Drinking Water Distribution Resources

  1. Paradise Regained: How Digital Twins Saved A Bahamian Resort's Water Supply 5/8/2026

    Island utilities face unique resource constraints and infrastructure risks. Implementing digital twins provides the real-time visibility needed to reduce water loss, simulate emergency scenarios, and optimize system performance to ensure long-term operational resilience.

  2. Reservoir Service Preserved During Emergency Leak Repair 5/6/2026

    Discover how utility operators resolved a critical emergency main leak in just one day, using under-pressure valve insertion to isolate the break without draining the regional reservoir or interrupting water service to the community.

  3. Hydrant And Valve Replacement Project Preserved Service Without Major Shutdown 5/6/2026

    Discover how a utility eliminated a massive 17-valve shutdown in a high-pressure downtown corridor by installing an inline insertion valve in under two hours, protecting continuous service to critical public facilities.

  4. Adding A Control Point In A Busy Intersection Without Disruption 5/6/2026

    Discover how a municipal water department installed an 8-inch control valve at a busy intersection in one day, protecting a nearby gas main and maintaining continuous service to medical offices and a local school.

  5. Protecting Critical Operations: Control Point Installation At A Major Military Base 5/6/2026

    Discover how a military installation established a critical 8-inch line control point in just 1.5 hours under live system conditions, preserving full operational readiness and avoiding a disruptive base-wide water shutdown.

  6. Minimizing Disruption And Maximizing Continuity During An Emergency Valve Installation 5/6/2026

    Discover how a municipal utility executed an urgent emergency repair on an active 12-inch main in under three hours, entirely eliminating the need for neighborhood boil advisories or disruptive commercial shutdowns.

  7. Targeted Isolation Enables Contractor Work Without Residential Shutdowns 5/6/2026

    Discover how a regional utility deployed an inline 12-inch insertion valve in just 1.5 hours, allowing contractors to isolate active construction zones without triggering broad, disruptive water shutdowns across a residential neighborhood.

  8. Service Preserved At Major Intersection During Valve Installation 5/6/2026

    Discover how a major utility established a strategic control point on a live water main in just two hours, preserving continuous service to critical commercial and residential properties without relying on disruptive system shutdowns.

  9. Do Water Meters Still Need External Transmitters? 5/1/2026
    Expectations for transparency and reliability in water-metering infrastructure have risen. As a result, a fundamental question is emerging across the industry: if modern ultrasonic meters are already smart, why are we still adding intelligence outside the meter?
  10. Common AMI Implementation Mistakes And How To Avoid Them 4/23/2026

    The journey from manual water-meter reads to a fully integrated digital ecosystem is long and complex. To help utilities along, the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) released the global Smart Metering Playbook, which includes both implementation best practices and common pitfalls. Here are five common advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) rollout mistakes from the Playbook, along with examples of how to overcome them.