Reinar Lokk

Research Project: The Future of Hydraulic Water Network Design to Manage Discolouration Risk

The overall project aim of this project (called Moving Material) is to improve understanding of particle behaviour that can help determine the likelihood of sedimentation in DWDS, thus allowing proactive management to decrease the risk of localised drinking water discolouration events. This research plans to investigate links between field data, laboratory studies, and modelling to improve understanding of sedimentation within DWDS. Finally, using improved insight of sedimentation, investigation of different distribution system hydraulic intervention strategies are planned to review potential pro-active management approaches to reduce discolouration risks to consumers.

Publications (conference papers):

LOKK, R., BLOKKER, M., BOXALL, J., ROMANO, M., PROVOST, A. & HUSBAND, S. 2022. The impact of drinking water network model spatial and temporal scale on hydraulic metrics indicating discolouration risk. Proceedings - 2nd International Join Conference on Water Distribution System Analysis (WDSA)& Computing and Control in the Water Industry (CCWI).

Conference poster:

Lokk, R., Boxall, J.B. and Husband, S. (2023) ‘Identifying material accumulation and mobilisation velocity thresholds to inform flushing’ Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC) 5-9 November 2023, Dallas (United States)

Conference presentation:

Lokk, R., Boxall, J.B. and Husband, S. (2023) ‘Capturing drinking water discolouration risk zones by combining hydraulic metrics and validating against customer contacts’ Conference on Computing and Control in the Water Industry (CCWI) 4-7 September 2023, Leicester (United Kingdom)