Contamination Risk Management & Drinking Water Security

Date: 1st February 2012

Location: Sir William Siemens House, Manchester

The implementation of Drinking Water Safety Plans has reinforced the security of the water supply chain. However, the risk to drinking water supplies from accidental or, more significantly, deliberate contamination may not always be adequately mitigated by the DWSP approach. Water Companies need to be able to respond to actual or potential incidents in a way that protects the customers and provides them, and the Regulators, with confidence that adequate security is in place.

Abstraction  from surface water sources has always carried the risk of accidental contamination from known activities within the catchment or from spillage of material during transport, and protection schemes have been developed to help mitigate this risk. The threat from deliberate contamination is less predictable, however, and measures to guard against this have often relied on physical security – fences, tamperproof covers and cameras. However, there is also a role for monitoring systems to identify contamination events; systems are available for this, but are not yet widely used with the UK Water Industry.

The workshop will address the risks associated with both accidental and deliberate contamination of water supplies, and the measures available to enhance security and monitor water quality to guard against these risks and maintain the security of water supplies.

Siemens' demonstration rooms containing working displays of leading instrumentation and camera systems will be available for viewing and demonstration at the workshop breaks.

To view the full programme, please visit http://www.swig.org.uk

Cost & Registration

Cost (inc VAT): £78 members, £140 non-members, £110 table top display

To book your place, please contact linda.smith@swig.org.uk or use our booking form here

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