The Smart Water Manager

Smart Water Solutions for a Resilient Water Future

ANDREW WELSH, XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS

First we must define the daily challenges of water

managers…

SOURCE: GWI; Black & Veatch Water Industry Survey; Xylem assessment.

NOT EXHAUSTIVE

Climate change and

resource scarcity

Demographic and

social changesRapid urbanization

Environmental

protection

Global

mega-trends

Water

challenges

Daily activities

of a water

manager

Droughts and

floods

• Preventing

combined

sewer overflow

• Emergency

flood

management

• Source water

diversification

• Water

conservation

Water

contaminants

• Source water

and

ecosystem

monitoring

• Treating a

range of water

types and

emerging

contaminants

High energy

costs

• Minimizing

energy and

operational

expenditure

• Optimizing the

treatment

process

Water

scarcity

• Planning

future water

resources

• Consumer

engagement

on water

conservation

Capital

constraints

• Managing a

network of

capital assets

• Capital

investment

planning

• Meter and

billing

management

• Water rates

setting

Regulatory

compliance

• Ensuring

regulatory

compliance

and reporting

• Monitoring

treated water

and

wastewater

quality

Aging

infrastructure

• Eliminating

non-revenue

water

• Network

pressure

management

• Condition

assessment

and

preventative

maintenance

of assets

Aging

workforce

• Minimizing

loss of process

expertise

• Recruitment of

qualified

technical

expert

Learn about smart water solutions

Intelligent equipment Smart networks Digital solutions

DefinitionEquipment, system and solution capable of self-optimization in-situ for enhanced performance – incl. Including pumps, mixers, treatment and sensors

DefinitionNetwork collecting information across a number of equipment to provide exhaustive real-time status information of an overall system

DefinitionSolution combining historical and current data with algorithmic decision support to provide data-driven forecast of the status of an overall system

Value for water managers: Reduces time and effort needed to monitor and maintain critical technologies

Value for water managers: Enables remote and continuous monitoring of operations and real-time reactive management and maintenance

Value for water managers: Enables preventive adjustments to operations and proactive management of the system based on data-driven decisions

A better understanding of Smart Water solutions gives rapid rewards from Small,

incremental changes. The transition to smart water solutions does not necessarily involve

complex systems.

The Xylem Water & Wastewater Solutions Map

Source Water• Ecosystem Monitoring

Source Water Management & Treatment • Advanced Water Treatment• Treatment Process Optimization • Treated Water Quality Monitoring • Preventative and Predictive Maintenance

Water & Wastewater Infrastructure • Water Network Management • Reduce Non-Revenue Water• Meter and Billing Management • Emergency Flood Management

Wastewater Pump Station• Wastewater Network Management • Combined Sewer Overflow Management • Preventative and Predictive Maintenance • Maximize Equipment Efficiency

Wastewater Management & Treatment• Wastewater and Rain Water Reuse

• Advanced Wastewater Treatment • Treatment Process Optimization• Treated Water Quality Monitoring • Maximize Equipment Efficiency

Data Management• Real Time Monitoring

• Remote Operations Management • Data Analytics

Solve your water challenges with the right Smart Water

solutions…

Ecosystem

Water

Treatment

Water

Distribution

Treated

Water Reuse

Wastewater

Treatment

Wastewater

Collection

... And define “Smart Water Migration”

Intelligent

Equipment

Digital

Solutions

Smart

Networks

DesignCo-creation of

solution in collaborative space

DeliverMinimum viable product with

basic necessities

Followed by Continuousdelivery

DiscoverQualitative and

quantitative analysis with your

expert partner