Delivering Benefits from Smart Water Metering

SMi's 5th annual Smart Water Systems conference, taking place on 25-26 April 2016 in London, will feature global water utilities sharing case studies on smart water technologies including Thames Water, HERA, Anglian Water, United Utilities and more. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) December 11, 2015 - Thames Water's 15-year programme to roll out smart meters across its area is an industry first, for the Thames technology will surpass in functionality both traditional "dumb" manual-read meters and automated meter read (AMR) units. The latter have operational advantages in that they can be read more quickly and cheaply by operatives walking or driving by but they do not offer the near real-time data capabilities of fully smart meters. Thames will roll out a fixed smart metering network, through which meter data will be transmitted regularly direct to its IT systems. This will give the company a near-to real-time view of water consumption, underpinning a range of operational benefits, including better leak detection, demand management and network visibility. Customers will be able to access information on their consumption (hourly, daily or weekly as they wish) via an online portal, which Thames says could lead to a 12 per cent reduction in usage. The rollout will be accompanied by an extensive customer awareness programme and water efficiency device distribution.

Against this backdrop, SMi is proud to announce that Danny Leamon, Head of Metering and Martin Hall, Metering Manager from Thames Water will be sharing a case study taking place on Day One at 11:40 titled 'Delivering Benefits from Smart Water Metering'. Their presentation will cover the following key points:
• Progress with the programme roll-out
• Lessons learned and challenges to date
• Initial benefits delivered in terms of customer side leakage, accurate bills and customer demand reduction
• Plans to realise future opportunities

The 5th annual Smart Water Systems conference will provide a timely platform to discover how water companies are benefiting from smart water technology, with the short and long-term gains discussed. The two-day conference programme will feature an array of case studies which will detail the results and progress made from some of the largest UK and European smart water system roll-outs. Furthermore, special focus will be provided on how we can locate and extract meaningful information from the big data generated and first-hand accounts will be shared on how this information can be used to produce significant environmental, social and economic advantage.

Speaker Panel includes:
• Andrew Tucker, Water Efficiency Manager, Thames Water
• Marcello Bondesan, Head of Energy Engineering Department, Operations, HERA
• Andrew Smith, Regional Optimisation Manager, Anglian Water
• Kevin Murray, Metering Technology and Solutions Specialist, Irish Water
• Katy Walker, Water Network, Leakage & Metering Strategy Manager, Yorkshire Water
• Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager, Sutton and East Surrey Water plc
• Neil Harper, Metering Strategy Manager, United Utilities
• Rebecca Harrison, Programme Manager - Optimised Sewer Networks, Anglian Water

To view the full speaker line-up and conference programme, visit http://www.smart-water-systems.com/1888pressrelease

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