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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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17 Projects 2 Web Tools 4 Webcasts
Asset Management
Big Data
Monitoring
Sensors
Project #4759

Integrated Management of Sensor Data for Real Time Decision Making

$382,971
Completed

Project Highlights

The objective of this research was to develop a framework for an overall decision support system (DSS) to aid operators and managers of direct potable reuse facilities make appropriate real-time actions based on anomalies and events at critical process control...

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Principal Investigator
Jeff
Neemann
Research Manager
Dr. Kenan Ozekin

Recent Updates

Project #4917
Utilizing Smart Water Networks to Manage Pressure and Flow for...

Reporting Period: July 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019. During this reporting period, the project team...

Project Update
04/21/2020
Project #5014
Practical Framework for Water Infrastructure ...

Reporting Period: December 16, 2019 - March 15, 2020. Case study framing questions and a template...

Project Update
04/17/2020
Project #4917
Utilizing Smart Water Networks to Manage Pressure and Flow for...

During this reporting period, the project team made progress under the information gathering and project planning...

Project Update
11/12/2019
Project #4972
Expanding the Use of Wastewater Epidemiology Tools to Improve Water...

Reporting Period: February 2021 – June 2021. During this period, ERG worked with its sister company...

Project Update
08/13/2021
Project #4911
Sampling and Monitoring Strategies for Opportunistic Pathogens...

Reporting Period: January 16, 2020 - August 31, 2020. During this project period, the team expanded...

Project Update
10/02/2020
Project #5042
Assessing Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substance Release from Finished...

Reporting Period: June 1, 2020—August 10, 2020. Data processing is complete for baseline quantification of PFAS...

Project Update
08/13/2020
Project #4911
Sampling and Monitoring Strategies for Opportunistic Pathogens...

Reporting Period: July 16, 2019-January 15, 2020. During this project period, the team conducted two literature...

Project Update
04/13/2020
Project #4911
Sampling and Monitoring Strategies for Opportunistic Pathogens...

During this project period, the research team:


  • Conducted two literature surveys

  • Selected detection techniques for evaluation...
Project Update
09/19/2019
Project #4667
Long-Term Water Demand Forecasting Practices for Water Resources and...

The objectives of this project are to describe models, methods, and practices currently used to forecast...

Project Update
06/09/2019
Project #4666
Case Study Compilation on Applying Risk Management Principles and Innovative...

The goal of this research is to develop case studies on strategies and tools for applying...

Project Update
07/10/2019

News

2021 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge

David Morroni
11/12/2019

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 third annual Intelligent Water...

Intelligent Water Systems

06/22/2020

Identify, evaluate, and communicate best practices for the application of advanced sensing technologies and networks to improve compliance strategies and efficiency of operations and watershed management. This research area builds...

2021 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge Launched

Press Release
03/16/2021

The 2021 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge (IWS Challenge) is underway and will showcase innovative ways that intelligent water systems can be utilized by utilities to improve resilience. The overarching goal...

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Related Projects

Project #4744

Intelligent Assets-Condition and Performance Monitoring Techniques

Completed

Monitoring of critical assets can provide an early warning of possible failure, allowing for early intervention and avoiding or mitigating impacts on customer service. There are various condition...

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Project #4714

Intelligent Water Networks Summit

Completed

This project gathered information about experiences with Intelligent Water Networks, and facilitated the distribution of this information to interested organizations. Three regional workshops were held across the United...

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Project #4966

Modeling Irrigation from Urban Growth in a Semi-Arid Metropolitan Area

Completed

This project will model future landscape irrigation in Denver, Colorado, and a neighboring plains jurisdiction. It will determine how irrigation is likely to be impacted by urban growth...

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Project #4797

Designing Sensor Networks and Locations on an Urban Sewershed Scale with Big Data Management and Analytics

In Progress

The water sector is undergoing a transformation to digital where data and data management are driving every aspect of a utility’s work. To address this new way of...

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Project #5039

Definition of a Smart Utility - How to Be a Digital Utility and the Framework for an Intelligent Water System

In Progress

The water sector is undergoing a transition to a digital and smarter water sector. Nevertheless, there is not a comprehensive framework to guide the digital maturity transformation journey...

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Project #5048

Integrating Real-Time Collection System Monitoring Approaches into Enhanced Source Control Programs for Potable Reuse

In Progress

With numerous potable water reuse facilities being planned, designed, and constructed, there are questions regarding how to best implement enhanced source control programs for potable water reuse. A...

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