Anglian Water is the largest water and water recycling company by geographic area in England and Wales, serving much of the Eastern portion of the United Kingdom. Recently, the utility company created a geospatial tool in order to get a real-time picture of sewer risk and identify specific hotspots to prioritize where work is most urgently needed. The company created this mapping system by utilizing geospatial technology from Esri UK. They have mapped scores applying to sewers across their vast area of coverage, considering risk factors such as location, material, size, proximity to the water course, and historic pollution. The result is a dashboard which shows areas with the highest level of sewer risk, giving workers an idea of where they should target intervention methods. They say the system, as of June 19 of this year, has been used to find and clear over 1,000 blockages and discover more than 1,700 structural defects, including broken pipes and tree root intrusions.
