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UU rolls out AI sewer inspectors

UU rolls out AI sewer inspectors

United Utilities has begun using an AI system to speed up wastewater pipeline inspections and repairs by automating the review of CCTV footage from sewer and pipe networks. The AI system, which is checked by human review, cuts the routine inspection time from 10 days to two. The system was developed as part of UU's Innovation Lab in 2019 where Vapar collaborated with the water company to improve the accuracy of its AI.

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Yorkshire targets customer-side leaks

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Affinity sets out approaches for three water neutrality trials

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Weekend press round-up: Suppliers stop clawing back debts via PPMs

In our latest round-up of the weekend press, suppliers stop clawing back debts from customers on prepayment meters, an energy boss warns high energy bills are here to stay and Anglian Water is fined £500,000 after sewage discharges led to the death of thousands of fish.

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What the Skidmore review means for the water sector

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The Information Gap: overcoming the challenges of modernising utilities and process industries

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SuDS: Natural solutions to sponge up cities

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Pow dodges EA cuts questions

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Dissatisfaction rises among business water customers

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Water pollution – why CSOs aren’t the only challenge

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SVT warns process emissions far more potent than first thought

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Poll highlights worrying knowledge gap on water usage

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Defra mandates SuDS

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Utility Week Live returns with biggest ever content programme

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Ofwat price control director to step down

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Water UK fights for nature-based solutions

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Weekend press round-up: Energy bill support for firms to be cut

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national media, there are multiple reports that the government will announce reduced support for business energy bills today, as trade bodies warn of the strain their members are under. Meanwhile, an influential Conservative committee has called for communities living near new onshore wind and solar farms to be given 100% discounts on their energy bills and there are warnings that England faces further droughts this summer.

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Working towards a CSO-free future

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Thames goes live with EDM map across its region

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Is PR24 destined to repeat the mistakes of PR19?

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