Data-Driven Pumping: Improving Energy Efficiency And Smarter Asset Management

Pumping is one of the largest controllable costs for water and wastewater utilities, yet most organizations lack timely insight into how efficiently their pumps are operating or when performance degradation begins to impact cost and reliability. This webinar will showcase how utilities can leverage existing SCADA data to continuously estimate real-time pump performance—transforming raw operational data into actionable intelligence without requiring new sensors or operational disruption. By quantifying pump efficiency, head, and energy use in real time, utilities gain a clear understanding of both current operating conditions and hidden inefficiencies driving unnecessary energy spend.

Building on this foundation, the session will demonstrate how real-time analytics can be used to optimize pump selection and operating strategies under varying system demands. Attendees will see how scenario-based tools evaluate different pump combinations to identify the most energy-efficient approach, while also enabling “what-if” analysis to support operational planning and decision-making. At the same time, performance trends are compared against baseline pump curves to detect degradation and quantify its financial impact—providing a data-driven basis for maintenance and rehabilitation planning.

Ultimately, this approach delivers a dual benefit: immediate reductions in energy costs through optimized operations, and longer-term improvements in asset management by prioritizing maintenance where it delivers the highest return. The result is a smarter, more transparent pumping strategy that aligns operations, engineering, and management around a single source of truth—helping utilities improve reliability, extend asset life, and maximize the value of their existing infrastructure.