ICT for Water Management?

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1 ICT for Water Management? Tentative list of needs Jacques Boudon Cirsee - Suez Environnement June 2010

2 Main Topics (in the domains of urban waters) (not on exhaustive list!!! just a selection of my concerns) Real Time Monitoring = "Where is my water??" - "Quality?" Cities of Tomorrow = ICT for the operation of the cleantechs used in the cities of tomorrow Asset Management incl. Work Management Energy Efficiency both in networks and treatment plants 12/06/10 I SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT - CIRSEE I 2

3 Real time monitoring Know & Understand instead of Guessing!! Specially Real Time Networks Monitoring including AMR! Real time leak detection Real time quality management (disinfectant, turbidity, ph, temperature, conductivity, RedOx, etc.) Sensors at all POU (Points Of Use) Real time information of customers and stakeholders Related technologies = SCADA, GIS, telecommunications, sensors (specially low cost sensors), inverse models, decision support systems. 12/06/10 I SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT - CIRSEE I 3

4 The logical chain of RTM In all the domains analysed, the logic is the same : From Measure towards Decision-Making Measure ==>> Transmission ==>> Data storage ==>> "Models" ==>> Decision The models are not always numerical! most of the time they are just based on the experience of the operator But there are always 3 steps : 1 Normality? Is the situation normal? (can be just a GIS visualization) 2 Diagnosis : What are the reasons why the situation is not normal? 3 Advice : What can I do to return to a normal situation? In some domains the 3 levels of models are numerical models (e.g. stormwater) 12/06/10 I SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT - CIRSEE I 4

5 Cities of Tomorrow The operation of the core techniques of our cities of the future (or sustainable cities, or water-sensitive cities) cascading usages of water (incl. re-use and recycling), multiple network rainwater harvesting, storm water management, desalination, managed aquifer recharge, micro treatment plants, etc. have an absolute need of generalized high level ICT because of decentralization because of the sophistication of cleantechs 12/06/10 I SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT - CIRSEE I 5

6 Asset Management (incl. Work Management) GIS/GPS information Buried asset electronic identification and tagging devices, (incl. wireless communication through road materials ) In-pipe and through road condition assessment sensing technologies WssTP ==>> All-In-One Mobile Asset Condition Probe / Smart Pipes Continuous performance, condition and risk assessment sensors and prediction models Just in time repairs and investment programmes "Wearable computers" for field workers, giving access in real time to all data bases of the company, with interfaces consistent with field conditions 12/06/10 I SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT - CIRSEE I 6

7 Energy Efficiency Smart grid in water distribution systems real time management of pumping strategy, refined demand forecast, optimization of network management and of operating costs Tools for energy saving in treatment plants Real time status monitoring status (open / closed) of manual valves cf. equipment of field operators Monitoring and control of heat recovery in wastewater Tools for Smart Metering / Smart Pricing meters = sensors (cf. RTNM) real time management of condition-based tariffs 12/06/10 I SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT - CIRSEE I 7

8 Other needs? Sensors, sensors, sensors! (several projects suggested by WssTP) Wiki-sensors Enhanced Sensors for Natural Biological/ Biochemical Markers Critical Review of Microbial Detection Sensor Transfer Opportunities Sensors forcontinuous and Reliable In-situ Monitoring of Pollutants in Sewerage Discharge Architecture Invariants of the Business Processes Enterprise Architecture Seamless data integration at a systemic level: enterprise solution web-based information management system, with an open standard architecture & flexible design to access new and existing databases, supporting Integrated Water Resource Management 12/06/10 I SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT - CIRSEE I 8