Flood gate: Tests being carried out at a remote pumping station aim to remove the need for manual checks on flood-prevention systems

摘要

CONDITION monitoring systems based on piezo-electric crystal technology are being tested by the Environment Agency (EA) in a bid to keep flood-prevention pumps in continuous working order even in remote locations. A pumping station in the Humber estuary that helps protect local villages and farmland from flash flooding is being used for a trial installation, which could, eventually, remove the need for laborious manual checks.