Data technology company Ovarro has responded quickly to a request for emergency leak detection equipment from the Veolia Foundation, which is supporting the rehabilitation of drinking water networks in the Port of Beirut. A total of 12 Enigma leak loggers and a Mikron3 acoustic leak location device were flown to the city on 24 August, within six days of a text message request.
The Lebanese capital suffered some US$15 billion of damage to infrastructure and buildings in the wake of an accidental explosion on 4 August 2020. The blast was linked to unsuitable storage of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and more than 200 people lost their lives and thousands more were injured.
The Veolia Foundation carries out humanitarian work and its priority areas of action include emergency response. The Veolia Foundation engineers supporting the local water utility on the ground in Beirut were familiar with Ovarro’s technologies and could see a role for the equipment in helping secure the water network.
Eric Laumonier, site lead for Ovarro in France said, “Urgent action was needed to find and fix leaks in the city’s network and the equipment had to reach Beirut quickly. We were proud to be in a position to help with this critical emergency effort.”
The Enigma leak logger can be placed on the street in an urban environment, close to where a leak is suspected, and uses multi-point correlation to pinpoint the precise
location.
About us
Ovarro is the new name for Servelec Technologies and Primayer.
At Ovarro, we connect big data to make a big difference.
Some 40 years ago; our business was started through its people collectively working together, sharing knowledge and ideas to create products that would deliver benefits to our customers through engineering ingenuity, helping us to grow into the business we are today.
A business spanning four continents, providing critical technology that’s working 24/7 behind the scenes, ensuring people and businesses can get on with their daily lives.
Through innovation and collaboration, we help support business critical assets and national infrastructure around the globe with industry-leading, data-driven solutions that enable organisations to work smarter and more effectively.
Secure, proven, trusted engineering. Integrating seamlessly with our assets. Collecting and communicating data from remote locations in the most demanding of environments.
Ovarro works with customers and our global partner network across Water, Oil & Gas, Broadcast and Transportation to manage their assets efficiently, intelligently and collaboratively.
Where we supply to
UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America
Industries we supply to
Automation, Chemicals, Energy and Power, Food and Beverage, Glass Ceramics Cement, Metals and Minerals, Recycling, Water and Wastewater
