Continuous private water supply monitoring
SourceSentinel watches a private water supply continuously, so a contamination event is seen in hours, not at the next scheduled visit. A monitoring instrument built by Quantum Risk Solutions.
Measures: five supply quality parameters Readings: every 30 minutes Built by: Quantum Risk Solutions
The gap in the current regime
Under the Private Water Supplies Regulations 2016, most supplies are tested once or twice a year by the local authority, with results from an accredited laboratory returned days later. Cryptosporidium, E. coli and nitrate from agricultural sources can all rise sharply after rainfall. A supply contaminated on day two of a 365 day cycle can be consumed for a year before anyone knows.
What it measures
SourceSentinel measures indicators that change when supply quality changes. These are recognised surrogates for risk. They flag when something needs a closer look, and when an accredited sample should be brought forward.
The primary surrogate for microbiological contamination under drinking water standards. A sharp rise often follows rainfall driven ingress.
Detects mineralisation changes and possible ingress, including saline intrusion, that shift the character of the water.
A core wholesomeness parameter. Movement outside the expected band can signal a change at source or in the ground.
Context for the other readings and a factor in microbiological risk. Recorded alongside every measurement.
An indicator of dissolved organic matter, the precursor for disinfection by-product formation in chlorinated supplies. Planned for a later hardware revision.
Continuous data does not replace the lab result. It removes the year long blind spot around it.
The system
More than a sensor. SourceSentinel is a monitoring system. It measures, checks every reading against the limits that matter, raises the alarm when something is wrong, and turns a year of data into a report the local authority can read.
Records turbidity, conductivity, pH and temperature every thirty minutes, day and night, from a single point on the supply.
Every reading is checked against the relevant parametric limits. A breach sends an immediate alert to the people who need to know.
A secure dashboard shows current readings and full history, so a supply's behaviour over weeks and seasons is visible at a glance.
Produces a quarterly summary formatted for submission to the Drinking Water Inspectorate, without manual collation.
Sends data over cellular and buffers locally where signal is poor, so a rural borehole is not a blind spot.
Data is held in the United Kingdom under UK GDPR, with security practices drawn from Quantum Risk Solutions' cybersecurity work.
Two views of the same supply
SourceSentinel is built first for the people who depend on the supply. With their agreement, the same data can give the local authority a window onto the supplies it oversees.
Holiday lets, campsites, care homes, schools and farms get a continuous, plain-language picture of their supply, and early warning when something changes, so they can act before a problem reaches anyone.
With owner consent, an authority can see continuous quality data across participating supplies, helping it target its statutory sampling towards the supplies that most need attention.
How it works
Where it fits, plainly stated
We are precise about this, because the regulatory boundary matters. The accredited laboratory sample remains the compliance measurement. SourceSentinel makes the programme around it more responsive and better targeted.
Built by Quantum Risk Solutions
Quantum Risk Solutions builds software, AI and connected hardware, with a focus on regulated and high assurance settings. SourceSentinel draws on the same disciplines we apply across our work: secure data handling, calibrated sensing, and turning compliance requirements into tools people can actually use. Our team holds commercially qualified drone operations capability and a background in security cleared environments.
Who it is for
If your property, business or community draws water from a borehole, spring or rainwater system, SourceSentinel gives you a continuous picture of its quality, and the evidence to show it is being looked after.
If SourceSentinel fits a supply you are responsible for, or a programme you run, we would like to hear from you.
info@quantumrisksolutions.co.uk