UNIVERSITY BASED RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPSUNIVERSITY BASED RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS

‘A FLAVOUR’‘A FLAVOUR’

Professor Adrian J SaulProfessor Adrian J Saul

a.j.saul@sheffield.ac.uka.j.saul@sheffield.ac.uk

Pennine Water Group and Catchment Pennine Water Group and Catchment Science CentreScience Centre

PENNINE WATER GROUPPENNINE WATER GROUPEPSRC Platform GrantEPSRC Platform Grant

University of Sheffield University of Sheffield Civil and Structural EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Chemical and Process Engineering Chemical and Process Engineering

Management SchoolManagement School

University of BradfordUniversity of BradfordEngineering Design and TechnologyEngineering Design and Technology

Archeological, Geographical and Environmental SciencesArcheological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences

PWGPWG• Formed October 2001 - now Formed October 2001 - now 11 11 academicsacademics

10 10 PDRAPDRA1010 RGRARGRA20 20 PhD PhD

studentsstudents

• The Group proposes to advance engineering and The Group proposes to advance engineering and scientific knowledge across all aspects of water scientific knowledge across all aspects of water services.services.

• Main emphasis is on the more effective and efficient Main emphasis is on the more effective and efficient management of water and wastewater assets and management of water and wastewater assets and delivery of services.delivery of services.

• International Advisory GroupInternational Advisory Group

• Extensive research collaboration with industry Extensive research collaboration with industry

• Excellent facilitiesExcellent facilities

• Research funding in excess of £6MResearch funding in excess of £6M

• Partnership opportunities with CSC Partnership opportunities with CSC

Research ThemesResearch Themes• Integrated Flood Risk Management Integrated Flood Risk Management (Professor Adrian Saul)(Professor Adrian Saul)

• Solute transport and mixing processesSolute transport and mixing processes (Dr Joby Boxall)(Dr Joby Boxall)

• Sediment transport and pollution processes (Dr Simon Tait)Sediment transport and pollution processes (Dr Simon Tait)

• Sewer system management Sewer system management (Professor Richard (Professor Richard Ashley)Ashley)

• Integrated Asset management Integrated Asset management (Ashley and Saul)(Ashley and Saul)

• Potable water distribution systems Potable water distribution systems (Boxall and Saul)(Boxall and Saul)

• Stormwater management Stormwater management (Dr Virginia Stovin)(Dr Virginia Stovin)

• Social science Social science (Dr Elizabeth Sharp)(Dr Elizabeth Sharp)

• Economics and whole life cost accounting Economics and whole life cost accounting (Linda Lewis)(Linda Lewis)

• Bio-chemical systems Bio-chemical systems (Dr Catherine Biggs)(Dr Catherine Biggs)

• Chemical processes and biofilms Chemical processes and biofilms (Dr Robert Edyvean)(Dr Robert Edyvean)

• InstrumentationInstrumentation (Dr (Dr Kirill Horoshenkov)Kirill Horoshenkov)

• Research methodsResearch methods• Fieldwork, laboratory and pilot scale studiesFieldwork, laboratory and pilot scale studies

• Full-scale system monitoringFull-scale system monitoring

• Analytical techniquesAnalytical techniques

• Mathematical modelling and CFDMathematical modelling and CFD

Animal and Plant Sciences

Centre for Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics

Town and Regional Planning

and Landscape

APS

GPRG

CTCD

PWG

CompSci

CSC Sheffieldcore

• Ecotoxicology• Ecosystem structure

and functioning• Conservation and

restoration• Hydrogeology

• Natural attenuation• Sustainable urban

redevelopment

• Urban flooding•SUDS

• Urban sediment and pollutant transport

Geog

• Nutrient chemistry• Sediment erosion• GIS and remote

sensing

P&S

• Model formulation• Model simplification

• Quantifying uncertainty

• Systems analysis•Bayesian networks

• Ecosystem modelling• Earth observation

science

Soc

• Influence networks• Water, Environment and Society seminars

External collaborators

FloodingFlooding• PWG and CSC PWG and CSC

• 2 INTERREG projects2 INTERREG projects

• AUDACIOUS – adaptable urban drainage for climate changeAUDACIOUS – adaptable urban drainage for climate change

• Flood Risk Management Research Consortium (FRMRC) Flood Risk Management Research Consortium (FRMRC) £14.5M£14.5M

• Stormwater managementStormwater managementSUDSSUDSGreen Roofs Green Roofs

• Socio – economic and health impactsSocio – economic and health impacts

• New approaches to manage flood risk in urban areasNew approaches to manage flood risk in urban areas

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EU - exampleEU - example• Project CORONA - £1.7M European research project which attempts to build Project CORONA - £1.7M European research project which attempts to build

confidence in forecasting natural attenuation of groundwater pollutionconfidence in forecasting natural attenuation of groundwater pollution

• The goal is to increase confidence in assessment and forecasting of natural The goal is to increase confidence in assessment and forecasting of natural attenuation by:attenuation by:

• strengthening the scientific basis which supports the use of natural strengthening the scientific basis which supports the use of natural attenuation as risk assessment tool attenuation as risk assessment tool

• providing simple but robust engineering tools for assessment and providing simple but robust engineering tools for assessment and quantification of natural attenuation as a remedial approach for groundwater quantification of natural attenuation as a remedial approach for groundwater pollution pollution

• promoting the use of these tools in the end-user community of problem promoting the use of these tools in the end-user community of problem holders, regulators and advisorsholders, regulators and advisors

Project partnersUniversity of Sheffield (co-ordinator) University of Tubingen (Germany) Technical University of Denmark University of Ferrara (Italy) TNO (Netherlands) Charles University, Prague (Czech Rep.) Queen's University, Belfast (UK) University of Utrecht (Netherlands) Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland) ESI (UK)

MUWS: Microbiology in Urban Water Systems

FP6Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge Grant

Partnerships

• CPE: Catherine Biggs, Robert Edyvean

• APS: Mark Osborn

• CSE: Joby Boxall, Richard Ashley, Adrian Saul

• Civil @ Bradford: Simon Tait

• 3 TOK Fellows – Peter Deines & tbc

Science Objective: To integrate into existing PWG projects so that microbiological issues associated with urban water systems can now be addressed

Develop and apply molecular microbiological techniques for the characterisation and quantification of planktonic and biofilm microbiological communities, within water distribution and sewer networks.

Develop protocols to quantify the impact of these microorganisms, due to their presence, diversity and function on the performance of water distribution and sewer systems

URSULA - Urban River Corridors and URSULA - Urban River Corridors and

Sustainable Living AgendasSustainable Living Agendas • People are at the heart of the urban areaPeople are at the heart of the urban area

• The River delivers ecological goods and servicesThe River delivers ecological goods and services

• Design offers the possibility of innovationDesign offers the possibility of innovation

• Values are the agents of change Values are the agents of change

• Project Management is essential to bind the tasks and Project Management is essential to bind the tasks and deliver the Outcomesdeliver the Outcomes

Sheffield City CouncilWaterways Strategy Group South Yorkshire Forest Yorkshire Forward Environment Agency Arup Scott WilsonSNIFFERRTPIRICS BURAYorkshire Water

Multi-Scale FrameworkWhole life costs associated with the water framework directive

Monitoring site: flow and water quality

Research scale models Catchment scale models, GIS ,

risk indicators

Decision Support Tools

Catchment scale planning

Implementation tools

Informing stakeholders

Stakeholder workshops

SCALE UPSCALE UP

SCALE SCALE DOWNDOWN

Engagement, Discussion, Willingness to listen

Changes in farming practice and in local

land use

The Chequers

TOPCAT & INCA

Research catchment scale experiments

INCA

The PERM

River Basin Management Plans

Implementation at farm scaleTopManage

The PERM

Yorkshire Water Strategic PartnershipYorkshire Water Strategic Partnership

5 year funding of base resource 5 year funding of base resource

10 Year Vision – 26 projects identified10 Year Vision – 26 projects identified

12 current projects circa £1M12 current projects circa £1M

Cross disciplinary from customer engagement through to near real Cross disciplinary from customer engagement through to near real time monitoring and modelling with proactive operation and time monitoring and modelling with proactive operation and managementmanagement

2 Strategic research catchments have been established2 Strategic research catchments have been established

Tree

Tree

Tree

DMA1000

SERVICERESERVOIR

DMA 1002

DMA 1003

DMA 1001

CONTROL ROOM

WATER TREATMENTWORKS

Water: perception & behaviourWater: perception & behaviour

Aim: To define public awareness of water innovations & evaluate methods of changing perception & consequent behaviour

Objectives:

Christine Sefton (c.sefton@bradford.ac.uk) Dr. Liz Sharp (e.sharp@bradford.ac.uk)

Deliverables:Two packages containingpractical advice about:• How to research what the public think.• How to encourage the public to think & act in a more sustainable way toward water.

Theoretical tools for understanding public perceptions:

• Define what constitutes an effective information campaign• Conduct case studies to develop & test effective information campaigns• Provide recommendations about how sustainable water management campaigns should be designed & implemented• Make recommendations with respect to ongoing evaluation of sustainable water campaigns.

It never stops raining – so why

should I

save water

?

Can I save

water? Is it worth

it?

What are they talking

about?

Theory ofSocial

representations

Theory ofSelf efficacy

Criteria for effectiveInformation campaigns

How shared-beliefs occur

How perceptions inhibit or enable people to act

Howto

avoid

SummarySummary

• University has large interdisciplinary groups with wide ranging skills

• Extensive collaborations with academics world wide

• Extensive links Industry

• All aspects of research undertaken

• Substantial funding from a large number of sources

• Excellent track record in transferring research outputs to industry design standards and guidelines

• Excellent facilities for fieldwork and experimental research

FutureFuture

We welcome your collaborationWe welcome your collaboration

SummarySummary

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