Water Loss and Leak Detection Industry Updates
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How Advanced Tools Are Improving The Fight Against Non-Revenue Water
3/24/2021
As water distribution pipelines across the country continue to age well beyond their expected lifespan, reducing non-revenue water (NRW) to keep a lid on production costs should be a primary goal of every water utility.
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How Acoustic Water Leak Detection Is Used To Tackle Water Loss
1/13/2021
Italy’s biggest multi-utility, A2A S.p.A., like many water utilities in North America and around the world, had to corral water loss to sustain efficient operations. A2A piloted acoustic leak detection as a potential solution, achieving A+ results.
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Listen Up: How To Prevent Big Water Pipes From Breaking
1/5/2021
Acoustic monitoring system helps pinpoint problem spots along north Denver pipeline.
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For Leak Repair Solution, Water Systems Turn To Man’s Best Friend
12/23/2020
Water systems across the nation face a common problem: leaks. And while infrastructure leaks may be widespread, identifying the precise locations of these leaks can be a challenge.
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Three-Dimensional ROI: Getting More Than Just Dollars From Your Smart Water Network
12/22/2020
When it comes to digital transformation via ‘smart city’ technologies for leak detection or sewer overflow prevention, utility needs inevitably overlap with the economic and infrastructure interests of other city operations. Evaluating operating efficiencies in the context of three-dimensional (3D) ROI can uncover practical ways to drive greater dividends for all concerned — utilities, society, and the environment around them.
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A Routemap For Water Companies To Boost Efficiency Worldwide
12/10/2020
Water UK, the trade association representing major British water companies, has released a plan for achieving in net-zero carbon emissions in the water sector by 2030, 20 years before the government’s economy-wide net-zero emissions goal.
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How Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Will Underpin Asset Management Of The Future
12/7/2020
Aging infrastructure is by far the most recognized challenge for municipal water systems. In many places across the country, pipes and valves have been in the ground for more than 50 years. While this has led to a dramatic increase in failures, the typical municipality only has the budget to repair about 1% of its distribution system assets in any year. That’s where newer artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) solutions can play an outsized role.
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The Reality Of Leaks: Cost-Effective Strategies For Real Water Loss Recovery
11/11/2020
Reducing water loss starts with proper perspective. In distribution systems that do not yet have permanent infrastructure monitoring for active leaks, even the approach to evaluating such infrastructure requires a new perspective. Here is how different technical approaches can make a difference, regardless of the age of the system or the pipe materials it uses.
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How To Find Critical Pipe Bursts
11/6/2020
While there are commonalities for the chief causes of burst pipes (i.e. frozen pipes, water pressure, corrosion, etc.), the impact of each pipe burst will vary depending on the burst size, duration, location, time of the day, and many other parameters.
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Key Insights From The Leading Global Smart Water Event
9/9/2020
The SWAN 10th Annual Conference welcomed 400+ attendees from 32 countries, including a record 64 unique utilities. Hosted virtually by SWAN, the Smart Water Networks Forum, this was the largest global smart water and wastewater event. On the 22nd and 23rd of July 2020, SWAN member Ovarro led two expert interactive roundtable sessions on “Leak detection at your desktop” and “How will you keep the water flowing in challenging times?” Below, we interviewed Ovarro about key takeaways from their discussions and how these insights can benefit the water sector.