AMI, AMR, and Metering Features

41. Going Deep With Surge Analysis And Bubbling Up With Community Engagement 4/15/2024

    As a nonprofit membership-based organization, Davidson Water is entirely supported by the rates and fees paid by its member customers – no county taxes involved. Created over 50 years ago by enterprising businessmen who realized that this part of the popular Piedmont corridor of commerce and trade would not be able to host more business without reliable access to clean water, Davidson Water provides a stellar example of both water stewardship and a commitment to innovation.

42. How Acoustic Leak-Sensing And Data Analytics Can Save Billions Of Gallons Of Water 11/1/2021

    Failing infrastructure and water scarcity are two major issues for U.S. water utilities. One technology could help mitigate both problems.

43. Machine Learning: What Water Utilities Can Learn From The Power Industry 5/23/2022

    The combination of water scarcity and aging infrastructure is pushing water utilities to use machine learning analytic software to predict demand patterns and develop long-term investment plans.

44. “Taxpayers' Best Friend” Looks Into Water Technologies 5/10/2016

    The Government Accountability Office recently assessed technologies that can potentially save the U.S. from water stress, focusing on distribution efficiency and the treatment of nontraditional sources. We provide a snapshot of GAO’s findings, including technology pros and cons, “readiness” rates, and levels of adoption.

45. 'Smart' Distribution Strategies Save More Than Just Water 4/14/2020

    Water distribution system managers and administrators — whether they are dealing with water scarcity, mandated regulatory compliance, or non-revenue water (NRW) losses — have to be concerned about financial as well as physical solutions. Fortunately, more comprehensive solutions are being developed to afford success in both of those areas. Here are several examples of what is being achieved.

46. Insta-Valve 250 Helps Avoid Nearly Citywide Water Service Disruption 2/12/2021

    The Insta-Valve 250 provided targeted shutdown to greatly minimize service disruption during repair of a leaking water main.

47. BEACON® Software as a Service (SaaS) Makes Water Visible At UC Merced 5/11/2015

    In California, water is precious, competition for water is fierce and conservation is critical. In the midst of the state’s worst drought to date, Governor Jerry Brown declared historic statewide mandatory water restrictions calling for a 25 percent reduction in water usage through February 2016.

48. How To Get Acoustic Leak Detection For The Price Of An AMI Meter 9/13/2021

    Whatever number a utility estimates as its non-revenue-water (NRW) loss rate — 20 percent, 30 percent, or more — the willingness to address it is often inversely proportional to the cost of doing so. Now, leak detection options that include acoustic monitoring as a built-in feature of residential water meter replacement are cutting the costs and complexity of identifying NRW losses and recapturing lost revenues.

49. United Utilities Trunk Main Trial 10/15/2021

    United Utilities supplies water to 3 million homes and 200,000 businesses in North West England. Within the Winscales and Scilly Banks service reservoir zones where the trial was to take place, local United Utilities NCI / NIA had previously split the main and quantified losses of 4 liters/sec and 2 liters/sec in the respective halves. Leak detection on trunk mains using correlation techniques has always had potentially limited success for reasons of poor sound propagation and scarcity of accessible fittings. The business challenge was to exceed these limitations, improve efficiency and reduce leakage.

50. Water Utility OT vs. IT — It's Not A Battle, It's A Balance 1/14/2020

    The chemistry of optimizing water/wastewater treatment extends far beyond chlorine and oxygen. It also involves synthesizing productive insights from the flood of IT data generated by operational technology (OT) sensors, instruments, and control systems. Here’s how better operational intelligence strategies are helping IT and OT personnel collaborate to make processes more cost-efficient.