Glasgow is launching a £17m ($22m) “smart canal” scheme to use sensors and weather predictive software along part of the Forth and Clyde canal to manage the city’s surface water drainage. The stretch of the Forth and Clyde canal (pictured above) that runs through Scotland’s The project will be funded by Scottish Water, which has been given responsibility for managing Glasgow’s wastewater since it was privatised in 1997. The North Glasgow Integrated Water Management System is being jointly organised by the city’s council, Scottish Canals and Scottish Water. The council said it wanted to use the scheme to develop a 110-hectare area of the city including building 3,000 new homes.
Glasgow is launching a £17m ($22m) “smart canal” scheme to use sensors and weather predictive software along part of the Forth and Clyde canal to manage the city’s surface water drainage. The project will be funded by Scottish Water, which has been given responsibility for managing Glasgow’s wastewater since it was privatised in 1997. The North Glasgow Integrated Water Management System is being jointly organised by the city’s council, Scottish Canals and Scottish Water. The council said it wanted to use the scheme to develop a 110-hectare area of the city including building 3,000 new homes.