AMR, AMI and Metering ARTICLES & WHITE PAPERS
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The 3 Trillion-Gallon Leak — Where’s Our Water?
2/15/2016
The tipping point is here, and utilities are learning the best ways to prevent water loss and protect revenue.
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Smart Water Networks And The Choices Ahead
11/6/2019
Many water utilities continue to evaluate the costs and benefits of investing in smart metering to reduce operational costs and help recover revenue from water losses. Smart metering can also provide customers with more granular consumption data to help them protect their property from water damage and better manage their water expenses.
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How Attacking Non-Revenue Water Boosts Revenue While Reinforcing Sustainability
9/7/2020
A growing water scarcity problem and increasing water loss regulations are putting more pressure than ever on municipal water utilities to be good stewards of water resources. The problem is that the main factor impeding sustainability — non-revenue water, or NRW — is often approached haphazardly at best. For utilities lacking a comprehensive NRW strategy, it is not too late to get on the right track.
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Connecting Every Drop: Are Your Water-Loss And Conservation Efforts Up To Date?
10/8/2021
A new, peer-reviewed study published on Nature.com confirms what water utilities know and confront every day — water scarcity is already a problem, and its growth is forcing action now. Here are tangible steps that can be taken to meet current and future challenges.
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Beyond The Buzzword: How Utility Operators Can Use Big Data For Better Asset Management, Operations, And Customer Engagement
5/7/2018
Big Data is more than a marketing buzzword. It’s become an essential tool for helping utility operators prioritize capital investments, manage network assets, and provide a higher level of service to customers.
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Water And The Internet Of Things: 2016
12/17/2015
Forecasters predict that California could receive record amounts of rain during this winter because of El Nino. Smart water management is important in times of no rain or too much rain so our conservation efforts must continue. The Internet of Things (“IoT”) can help the water supply from the El Nino rains be used more efficiently and with less waste.
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The Future Of Water Management
3/16/2017
To minimize losses and address mounting concerns, the water industry is now adopting advanced sensor and communications solutions designed specifically for “smart” Internet of Things (IoT) water management. In large part, the move toward implementing smart water solutions is being driven by stricter government compliance requirements, the evolution of smart cities, and the need for water conservation.
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Real-Time Predictive Analytics For Smarter Smart Water Infrastructure
5/26/2015
Are you confused by your smart water system? New tools help utilities make sense of data and finally realize the potential of smart water infrastructure.
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The Evolving Landscape Of Smart Water Meters
1/10/2024
Although advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology has been around for some time, it is still on the upswing in terms of adoption and performance.
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AMI Reluctance And The Risk Of Doing Nothing
10/24/2023
Water utility systems that have transitioned to AMI benefit from increased revenue, reduced risk, improved customer relations, and widespread efficiencies across operations.