Stuart Stapely ★ Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Business Manager and Principal NRW Consultant at UWS.Delivering water efficiency projects for both municipal and corporate clients, such as: water efficiency audits, water meter specification, district metered area designs and pressure managed area designs.Project managing water and wastewater modelling and master planning projects for Australian and American clients.

Co-authored "Standard Definitions for International Use" with the IWA Water Loss Specialist Group, 2019Co-authored "Leak Location and Repair Guidance Notes" for the IWA Specialist Group (Efficient Operation and Management), 2007

Melbourne, Australia

Technical Lead and Non-Revenue Water Business Unit ManagerProgram Manager for the Water Management Services Contract with City West Water, comprising of 20+ projects to reduce non-revenue water components and improve confidence in reported values.Project Manager for a number of water efficiency projects, short and long-term, across Australia.Delivered Water Loss Management Projects assisting clients to manage water loss economically in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory.Project managed active leak detection programs and projects in Victoria, Tasmania, NSW and WA.Project managed field monitoring projects, collecting flow and pressure data, for Victorian clients.Project managed a number of innovation trial projects.

Melbourne, Australia

A volunteer on the chapter's Project Management Office.Tasked with resourcing and scheduling projects delivered by the chapter.

The aim of the Water Efficiency network is to achieve a common understanding on the best way forward to improve the implementation and evaluation of water efficiency programs, and how customers and technology play an important role in reducing water consumption.

Melbourne

• Responsible for business development, project delivery and project controls on a wide-range of water engineering projects across Australia• PMP certified project manager with over 10 years experience• Up-to-date knowledge of best practice non-revenue water management, including: sophisticated data management systems (systems administration, deployment, configuration and support); DMA & PMA design; NRW strategy development; business case development; meter assessments; trunk main leak detection and condition assessment.• Experienced leakage manager responsible for achieving leakage targets and managing leakage resources to achieve economic leakage levels (London and Edinburgh)• Many years of active leakage detection experience (distribution and trunk mains), and knowledge of detection technologies - from permanent leak detection systems to gas leak detection• Field monitoring design, implementation and management• Experience in many areas of water civil engineering: feasibility studies, detailed design, integrated water cycle management, water resources evaluation and strategic planning• Experienced with many modelling and GIS packages

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for managing and developing WaterGroup's Victorian business.Continued to advise Western Water on the delivery of our water loss strategy with the implementation of further metered areas and pressure management.Delivered water loss management infrastructure for Power and Water Corporation in Alice Springs to effectively monitor and manage water losses.Worked with Mt Isa City Council to model their network and implement an innovative leakage management system to reduce critical water losses.Designed a network metering and data management system for Mt Buller, supervised civil construction of new water meters and commissioned data management system.Involved in a number of Energy Performance Contracts, demonstrating not only water but energy savings opportunities.Worked with a number of other clients in Victoria, NSW and Queensland to help manage water losses more effectively. Projects included meter audits and replacement strategies, water loss management planning, district metering, water balance assessment and permanent leak detection systems.

Melbourne, Australia

H2O Team was formed from the clean water side of the UWS business.Principal Engineer and Company Manager consulting to water authorities delivering:• Non-revenue water loss reduction projects, • Advising on leakage reduction techniques, • Water balance accounting, • Pressure management & district metering design, • Field monitoring for model calibration, • Water system optimisation, and • Hydraulic modelling projects.Past projects include:• PMA Design Review and Functional Design - Yarra Valley Water• Preparation and Delivery of Water Loss Reduction Plan - Western Water • Hydraulic modelling services 2011-12 - Yarra Valley Water• Model build and calibration - Orange City Council• Leak Detection of four towns - Water Corporation, WA• Trunk main leak detection - Sydney Water

Melbourne, Australia

Principal Engineer and Project Manager delivering projects in the following areas:• Non-revenue water loss strategy• Hydraulic modelling• Pipeline condition assessment• Wastewater modelling• Pressure sewer system design• Master planning• Leak detection and trunk main leak detection contracts• Field test contracts• Active leakage control advice

Melbourne, Australia

2009: Doncaster Hill Principal Activity Centre – Smart Water Planning (IWCM), Project Manager, Manningham City Council2009: Active Leakage Reduction Plan, Technical Lead, Western Water2008: Business Case for DMAs and PMAs for Geelong, Technical Lead, Barwon Water2008-09: Boolarra Pipe Alignment Options Study, Project Manager, Gippsland Water2008: Technical Expert - Independent review of Water Balance and Economic Level of Leakage, Sydney Water2007-08: Technical Lead - Facilitation Towards International Best Practice Water Balances, Melbourne Water2008: Project Manager / Technical Lead - Audit of water balance calculations, South East WaterResponsible for maintaining Quality, Safety and Environmental Management Systems. Established a new Health and Safety System (AS4801). Created an Integrated Management System.Project Manager of a portfolio of projects valued over $400,000, delivered with less than 4% variance.Elected Health and Safety Representative.Client Service Manager for Melbourne Water projects.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2006: Murrayfield Stadium Water Audit and Demand Analysis, Leakage Consultant, Scottish Rugby Union, Edinburgh - completed a review of Murrayfields' water balance and reported on water saving recommendations.2005: Coast-to-Coast (C2C) / Project Aquatrine, Design Engineer, Ministry of Defence (security cleared) - design and build contract to construct fire fighting solutions for Air Force Bases.2004: District Water Meter Area and Leakage Reduction, Liaison Engineer, Scottish Water Solutions. Managed two teams of design consultants and three contracting firms for the fastest roll out in the UK of over 150 DMAs and PMAs in under 2 years.2003: South London Water Leakage, Leakage Coordinator, Thames Water - lead a team of up to 40 leak detection staff and successfully reduced leakage to below target and under budget for South West London (1.1 million customers).

Rochester, United Kingdom

2002 Mains Renovation Programme, Project Engineer, Mid Kent Water2002 Paralimni NRW Reduction, Project Engineer, Municipality of Paralimni, Cyprus2001 Refinement of District Metered Areas and System Modifications, Operations Engineer, Mid Kent Water

London, United Kingdom

2000: Joined the Leakage Centre in Thames Water's Engineering DepartmentWas systems administrator for the network metering telemetry software system (over 3,000 flow meters and 2,000 DMAs). Maintained meter availability and data quality. Trained Engineers and Analysts and prepared leakage reports for OFWAT.2000: Headed the District Meter Data Analysis TeamSet up a call centre of four operators to handle the transition from old Radcom data loggers to new DMA telemetry and PI Wadis database system. Updated fixed asset database and maintained the function sets and meter data quality for over 3,000 flow meters and over 2,000 DMAs.1999: Radcom Operator coordinating logger maintenance techniciansReviewed data quality from network meter loggers, prepared inspection schedules and provided office technical support during testing.1996-1999: North London Smart Water Leakage Reduction, Detection TechnicianCarried out active leak detection surveys in central and north London. Lead a team of 4 technicians to survey and pinpoint leaks. Assisted Network Service Technicians for repair shut downs, and confirmed leak repairs before backfill.Undertook customer side leak detection work, proving and locating leaks, and confirming repairs. Also assisted the legal department representing the company in Court to request legal property access for repair of long outstanding leaks.

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