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Intelligent Water Systems

As with other industries, newly developed technologies drive water utilities to adapt their day-to-day operations. Water networks have been a special focus, with new instrumentation options for water production, transmission, distribution, wastewater collection, and consumer end-points coming to market. Implementing these technologies can improve the efficiency and reliability of water networks, but with myriad options, utilities need guidance on which technologies are most worthwhile and how they should be implemented. 

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Asset Management
Big Data
Monitoring
Sensors
Project #5121

Development of Hybrid Digital Twins for Predictive Nutrient Control

$666,135
In Progress

Project Highlights

Water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) are under pressure to improve effluent quality and reduce capital and operational costs. One emerging cost-saving strategy is the use of advanced process control concepts for nutrient management that combine online measurements and real-time process...

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Principal Investigator
Bruce
Johnson
Research Manager
Harry Zhang, PhD, PE

Recent Updates

Project #4797
Designing Sensor Networks and Locations on an Urban Sewershed Scale with Big...

Reporting Period: April 15, 2021 - June 15, 2021. During this project period, progress was made...

Project Update
08/20/2021
Project #4797
Designing Sensor Networks and Locations on an Urban Sewershed Scale with Big...

Reporting Period: June 16, 2021 – December 15, 2021. During this period, the team held the...

Project Update
04/06/2022
Project #5121
Development of Innovative Predictive Control Strategies for Nutrient...

Reporting Period: September 2022 - January 2023

Project Update
02/08/2023
Project #5121
Development of Innovative Predictive Control Strategies for Nutrient...

Reporting Period: March - August 2022

Project Update
12/22/2022
Project #5261
Smart Metering Playbook: Compendium of Resources ...

April 15, 2024 – June 15, 2024 

Project Update
07/16/2024
Project #5189
Quantifying the Impact of Artificial Intelligence/Machine...

Reporting Period: July 16 – October 15, 2023

Project Update
11/08/2023
Project #5101
Real-Time Carbon Management of Water Resource Recovery...

Reporting Period: February – August 2023

Project Update
09/06/2023
Project #5101
Real-Time Carbon Management at Water Resource Recovery...

Reporting Period: January 16, 2022 - January 15, 2023

Project Update
02/08/2023
Project #5101
Real-Time Carbon Management at Water Resource Recovery...

Reporting Period: January - July 2022

Project Update
01/09/2023
Project #5101
Real-Time Carbon Management of Water Resource Recovery...

Reporting Period: October 16, 2021 to January 15, 2022. The main activities since the last website...

Project Update
03/25/2022

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News

2024 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge

David Morroni
01/19/2024

The Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) program, a joint effort of The Water Research Foundation (WRF) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), is holding the sixth Intelligent Water Systems...

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