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Microplastics Lab

A state of the art CREWW Microplastics Lab will enable further ground-breaking work on microplastics at a scale to meet the needs of the industry, alongside world-leading research expertise.

CSO Discharge Impacts

Water companies must improve their understanding of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) discharges, their impacts on receiving waters, and identify any CSO spill events, which are potentially harmful to the environment and human health.

Lead Pipe Replacement

This project looks at developing advance ML based models for predicting likelihood of lead pipe at a property.

Groundwater Infiltration Risk Mapping

Groundwater Infiltration Risk Map of Sewer Networks. This project aims to generate a risk map for a pilot study in the SWW sewer network, rating for areas most prone to ground water infiltration.

Storying Water

This audio storytelling project will engage diverse audiences in the water system and its environmental resilience.

Upstream Thinking

The research project aims to understand and quantify the change brought about through the Upstream Thinking programme, South West Water’s catchment management initiative.

Peatland Grant Scheme

This project works to map peat extent monitoring trajectories of ecohydrological change following peatland restoration across Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor.

Catchment Systems Thinking?

The research project aims to understand and facilitate best practice for catchment-systems, data analysis and collection, and collaboration across stakeholders.

PEDAL

(Prediction and Early Detection of ALgal blooms in lakes and reservoirs).
Algal blooms damage water quality and wildlife and are costly to treat. By predicting them in advance we protect nature, reduce water treatment costs and keep water safe and affordable for everyone.

Wood in river Restoration (WiRe)

Characterising and optimising the impact of large wood on fluvial ecosystems in river restoration: a multi-scale approach