Pressure & Flow Management

Pressure and Flow Management are the key determinants for the successful operation of any water network. Maintaining critical pressures, across the network and linking with hydraulic system design ensures flows to support the full 24 hour operation.

The online measurement of pressures and flows can ensure the network operates in an effective and controlled manner. The ability to control the network and manage pressures can assist in protection of the pipe assets and ensure supply through the network.

The ability to have real time on line measurement of pressures and flows should allow the identification of breaches in the pipe assets or valves not open or closed properly which can be effectively maintained via a planned activity rather than have  major reactive maintenance at potentially an inappropriate time.

In addition the monitoring of water meters across the entire network would effectively give immediate feedback on usage trends and allow better management of water systems and could allow more customer visibility of their water usage and long term potential water reduction activities.

Leak Detection

As with the pressure and flow information having better knowledge of what is happening with the water network can assist in isolating leaks for a planned repair activity and may assist in re-directing water flows away from the leak and potentially enabling no water loss for customers.

SCADA Data and Information

The data collected on flows and pressures across the water network will allow optimisation of the water supply as well as focussing on more planned maintenance activities which should drive overall operating costs lower.

The ability to interpret and develop algorithms to interpret and manage the broad data information is a key component of monitoring and managing the data across the water network.

 Water Quality and Monitoring

In addition to the monitoring and measuring of the water pressures and flows is the opportunity to further include water quality measurement. Not all parameters can be monitored directly as many require laboratory analysis. But with the development of measuring technology the natural extension is to measure some of the water quality parameters at many spots within the network. The online and in real time measuring of TDS, Chlorine residuals and potentially bacteria levels would allow great focus on further improving water quality.