So, what do violins have to do with water quality? Data visualisation is an important tool for understanding and extracting knowledge from complex data sets. Visualisations using violin plots (which our team affectionately refers to as manta rays!) provide a unique way to display a variety of data in one graph, allowing users to quickly…
Disinfection, Sterilisation and Inactivation Maintaining the microbial health of water is paramount for the fit for purpose supply of all sorts of products and services including cooling tower management, sterile products and safe work environments. Disinfection, sterilisation and inactivation are all important components in your microbial risk management toolbox. But do you know the difference,…
Perhaps you supply water to high-risk groups such as children, older people, or immunocompromised individuals.Always bear in mind that a compromised plumbing system can detrimentally affect the quality and safety of the water it delivers, risking illness or even a fatality among at-risk groups. Many outbreaks of waterborne disease can originate from a distribution or…
Critical control points (CCPs) are at the heart of many contemporary product risk management frameworks including for drinking water, the WHO’s Water Safety Plans and for food and beverages, the FAO’s Codex Alimentarius (HACCP). In some countries, the concept of CCPs is not yet established with ‘multiple barriers’ being used instead. However, ‘multiple barriers’ refers…
WHEN MANAGING RISK IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY If delivering safe drinking water to consumers is ultimately your responsibility, you’ve got to know what you don’t know – and you need to know it now. And when that live, real-time knowledge comes at an annual cost per household of less than 50 cents* – you need to…
USING DATA AND INFORMATION, TO ENABLE IMPROVED AND TIMELY RISK MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES A White Paper by D2K Information, Risk Edge, Jarvis Hunt Consultancy and Edge Telemetrics Click here to download
In early 2018, we dreamed of a tool that would automate the management of Critical Control Points. In February 2021, our little start-up, D2K Information received an award for CCP Watch®. CCP Watch® is that tool, developed by our incredibly dedicated team, together with the water quality team at Bathurst Regional Council. And, it works!…
As evidenced by the Guardian[1], Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) continue to be in the news as water quality managers battle them on a daily basis. UNESCO recently published a document[2] that is an excellent primer and points out that HABs cause direct and indirect negative impacts to aquatic ecosystems, coastal resources, and human health. They…
Material non-conformances are a significant issue for utilities, often bringing with them substantial board and even political ramifications (where the utility is a public enterprise and non-conformances are reported to the responsible minister). Being involved in many statutory audits between us, we have seen first-hand the to-ing and fro-ing in terms of what constitutes a…
After a year’s hard work, we now have a way of comparing Critical Control Point performance across and between individual CCPs and plants, with our new CCP Health CheckTM score within our Information EngineTM product, CCP WatchTM. And we’ve been able to make some great recommendations for optimising performance and protecting public health. A big…
Providing safe drinking water to your customers is crucial for your business. As such, timely and reliable water quality information is invaluable to your water quality management decision-making process. The upgraded QualitEye®-DW remote drinking water analyser takes water quality monitoring to another level. Built around the renowned Endress & Hauser Memosens water quality sensors with…
Audit Watch™, a module of D2K’s Information Engine™ Cloud-based water quality intelligence system is a new tool for water security that provides water industry managers peace of mind. It is an online platform that facilitates simpler planning, tracking and documenting of water quality auditing for Audit Managers, Water Quality Compliance Managers, Water Quality Auditors, and…
COVID-19 is already having an enormous impact on Australian society, with dramatically increased health risk, and in making it most definitely not ‘business as usual’ for organisations and individuals. Some people are becoming ill, others are being required to work from home – visits to offices and production facilities, by suppliers and service providers, are…
As published by the Certified Enterprise Risk Manager® (CERM) Academy, Issue #258 ISO 31000 defines ‘risk’ as the effect of uncertainty on objectives. The Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality (Australian Drinking Water Guidelines) includes a requirement to identify hazards, understand risk and the uncertainty associated with it. Understanding uncertainty is important in making…
As published by the Certified Enterprise Risk Manager® (CERM) Academy, Issue #256 ISO 19011 sets the standard for auditing of management systems. When conducting an audit, ISO 19011 sets out 6 principles for an effective and reliable audit with sound outcomes: Integrity: the requirement to act in a professional manner Fair presentation: the obligation that…
We are starting the new year with a wonderful addition to the team. Meet Isabella Anderssen, our Junior Data Scientist.
The Value of Operator Competency project is a Water Research Australia member-funded initiative to communicate the value and benefits of an appropriately trained and competent frontline operator workforce. The ability of a frontline operator to capably and competently manage water quality safety risks is extremely important to public health and safety, and environmental outcomes. A…
The need for cooperation in water management, regional solutions and the importance of innovation were showcased this week at the 2019 LGNSW Water Management Conference being held in Albury. #watergovernance, #watermanagement, #waterevents, #LGNSWwater2019
We are thrilled to announce that our very own Dr. Annette Davison will be participating in the 2019 Local Government NSW Water Management Conference. NSW is in the grip of severe drought and many councils are facing significant and unprecedented challenges in providing their communities with an ongoing supply of safe water. This year’s Conference…
Once upon a time, there was a microbiologist, a chemist and an engineer………here is their story!
Are you a Compliance Manager, Compliance Advisor, Water and Sewer Manager, Internal Auditor or Water Quality Compliance Officer? Are you responsible for preparing for and managing your external operating licence and drinking water management system audits? Are you responsible for handling the audit outcomes? Are you confused over why you are not getting full compliance…
The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines note that assessment of thedrinking water supply system, including understanding its characteristics andsources of hazard and risks, is an essential prerequisite for subsequent stepsin which effective strategies for prevention and control of hazards are plannedand implemented. A water supply system can be defined as anything from sourceto endpoint – the…
As published by the Certified Enterprise Risk Manager® (CERM) Academy, Issue #242 Objective: to protect public health by supplyingsafe, quality drinking water to our customers Risk: the effect ofuncertainty on objectives (ISO 31000:2018) The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines note that assessment of thedrinking water supply system, including understanding its characteristics,sources of hazard and risks, is…
When we construct conceptual process flow diagrams for risk assessments, one question I always ask is: “To whom do you supply products and services, what water quality requirements do you have at those supply or handover points and what is being monitored to ensure compliance with the requirements?” Many utilities know this information well but…
An important group of emerging environmental contaminants of concern is nanoparticles or nanomaterials. Our traditional techniques for evaluation of quemical substances are not well applied to the evaluation of this substances. Check out the latest presentation by Dr. Annette Davison and Prof. Ian Law on this matter:
The Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality (Australian Drinking Water Guidelines) includes several requirements for water supply system monitoring. You’ve been collecting water quality data for years. You will be doing compliance reporting. You will probably be doing some short-term trending analysis. You might be doing long-term trending analysis. But are you scrutinizing the…
…..an explosive noise: the ‘report’ of a rifle. …..an account or statement describing details or observations of an event, situation or other A document plops into your inbox, you’re about to present these water quality results to your board, you’ve been waiting for them all day and you need to understand the content quickly.You’re hoping…
Last week at the WaterRA’s Research & Innovation Conference, ‘NextWater’, Dr Annette Davison took part in an event designed to address current industry challenges and look at how research will drive a better way forward. Annette participated in a discussion with Prof Joan Rose, Prof Stuart Khan, Adjunct Prof Ian Law, Dr Steve Capewell, chaired…
