Why Smart Water, Smart City?

Our passion for water runs deep and we are on a mission to promote technology innovations focused on solving the world’s water challenges. With all the Smart Cities discussions around the world, we are shocked that water infrastructure is often left out of the conversation. How can any community claim to be truly "smart" if they have not addressed their water infrastructure issues? We work with utilities, telecommunications and technology providers around the world to help bring Smart Water and Smart Cities together.

So what is Smart Water Infrastructure?
 

Sensor technology, automation and control devices, and data analytics software throughout the infrastructure system are all needed to make a system "smart." Water utilities around the world need upgrades throughout the system including more efficient plant operations, optimization of pumping, asset management, power usage optimization, leak detection, detection of contaminants, and consumer access to individual usage. This is no small undertaking!

The U.S. water infrastructure breaks once each minute and about 540,000 times each year. The entire network is comprised of about 1.8 million miles of water distribution lines. Because of the age of the infrastructure, however, it leaks about six billion gallons of fresh water per day, according to the American Water Works Association (AWWA). Leak detection is just one way to make our water systems smarter...