Section 82 Compliance & AquaHawk Solutions

SOCOTEC is a leader in providing high-quality water products tailored to meet the unique needs of your projects.

With our extensive expertise in flow monitoring, water quality surveys, and asset management, we deliver reliable and efficient solutions that ensure the highest standards of quality and safety.

The water industry faces numerous challenges in today's dynamic environment. Ageing infrastructure leads to leaks and inefficiencies, while increasing regulatory pressures demand higher standards for water quality and environmental protection. Climate change continues to impact water availability and quality, creating new obstacles for water management.

Section 82 of the Environment Act 2021 mandates enhanced monitoring requirements for water companies to ensure real-time visibility of water quality parameters, particularly focusing on continuous monitoring of final effluent discharges and receiving water bodies.

Talk to our experts

James Teale

Operations Director - Water Quality

james.teale@socotec.co.uk 07855 958644

AquaHawk product range:

AquaHawk Pro Water Quality Pumped Kiosk

AquaHawk Midi Water Quality Kiosk

AquaHawk Lite Water Quality Suitcase

Our AquaHawk Capabilities

SOCOTEC UK Ltd is proud to offer the AquaHawk product range—an advanced suite of water quality monitoring systems engineered to support full Section 82 compliance. Built for reliability and flexibility, AquaHawk solutions integrate seamlessly with all major sonde manufacturers, ensuring organisations can leverage their preferred instrumentation without compromise. Compatible manufacturers include:

YSI
In-Situ
Proteus

This open-platform design allows users to deploy AquaHawk systems across a wide variety of monitoring environments with confidence.

Monitoring Capabilities

The AquaHawk range enables remote monitoring of:

Rivers - continuous catchment water quality assessment
WwTW final effluent - real-time discharge monitoring

Real‑Time Water Quality Parameter Measurement

AquaHawk systems deliver continuous, real‑time measurement of key water quality indicators essential for maintaining environmental health and regulatory compliance. Supported parameters include:

River Temperature – vital for ecological health assessments and thermal pollution detection.
Conductivity – indicating dissolved solids and helping identify contamination events.
Ammonium – a key nutrient and pollutant indicator, crucial for early detection of wastewater ingress.
pH – essential for maintaining safe aquatic environments and process stability.
Turbidity – used to assess sediment and particulate load, supporting catchment management.
Dissolved Oxygen – critical for aquatic life and an important measure of overall water quality.

These real‑time insights empower operators to respond quickly to deviations, improve environmental performance, and meet increasing regulatory expectations with confidence.