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Project Neptune is the name of several projects, and with the limited information provided in the article and absence of sources to back up the data, it is difficult to differentiate the projects Fei Wade (talk) 01:32, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

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The goal of Project Neptune is to establish an optimized water distribution system. In the UK, water service providers (WSPs) are legally obligated to provide drinking water to all of their customers. The difficulty in optimizing this service is the minimum water pressure and flow standards, as well as the strict regulations regarding water quality. The innovative technologies required to support the goal of Project Neptune are either partially evolved with no proven reliability or do not exist yet. In order to address the technological deficiencies of the project, research priority areas (RPA) have been identified by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The RPA three key concentrations include: “data and knowledge management, pressure management (including energy management), and the associated complex decision support systems on which to base interventions.” Fei Wade (talk) 01:34, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

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The goal of Project Neptune is to establish an optimized water distribution system. In the UK, water service providers (WSPs) are legally obligated to provide drinking water to all of their customers. The difficulty in optimizing this service is the minimum water pressure and flow standards, as well as the strict regulations regarding water quality. The innovative technologies required to support the goal of Project Neptune are either partially evolved with no proven reliability or do not exist yet. In order to address the technological deficiencies of the project, research priority areas (RPA) have been identified by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The RPA three key concentrations include: “data and knowledge management, pressure management (including energy management), and the associated complex decision support systems on which to base interventions.”

The specific objectives of the RPA are focused on developing: communication network, sustainable technology, real time information, and optimal operations. The communication network focusses on evaluating the performance and reliability of already implemented hardware and sensors for collecting faraway data. In order to achieve a reduction in energy usage, sustainable technologies that develop innovative energy harvesting technology and reduce the necessity for constant battery replacement are necessary for the project. Real time information relates to acquiring knowledge related to performance of the water distribution system in live time. Optimal operations can be achieved through improvement in understanding and analyzing relevant data, which includes online models of hydraulics. The first round of RPA work is contributing to the initiative headed by Yorkshire Water Services to install the first prototypes of Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS). The Yorkshire initiative aims to install around 490 prototypes that are connected to sensors that collected pressure and flow data on a half hourly basis.

The Project today receives funding from the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in order to further advance understanding and contribute knowledge about optimal and efficient water supply systems. Industrial funding is also provided for the project, the main contributors include the United Utilities and Yorkshire Water Services. University of Exeter in the UK carries out majority of the research for the project in collaboration with seven other research universities located in the UK, including University of Cambridge, The University of Sheffield, Imperial College London, De Montfort University, Lancaster University, University of Leicester, and University of Sheffield. Project Neptune’s academic and industrial partners aim to address the tasks of developing: energy saving options, online simulation model to provide an overlook of a full day’s water distribution patters, manage and reduce leakage, automate system adjustments, integrate power harvesting methods, and optimize system for reacting to incidents. Staff involved in the system controls department of the project have the burden of handling large amounts of data received. The Decision Support System (DSS) was developed in order to alleviate this burden and aid the staff in decision making, prioritizing urgent incidents, and identifying faulty alarms. The DSS functions to combine these strategy and decision making outputs into one single and comprehensive presentation of data for the operator.

Fei Wade (talk) 01:36, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Reliable Sources on the topics
Works Cited

“Project Neptune: Improved Operation of Water Distribution Networks.” Water Distribution Systems Analysis 2008, 2009, doi:10.1061/9780784410240.

Project NEPTUNE: Real Time Anomaly Management for Water Distribution Systems. Project NEPTUNE: Real Time Anomaly Management for Water Distribution Systems.

Savic, D. A., et al. “Project Neptune: Improved Operation of Water Distribution Networks.” Water Distribution Systems Analysis 2008, 2009, doi:10.1061/41024(340)47.

Fei Wade (talk) 01:58, 19 November 2017 (UTC)