted by Legionnaires’ disease, a pneumonia caused by certain Legionella species.

‘The future of the water economy is circular’

30 March 2017 — ‘There is nothing in the urban watercycle that is negotiable. Water is a matter of quality and safety...

Future-proof networks

Even if the Netherlands has a superbly functioning drinking water network, parts of it are aged and will...

Perspective and preconditions for the development and use of autonomous inspection robots in water mains

Asset management of distribution networks is currently based on generic knowledge and models of mains groups, supplemented by...

Emergencies

In the event of environmental incidents and water emergencies, we carry out rapid analyses, assess the impact on...

Water infrastructure

KWR conducts research into the drinking water distribution network with an eye to the quality and quantity of...

OptiValves

The complexity of drinking water distribution systems sometimes makes it difficult to have a good sense of a...

Peter van Thienen PhD

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

Design guidelines for sewer systems for domestic wastewater

In the urban context there are two key water discharge streams: the dry-weather stream and the stormwater stream.

Soil mechanics & dynamics

Information about the soil is available from a number of sources. This information is important in the estimation...

Protecting bathing water by detecting blue-green algae using DNA techniques

Every summer in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, bathing is forbidden or advised against in outdoor bathing...

Ralph Beuken MSc

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