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Agenda 2021
Key: What will be covered?
Economic Fundamentals
Smart Water Technologies
Cost Reduction Strategies
Reducing Water Leakage
IoT & Network Automation
Regional Case Studies
DAY 1: MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021
0900 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 01 THE ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS FOR DEVELOPING WATER NETWORKS
0940 - 1010 DEMYSTIFYING INTELLIGENT WATER : FROM DIGITAL TWINS TO COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
- What are the drivers for adopting intelligent technologies in the water sector and why?
- Explain the pathway to become an intelligent water system
- Provide multiple case studies (treatment data analytics, water loss machine learning, asset management digital twins)
- Summarize applications of digital twins and collective intelligence within the water sector
James Cooper
Arcadis NV
Arcadis NV
SESSION 02 SMART WATER TECHNOLOGIES FOR EFFICIENT NETWORKS
1010 - 1040 LEVERAGING AMI AND TECHNOLOGY TO COST-EFFECTIVELY REDUCE WATER LOSS AND OVERALL WATER DEMAND
- The greatest vendor solutions in the world still require your data to be pretty clean to be useful
- An in-house developed solution is more flexible than out-of-the-box vendor solutions
- Machine learning-based anomaly detection
- Reducing System Losses and overall water demand/non-beneficial use
Joone Lopez
Moulton Niguel Water District
Moulton Niguel Water District
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
1100 - 1130 NEW PIPE CONDITION ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY THROUGH ACOUSTIC MONITORING
- A lower NRW has been achieved by locating and fixing leaks as they develop instead of after they burst
- Using Pipe Condition Assessment module replacement of pipes is not done by age any more, but by failure rates analyzed by the AQS system that uses big data analytics and analysis of leak dynamics
Oded Fruchtman
Aquarius Spectrum
Aquarius Spectrum
1130 - 1200 USING AI FOR EFFICIENT WATER LOSS REDUCTION : CALMING WATER NETWORKS
- The advent of AI & IoT enables a step-change in efficient water loss reduction
- IoT needs smart data strategies to reap its full benefits
- A proven AI solution leveraging IoT to reduce water loss and NRW
- What is the future of AI & IoT in water?
Tom Woolley
Royal HaskoningDHV Digital
Royal HaskoningDHV Digital
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT SMART WATER UTILITIES EXHIBITION
1330 - 1400 AI ENABLED UTILITIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATER CYCLE
- With the rise of technology, access to information, and an ever-evolving method in which we work (Covid being an example as a disrupter), how can we best understand where to prioritize our energy?
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning evaluates how multiple variables impact desired outcomes, within constraints defined by the decision makers in the application
Javier Cantu
Innovyze
Innovyze
SESSION 03 STRATEGIES FOR WATER LEAKAGE REDUCTION
1400 - 1430 X MARKS-THE-SPOT: A TRANSFORMATIONAL APPROACH TO LOCATE & QUANTIFY LEAKS
- Water utilities rarely use the technologies to certify repairs or rehabilitation as watertight, further frustrating utilities trying to reduce high levels of Non-Revenue Water
- Representing a sweeping change to legacy approaches to leak detection, a new machine-intelligent approach to leak detection can now provide unambiguous, unbiased, and unprecedented measurement of leak locations and leak size
- Able to deliver leakage location accuracies to 1 inch or less and leakage rates in GPM or LPS
Chuck Hansen
Electro Scan Inc
Electro Scan Inc
1430 - 1500 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
1500 - 1530 MANAGING AND REDUCING WATER LEAKAGE
- Overview of the technology, it’s history, and current status
- Case study information for major deployments
- Future development and the use of AI techniques to drive more value from the data, and integration with other sensors
Dave Crotty
HWM
HWM
1530 - 1600 DEPLOYING A NEW SATELLITE REMOTE RADAR SURVEY TECHNOLOGY
- Collecting and analyzing the satellite images to conducting physical field leak inspections by NBU crews
- Analyzing radar images shows a clustering effect whereby multiple leaks are found in concentrated areas
- More than 50% of the leaks are found in 10% of the system. Using this information as an asset management tool to assist in the planning of pipeline replacement projects
Eric Treretola
Utilis Corp
Utilis Corp
1600 - 1630 NAUTILUS SYSTEM - INNOVATIVE, EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR LEAK AND GAS POCKET DETECTIO
- Overview of how the technology is deployed, differences on the solution from other approaches in the market
- Case study for a client in Arizona which performed a head to head comparative of the current free-swimming technologies
- An innovative, efficient, and cost-effective solution for inline leak and gas pocket detection in large diameter pressure pipelines and can be used in all types of materials and in pipelines at any depth
Ramsey Hemaidan
Hydromax USA
Hydromax USA
1630 - 1730 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 04 REGIONAL EXPERIENCES & DEVELOPMENTS IN WATER NETWORKS
0940 - 1010 "LAS VEGAS" WAGER ON INNOVATION
- A look at the process of identifying and prioritizing issues and developing innovative and sustainable solutions through research and technology
- Remote sensing of leak detection and remote sensing pressure transient monitoring (with a case study of success)
- Utilizing artificial intelligence to assess our system, predict the likelihood of failure and use AI to formulate a maintenance plan
Doa Ross
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Las Vegas Valley Water District
1010 - 1040 UNVEILING UNIVERSAL BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES WITHIN SMART CITIES
- The common challenges and benefits that are associated with Smart City programs
- The pit falls that can lead to failed pilots and how to structure your smart city plan for success with tools like the smart city tool and proven pilots that can be built out using specific technologies
Dale Pennington and Chris Garner
E Source Companies LLC and Long Beach Water
E Source Companies LLC and Long Beach Water
1040 - 1110 INTEGRATED NON-REVENUE WATER REDUCTION STRATEGIES COMBINING AI, HYDRAULIC MODELING, AND SYSTEMS INTE
- Integrating real-time data from all of SCADAs (from different technologies), GIS, asset inventory, CMMS, pressure/flow network sensors, 700,000 smart meters (also from different technologies), ERP and other systems
- Building an integrated data platform based on a single data model for each asset element
- The results: 40% reduction in non-revenue water in 4 years, increased revenues (3% / year) due to improved & proactive meter maintenance, improved pressure control, 15% energy savings, and zero outages in the last 10 years. How?
Pablo Calabuig
GoAigua Inc
GoAigua Inc
1110 - 1130 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
1130 - 1200 BEYOND SOFTWARE : A NEW MODEL FOR ENABLING THE DIGITAL UTILITY [LK] (SM)
- Digitization, IoT and analytics can change the way utilities operate, manage assets and deploy resources
- Adoption, however, can be challenging due to cost, complexity in sensor technologies, software integration and the need for internal staff to monitor and manage the applications
- A new public-private business model now allows utilities of all sizes to deploy 24/7/365 leak detection, water loss management and system health analysis without the need for capital allocation or internal staffing. Sensors, software, monitoring, and analytics -all as a professional service
Lev Goldberg
Aquify - an Exelon Company
Aquify - an Exelon Company
1200 - 1230 SMART WATER METER ROLLOUT FOR LONDON UK
- How do you install smart meters across a city like London
- Hourly water use data is re-writing our understanding of leakage, wastage and usage
- Covid – smart meter data is showing a ‘new water use normal’
Andrew Tucker
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
1230 - 1300 MYTHBUSTERS: COMBATTING THE TOP 3 MYTHS ABOUT DEPLOYING SMART WATER SOLUTIONS IN SMALL AND MID-SIZE
- Smart water solutions are cost prohibitive for small to midsize utilities
- New technology integration with existing infrastructure is complicated and not worth the trouble
- Smart water solutions mean firing people
Megan Glover
120Water, Inc
120Water, Inc
1300 - 1400 NETWORKING LUNCH & RAFFLE DRAW
Key topics for 2021:
- Making an economic assessment for shale water management strategies
Understand the economic fundamentals and make the business case for shale water management strategies. - Looking for low-cost and low-risk solutions in water treatment, recycling and reuse
Ensure a low-cost project is maintained throughout the water management process in light of the current oil price market. - Evaluating the options and making choices in treatment for reuse and water disposal
Avoid the pitfalls and learn from recent results from shale water management experts to build the right water management plan. - New technologies and technical know-how in shale water management operations
Explore the latest advances in water treatment, recycling and reuse and the tools available to improve on efficiencies and shale operations. - Upcoming regulations and industry standards for produced water management
Hear from key regulators and environmental bodies to ensure your water management program meets with new regulations and industry standards. - Operational case studies and developing a successful water management program
Gain insight from shale plays across North America and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to ensure successful operation.