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It’s crucial that water supply systems are efficient, reliable and resilient to future challenges.
Requirements for better distribution, water quality and pressure, alongside increasing customer demand and regulatory action to reduce non-revenue water, are driving water utilities to find alternative ways to manage and control this precious resource.
Increased burdens in the form of ageing infrastructure, tighter regulations and funding constraints come on top of the environmental and geographical challenges of upgrading existing assets and extending networks into new areas.
We can help you develop strategies for the management and delivery of smart water network systems and transmission pipelines. Our work includes:
Design and engineering services
We undertake hydraulic modelling, structural analysis and route planning. We optimise pipeline performance and longevity in the design phase to deliver efficiency and reliability throughout the asset’s life.
Advanced technology integration
We use cutting-edge leak detection systems and real-time monitoring solutions to limit water loss and improve operational efficiency, together with smart technologies – including IoT (internet of things) sensors, SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems, and advanced data analytics and modelling – to enhance the monitoring, control and optimisation of water supply networks.
Sustainability and resilience planning
We incorporate sustainable practices and materials in the design and construction of pipelines and networks to minimise environmental impact, enhance resource efficiency and implement low carbon solutions. We also deliver strategies to enhance the resilience of water supply networks to climate change impacts, such as extreme weather events and changing precipitation patterns.
Lower Catskill Aqueduct service life extension, New York, USA. Using digital tools to help keep project costs down and minimise service disruption, we’re helping to remediate the existing aqueduct so water can continue to flow to New Yorkers for another 100 years.
By incorporating smart technologies and practices, a smart water grid can significantly improve the management and operation of water networks and transmission pipelines, leading to more efficient, reliable and sustainable water services. We can help you with a range of needs:
We have revolutionised the pipeline design process, making it possible to plan and design pipelines more quickly and efficiently. Our proprietary software Moata Route Optimiser builds on detailed knowledge of appropriate construction techniques, minimising the social and environmental impacts of pipelines and reducing embodied carbon and whole-life costs.
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Gus McIlmoyle
Global practice leader, pipelines and networks
Utility companies and private organizations in the United States operating municipal wastewater treatment plants are facing major challenges pertaining to their residual solids.
As they develop strategic options to expand England’s water supply, water companies can maximise the benefits of these major programmes by putting in place digital strategies, plans and solutions that will support their delivery and operation.
Sun Yan Evans, Mott MacDonald flood risk and water quality technical director, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the highest accolade in the profession.
Thames Water, the UK’s largest water company has appointed a Jacobs Mott MacDonald joint venture to help deliver a brand-new drought resilience project.
Mott MacDonald and Jacobs have been selected by Thames Water as technical partner to support delivery of the water company's $5.9 billion (£4.7B) future asset investment programs under its Strategic Resource Option (SRO) framework.
Mott MacDonald and Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd have been appointed to secure planning permission for a water transfer scheme designed to help safeguard England’s water supply.
Mott MacDonald has appointed David Bullick as technical director for pipelines and networks in its UK water consultancy business.
We’re working with English water companies on resource planning and large strategic schemes that will make England’s water supplies resilient against drought and shortages for the coming decades.
We developed the water management strategy for the Green Square Urban Renewal regeneration programme in Sydney's oldest industrial area.
A new water line will serve the citizens of Vancouver with years of drinking water.
Route Optimiser equips planners and designers to find the most efficient alignment for pipelines, taking into account environmental and social constraints alongside capital and operational costs. A clear and intuitive web-based graphic interface assists stakeholder engagement and communication to support effective decision-making.