Operating procedures for ensuring Reservoir Safety—How do you do it—too much or too little?

This paper will describe the process carried out with one large water company to decide the level of resourcing to try to ensure reservoir safety.

This study not only looked at the impact of different types of structure; but the likely modes of failure, access problems, geographical constraints, the frequency of visits, what is carried out on each visit, how information is obtained and recorded, how quality is controlled, how information is analysed.

The paper will also open up the debate on valve operations, scour discharges, the frequency of reading instruments, the designation of confined space, and lone working procedures.