LGNSW Water Conference 2017 ‘The Digital Water Utility

journey’

Brett Millington, Flagship Project Manager

What is an Intelligent Water Network? “Integrated service delivery and network management to create value for customers, water

corporations and Government …”

Mine data to create intelligence “smarter utility decision making”

History of the Intelligent Water Networks (IWN)

• 2009: Intelligent Water Network (IWN) Strategy group formed

• Jun 2009: Marchment Hill “cost benefit study” implications smart meters

• 2010: Stage 1 - Completed – Scoping

• 2013 - Present: Stage 3 – Identification of Projects/Programs for Trial

• 2012 Stage 2 - Completed Deliverables & Organisation Structure

• 2014 - Present: Stage 4- Pilot & Develop Technologies

IWN Funds Holder

(VicWater)

IWN Executive Group Neil Brennan (Chair), Western Water

Joe Adamski, Barwon Water Paul O’Donohue, Central Highlands Water

Stuart Craven, DELWP David Norman, Melbourne Water

Craig Heiner, North East Water Kevin Hutchings, South East Water Glenn Wilson, Yarra Valley Water

Tony Wright (Program Sponsor), VicWater Andrew Jeffers, Wannon Water

Peter Quigley, Westernport Water

Program Director Morris Taylor, IWN Program

Program Support Communications Coordinator: Nicole Cooper, Western Water

Leadership Program coordinator, Cameron Geddes

Program Delivery Group

Western Region Region Lead

Eastern Region

Region Lead

Flagship Asset Performance

& Energy Optimisation

IWN Governance

Assistant Program Director Rowan Keeble, DELWP

Development

Delivery

North-Central Region

Region Lead

Metro Region Region Lead

• Barwon Water • Central

Highlands Water

• Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water

• Wannon Water

• Western Water

• East Gippsland Water

• Gippsland Water

• South Gippsland Water

• Westernport Water

• Coliban Water • Goulburn

Valley Water • Lower Murray

Water • North East

Water

• City West Water

• Melbourne Water

• South East Water

• Yarra Valley Water

Pipe Rover/Leak Detection

Dean Barnett Western Water

John Day North East Water

Brett Millington East Gippsland Water

Program Manager: Brett Millington, Western Water

• Members indicated a need in information management and data analytics

• One of the key reasons for establishing IWN

• Key is to use our data to make better decisions

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Trial One

• Veolia/IBM Waternamics – Western Water

• Operational based system that has been utilised in European water utilities and provides

for data distribution across organisation areas (i.e. operations, customer interface, asset

planning, finance etc.).

• Designing a State wide approach and licensing arrangement options.

• Proceeding with full implementation at Western Water with ability for “sandbox” for other

corporations to join at a later date

Digital Utility Flagship Program

What does Waternamics do?

Digital Utility Flagship Program

What does Waternamics look like?

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Trial Two

• OSIsoft PI and ESRI GIS data integration

• Trials at East Gippsland Water and Lower Murray Water.

• OSI Soft PI is a powerful analytics and display tool and visualisations into a GIS (ESRI

product).

• Initial focus is on ESC KPI reporting, Water Quality, Asset data displays and interrogation

(pumps, digital meters, infiltration/rainfall).

• Cloud based and on-premise components.

• Opportunities for other reporting in the future.

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Pump Station analytics

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Rainfall Dependent infiltration and inflow analysis

Digital Utility Flagship Program

ESC Reporting

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Sewer Batt acoustic data display

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Sewer Batt acoustic data GIS integration

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Data analytics and integration with GIS

Digital Utility Flagship Program

Trial 3

• AECOM – Barwon Water with Gippsland Water and Westernport Water observing.

• Asset management approach to data collection and utilisation for decision making and will

be informed by AECOM’s recent experience with the WSAA Asset Management Customer

Value project

• Commenced at Barwon Water at the start of April.

• The projects currently being explored include Asset Renewals and Predictive

Analytics/SCADA integration including IoT data with detailed design and supporting

business case currently being undertaken.

• Linkages to Deakin University through the process – research opportunities for the future.

Digital Utility Flagship Program

• South East Water, Yarra Valley Water & City West Water are taking a lead role

• Sharing results with the IWN and its members

Intelligent Metering Project

• Intelligent Water Networks (IWN) has developed a unique and valuable risk assessment tool for Victorian water businesses considering a move to digital metering

• Many Victorian water businesses are contemplating digital metering, with some already working on business cases

Digital Metering Risk Assessment Tool (DMRAT)

• Nearly 200 risks associated with digital metering were identified through this process, along with recommended mitigations

Digital Metering Risk Assessment Tool (DMRAT)

Program Manager: John Day, North East Water

Currently 5 projects running 1. Small Scale Renewables 2. Large Scale Renewables 3. Aeration Energy Savings 4. Energy Purchasing 5. PumpCheckr

Asset Performance and Energy Optimisation

PumpCheckr

Lead: Trent Newton, North East Water

• To reduce energy and maintenance costs through real-time measurement of pump performance.

• Software which uses degradation in performance to identify when it is financially advantageous to maintain a pump.

Asset Performance and Energy Optimisation

Project 1 – Satellite Leak Detection

Lead: Dean Barnett, Western Water

• To determine location of potable water network leaks through non intrusive, remote scanning of networks by satellite and analysis of images and data.

Leak Detection & Pipe Rover Program

Picture above - ALOS-2 Satellite used for this project

Can the satellite find water network leaks 650km from earth????

• This technology was the same used to look for water on other planets. Utilis analyse

the satellite imagery to detect leaks. • The system uses essential physical parameters, such as geological, meteorological,

and hydrological factors. After calculating and adjusting any distorting factors, the information is intersected with the piping infrastructure layout and the system indicates locations of potable water underground leakage.

• Drinking water is detected, by looking for the particular spectral signature typical to drinking water.

• This trial had an approximate accuracy rate of 20%. • A contributing factor was the issue of using conventional field acoustic leak

detection methods on PVC pipes.

Region wide satellite leak detection program

Concrete Pipe Testing

Lead: Dean Barnett , Western Water

The Opportunity

To evaluate the actual condition of concrete sewer pipes and determine the remaining life cycle through in situ testing

The Project

Collaboration between IWN and Latrobe Uni to develop pipe probe penetrations system (rover) and pipe strength characterisation model.

Leak Detection & Pipe Rover Program

Pipeline Condition Assessment • Technology that uses acoustic sensors and sound wave that

travels down the pipeline to determine the condition of the pipe wall – has resulted in 2 MGD saving in a district

• Acoustic Fiber Optic (AFO) technology to monitor broken concrete water main

• Investigating tetherless robotic inspection system

Leak Detection & Pipe Rover Program

More information can be found

• on the IWN website www.iwn.org.au

• sign up for the IWN newsletter

• or email enquiries@iwn.org.au

Further Information