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LEAK DETECTION AWARD LEAKAGE ANALYSIS AWARD CONSUMPTION INVESTIGATION AWARD

Calling all leakage technicians, analysts, inspectors and engineers

The ALC Awards is a new initiative to give much needed recognition for the work of technicians, inspectors, engineers and analysts in water network leakage reduction.

There are three award categories:

> Leak Detection Award

Leakage Detection Award

This award is presented to the leakage technician who has pinpointed a leak with skill, ingenuity and technology. It does not have to be the largest or longest running leak but would have not been found without the creativity and determination of the individual or small team involved.

Entries will be assessed by the judging panel against the following criteria:

1. Creativity and ingenuity in approach

2. Application of appropriate equipment or technology

3. Demonstration of persistence and tenacity

4. Collaboration with others

5. Importance of the leak detected

6. Understanding corporate risk

All case studies should demonstrate examples of each criteria. The criteria are not weighted and some may be more relevant than others.

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1. Creativity and ingenuity in approach
Did the process of detecting this leak require an approach that went beyond everyday or traditional methods. Why was that the case? What made this a different challenge? This might be due to location, timing, materials, information available (or not) or a combination of different factors.

2. Application of appropriate equipment or technology

What equipment and/or technology was used and why? What were the factors or information that led to the decision to use the equipment or technology in this way.

3. Demonstration of persistence and tenacity
When describing the steps taken to detect the leak, include any helpful negative results that led to the solution through deduction. Demonstrate, where applicable, how persistence and tenacity paid off.

4. Collaboration with others
How did the leak detection process build and maintain relationships with others to collaborate on a solution or gain vital information? What stakeholder management, internal or external, was required to ensure success?

5. Importance of the leak detected
Were there any particular features of the leak (size, leak life or the potential impact of non-detection) that made this leak a priority?

6. Understanding corporate risk
In what way did the detection process require the application of judgement or take account of corporate risk? For example, costs versus benefit but not personal risk.

Leakage Analysis Award

This award recognises the skill of a leakage or network analyst in providing confidence of attainable leakage through the combination of data sources and analytical methods. The analyst will have distinguished leakage from consumption or identified leakage in the absence of typical network data.

Entries will be assessed by the judging panel against the following criteria:

1. Creativity and ingenuity in approach
2. Acquisition, processing and application of information
3. Demonstration of persistence and tenacity
4. Collaboration with others
5. Relative ease of detection following work promotion
6. Importance of the leak detected
7. Understanding corporate risk

All case studies should demonstrate examples of each criteria. The criteria are not weighted and some may be more relevant than others.

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1. Creativity and ingenuity in approach
Was the analysis undertaken uncommon or atypical in its nature or application? If so, how?

2. Acquisition, processing and application of information

What information sources were used and how was the information obtained? Did it need to be combined with other data sources or verified with further checks and balances? How was the information converted into insight for the leakage field teams?

3. Demonstration of persistence and tenacity
When describing the steps taken in your analysis of available data, demonstrate (where applicable) how persistence and tenacity paid off.

4. Collaboration with others
How did the analysis process build and maintain relationships with others to collaborate on a solution or gain vital information? What stakeholder management, internal or external, was required to ensure success?

5. Relative ease of detection following work promotion
Demonstrate how detecting the leakage was straightforward after insight from the analysis was applied – or how the leak could not have been found without the analysis being undertaken.

6. Importance of the leak detected
Were there any particular features of the leak (size, leak life or the potential impact of non-detection) that made this leak a priority?

7. Understanding of corporate risk

In what way did the detection process require the application of judgement or take account of corporate risk? For example, costs versus benefit but not personal risk.

Consumption Investigation Award

This award recognises the efforts of a leakage technician or analyst, or a team, to identify elusive non-household customer consumption. This award is about the journey to uncover significant volumes of unaccounted-for water due to leakage, wastage or unbilled usage.

Entries will be assessed by the judging panel against the following criteria:

1. Creativity and ingenuity in approach

2. Scale and duration of unaccounted consumption and the benefit

3. Acquisition, processing and application of information

4. Collaboration and stakeholder management

All case studies should demonstrate examples of each criteria. The criteria are not weighted and some may be more relevant than others.

1. Creativity and ingenuity in approach
Was the analysis undertaken uncommon or atypical in its nature or application? If so, how? Did the process of detecting this leak require an approach that went beyond everyday or traditional methods. Why was that the case? What made this a different challenge? This might be due to location, timing, materials, information available (or not) or a combination of different factors.

2. Scale and duration of unaccounted consumption and benefit type

If possible, quantify customer consumption to show it was significant and relevant to the DMA it was contained within. Indicate the duration the customer consumption was unaccounted for. What was the benefit mechanism of accounting for the consumption? Was it leakage, DMA targeting and/or revenue?

3. Acquisition, processing and application of information
What information sources were used and how was the information obtained? Did it need to be combined with other data sources or verified with further checks and balances? How was the information converted into insight for the leakage field teams?

4. Collaboration and stakeholder management
How did the process build and maintain relationships with others to collaborate on a solution or gain vital information? What stakeholder management, internal or external, was required to ensure success?

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