SMART WATER THROUGH THE OPERATOR’S LENS: COLLECT, CONNECT, OPTIMIZE, AND ADVISE
- 1. PETER MARTIN CLIENT SOLUTIONS MANAGER May 23-24, 2022 SMART WATER THROUGH THE OPERATOR’S LENS
- 2. 1. Who is SUEZ? Global utility with technology to address many challenges 2. What is the SES Approach? Collect – Connect – Optimize – Advise 3. Case studies How utility challenges were addressed w/digital solutions 4. Discussion What is possible for you? Agenda 2
- 3. WHO IS SUEZ? Global utility with technology to address many challenges 3 1.
- 4. SUEZ - Global Utility Operator 07/02/2020 SUEZ North America | New template 4 Global footprint 100Ks miles of water and sewer pipeline networks managed Employees 35,000 SUEZ Canal Opening - November 1869 50+ areas of expertise: drinking water, wastewater, industrial & municipal waste, bio-factory, desalination, green landfills, carbon footprint, energy recovery 11,000+ water treatment plants designed and built by SUEZ worldwide, including 255 desalination plants and more than 50 wastewater reuse plants 66 million EXPERTISE & KNOW-HOW people served by water systems operated by SUEZ
- 5. Utility Operational Challenges FIVE COMMON CHALLENGES Sources: (1) COVID Water Sector Impact Survey 5, American Water Works Association, Oct 2021 (2) Resolve Workforce Challenges to Ensure Future Success at Water and Wastewater Utilities, AWWA Opflow September 2018 (3) Digital Capabilities of US Water Utilities, Dodge Data & Analytics 2021 (4) Freshwater - Supply Concerns Continue, and Uncertainties Complicate Planning, U.S. Government Accountability Office (5) The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure, ASCE 2020 1. Finite Water Resources 80% water utility managers say they expect a water shortage within the next 10 years (4) 2. Long Term Under-Investment $109 billion per year in water infrastructure needed over the next 20 years to close the US’ gap (5) 3. People, Data, & Budgets in Silos 90% Say data is isolated in disconnected IT systems, spreadsheets or paper records (3) 4. Workforce Aging, Recruiting & Retention 50% of utility staff able to retire in next 10 years (2) 40% of utilities struggling to hire (1) 5. Social, Environmental, & Financial Pressures 10 million homes are in areas with lead pipes, primarily in the Midwest and Northeast
- 6. Key Operational Challenge: Utility Data Systems & Sources 6 CREATES STORAGE & SECURITY ISSUES Data Normalization Tag Mapping & Generation Time Zone & DST Handling Statistical Summaries Transformations Relational Mapping Alarms & Events
- 7. THE SES APPROACH Collect – Connect – Optimize – Advise 7 2.
- 8. SUEZ Smart & Environmental Solutions (SES) 8 RESEARCHING & DEVELOPING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS & INNOVATIONS Business created to support SUEZ and public utilities 150+ Researchers Six R&D centers Software, analytics, expert services Solutions “by a water operator, for water operators”
- 9. The SUEZ SES Pyramid Approach 9 FOUR-STEP STRATEGY WE USE • Foundations of digital water • Maximize benefits of digital water • Situational awareness Connect Integrate Data & Systems Collect Logbooks, Sensors Advise Real-time Decisions Optimize Hydraulics & Asset Performance
- 10. Collect PERIODIC & REAL TIME DATA Delivers critical insights Connect Integrate Data & Systems Collect Logbooks, Sensors Advise Real-time Decisions Optimize Hydraulics & Asset Performance
- 11. Collect Wide variety of data collection – Work orders; Logbooks – Smart meters (AMI) – Smart hydrants – Pressure & transient sensors – Acoustic loggers & hydrophone surveys – Pipe condition data & CCTV – SCADA Historians Allows operations staff to take action in near or real-time Latest trend: Drive compliance reporting with regulated logbooks PERIODIC & REAL TIME DATA
- 12. Connect DATA INTEGRATION & MANAGEMENT A ‘foundation’ of smart water programs Connect Integrate Data & Systems Collect Logbooks, Sensors Advise Real-time Decisions Optimize Hydraulics & Asset Performance
- 13. Connect Key for successful digital water projects Manage, analyze, and visualize enterprise data Live dashboards – turn data into insights Avoid data lakes, connect dynamically, don’t copy data!! Latest trend: Virtual appliances with RESTful web services DATA INTEGRATION & MANAGEMENT Connect Integrate All Data
- 14. Optimize Maximize benefits from digital water investments ANALYSIS, PLANS & ACTION Connect Integrate Data & Systems Collect Logbooks, Sensors Advise Real-time Decisions Optimize Hydraulics & Asset Performance
- 15. Optimize Technologies – AI / Machine learning – Genetic algorithm (GA) optimization – Hydraulic model ‘empowerment’ – Geospatial grouping Applications – Pipe break & leak prediction (PoF) – Pressure zone management – Flooding & blockage reduction – O&M planning (cleaning, inspections) – Meter analytics (MDM) Latest trend: Project packaging & Equitable spending ANALYSIS, PLANS & ACTION
- 16. Advise Situational awareness DECISION & ADVISORY CONTROL Connect Integrate Data & Systems Collect Logbooks, Sensors Advise Real-time Decisions Optimize Hydraulics & Asset Performance
- 17. Advise DECISION & ADVISORY CONTROL Digital twins for water and wastewater networks Real time data, analytics, and decisions Integrated systems – Hydraulic models – Weather forecasts, radar – SCADA – Sensors, meters, IoT devices Advisory – Best operational choices w/cost impacts – Pump scheduling, load shifting – CSO control, SSO & spill avoidance – Protect beaches
- 18. CASE STUDIES How SUEZ SES has met utility challenges with a 4-step strategy 18 3.
- 19. Collect Use Case: Ontario Clean Water Agency Challenge: Increased local regulations Solution: Modernize operational data collection software to ensure compliance Key: Facilitate best practices across 820 treatment facilities in 11 regional ‘hubs’ Results: Implemented electronic logbooks for 650+ active daily users Enforces regulatory requirements Improves communication – internal & external Better identify and respond to issues Improved operational oversight Improved operational efficiencies through reduced non-compliances and faster response to issues 4.5M SERVED
- 20. Connect Use Case: Toronto Water Challenge: many existing data systems, many O&M power users – single enterprise tool needed Solution: Deployed eRIS virtual appliance Key: Integrates numerous IT systems dynamically Ongoing data validations Mobile app Results: 4,000 hours/year savings (~2 FTE’s) Operational reports automated for 10 treatment plants Winner of Toronto Water Excellence Award; savings of 4,000 hrs./yr by connecting using virtual appliance 3.0M SERVED
- 21. Optimize Use Case: Denver Water Challenge: proactive pipe replacement program with complex selection & packaging process Solution: Configured Optimizer TM to select best water main replacement packages of varying sizes Key: Balances many different drivers for renewal – paving, political, LSL, etc. Streamlines annual mains renewal planning, prioritization Addresses confetti-like risk analysis results; reduces risk Tracks KPI’s to gage replacement projects effectiveness Maximized equity in capital planning through GA-optimized replacement packaging 1.5M SERVED
- 22. Advise Use Case: Boise, Idaho Challenge: Reduce annual energy expenditure Solution: Real-time energy optimization of pump schedules (every 30 min) w/power usage & cost tracking Key: Leverages water distribution network digital twin to simulate daily operations, and best contingency plans for shut-downs Results: Reduced energy & operational costs ($233k/year, 10% decrease) Increases network reliability Helps retain operational consistency & know-how Water quality targets met (via tank cycling) Improved environmental footprint Operational efficiency savings of $233k+/year through a real-time, energy-optimizing digital-twin 240k SERVED
- 23. DISCUSSION How can you optimize your digital water investments? 23 4.
- 24. What’s possible for you? Start with a strong foundation Build one step at a time Work with technology providers who understand the needs of water & wastewater utility staff Connect Integrate Data & Systems Collect Logbooks, Sensors Advise Real-time Decisions Optimize Hydraulics & Asset Performance The higher you go: The more value you will achieve Higher cost; but faster ROI Requires more trust by utility managers
- 25. THANK YOU Peter Martin CLIENT SOLUTIONS MANAGER +1 916-474-0754 PETE.MARTIN@SUEZ.COM