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Water 20/20:

Bringing Smart Water Networks

Into Focus

T-CON: The Midwest Water & Wastewater

Technology Conference

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - College of Lake

County, Grayslake, IL

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Right opportunity, right time

Water utilities are under pressure from growing demand,

increasing energy prices and aging water systems

Smart water networks can ease that pressure by saving utilities

up to $12.5 billion a year

Smart water networks provide the right opportunity to save

money and water right now

Smart Water Networks

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Remotely and continuously monitor and diagnose problems

Prioritize and manage maintenance issues

Use data to optimize all aspects of the water distribution network

Smart Water Networks

An integrated set of products, solutions

and systems that enable utilities to:

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The Water Smart Grid is the meters, infrastructure and software that provide real-time data on water use to consumers and to utilities.

A collection of tools (meters and sensors) installed in homes, office buildings, irrigations systems and others areas as well as dashboards that allow customers and utilities to see and interpret the information about water use.

Connects the smart meter to your utility and records water use data hourly or even more frequently.

Creates a real-time dialogue so that the utility and user can get immediate feedback on water usage, where its being used and how much it’s costing to use it.

Water Smart Grid

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Growing demand

Aging water systems

Increasing energy prices

Water Utilities are Under Pressure

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WHAT DO WE USE WATER FOR?

1 US Gallon = 3.785 Liters

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INDOOR WATER USE

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Household Water Consumption

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Utilities spend $184 billion each year supplying clean water

They lose $9.6 billion each year from leaked water alone

Smart water networks can save utilities up to $12.5 billion a year

Smart Water Networks Ease Pressure

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Here’s How:

Improved leakage and pressure management

Strategic prioritization and allocation of capital

expenditures

Streamlined network operations and maintenance

Streamlined water quality monitoring

$12.5 Billion Saved

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Leakage and Pressure Management

$4.6B

Leaks Bursts

Improvements

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Dynamic Asset Management Tools

Strategic Prioritization and Allocation

$4.6B

$5.2B

CAPEX

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Network Operations and Maintenance

$4.6B

$5.2B

$2.1B

Streamlined Operations

Labor

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Water Quality

Streamlined Monitoring

$4.6B

$5.2B

$2.1B

$600M Costs

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What Technology is Needed?

Measurement and

Sensing

Instrumentation

Communication

Channels

Basic Data

Management

Real-time Data

Analytics and

Modeling

Automation and Controls

Physical

Infrastructure Software and Services

Automated Physical Network Infrastructure

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Consumer Benefits

Fewer service disruptions

Manage water service easily

Manage water consumption

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Customer Portal

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Why Does it Matter?

Water Stressed

In the next decade...

Absolute Scarcity

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A strong business case

Funding

Political and regulatory support

A clear, user-friendly integrated technology solution

What’s Lacking?

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Key Drivers of the AMI Market

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All players working together...today

What’s it Going to Take?

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Data Analysis and Services

Managed Services and Locally Managed Data–

Hosted and non-Hosted

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Utility Benefits of Hosted

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Utility Benefits of Hosted

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Software Managed Services

Cloud Computing

Unplugged: Got cloud?

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Dave Wiegers

Sensus USA

District Manager

Thank You