Smart Water Technologies and Techniques - Data Capture and Analysis for Sustainable Water Management

An Insightful Examination of Smart Water Systems and Technology
 
Inland water supplies are under increasing pressure. Climate, social, and demographic change have begun tipping the balance toward demand management, as supplies begins to dwindle. Water and wastewater infrastructure will play a central role in the management of this increasingly valuable resource, and Smart Water Technologies and Techniques: Data Capture and Analysis for Sustainable Water Management provides insight on a key part of the solution.
 
Smart water applications optimise the way water and wastewater services are used, allowing more efficient allocation of limited resources while adding flexibility to the system. Automation, real-time data capture, and rapid interpretation allow utilities and users to monitor, manage, and act on the part of the water cycle that matters to them, minimizing costs of providing service through optimal use of extant assets.
 
This book brings together the core principles, key developments, and current state-of-the-art into a single resource that:
* Considers smart water within operational, economic, policy, and regulatory contexts
* Provides a comprehensive overview of the smart water concept and the latest advances in the field
* Examines key considerations and objections raised to date
* Discusses the potential value of smart water, from perception to policy
* Shows how smart water systems can optimize efficiency and flexibility of water and wastewater management
* Explores future directions for smart water development in the pursuit of balanced supply and demand
 
Although primarily designed for water supply and sanitation, smart water systems may be applied to irrigation, reservoir and dam management, inland water flows, and more, making it a valuable asset as water scarcity begins to spread around the globe. This book answers the questions, assuages concerns, and explains the technology that could revolutionize the way water is accessed and supplied.

List of contents

Introduction xiii
 
1 What do we Mean by 'Smart Water?' 1
 
Introduction 1
 
1.1 Defining 'Smart' 1
 
1.1.1 'Smart' and Utilities and Public Services 1
 
1.1.2 Smart Consumer Goods 1
 
1.2 'Smart Power' and 'Smart Grids' 2
 
1.2.1 Smart Grids 2
 
1.3 Cleantech and Smart Cleantech 3
 
1.3.1 Smart Cleantech 4
 
1.4 Smart Water 4
 
1.4.1 Smart Water and the Flow of Information 5
 
1.4.1.1 Monitoring and Data Collection 5
 
1.4.1.2 Data Transmission and Recovery 5
 
1.4.1.3 Data Interpretation 5
 
1.4.1.4 Data Manipulation 6
 
1.4.1.5 Data Presentation 6
 
1.4.1.6 From Top-Down to Bottom-Up; Inverting the Flow of Information 6
 
1.4.2 Smart Water and Managing the Water Cycle 7
 
1.4.2.1 Potable Water Systems 7
 
1.4.2.2 Sewerage Systems 7
 
1.4.2.3 Energy Use and Recovery 7
 
1.4.2.4 Smart Environment 7
 
1.4.2.5 Flood Management and Mitigation 7
 
1.4.2.6 Resource Management 8
 
1.4.2.7 Integrated Water Management 8
 
1.4.3 Smart Water and the 'Food, Water, Energy, and the Environment Nexus' 8
 
1.5 Water, Smart Water and Cleantech 8
 
1.6 Disruption and a Conservative Sector 9
 
1.6.1 Why Water Utilities are Risk?]Averse 9
 
1.6.2 A Question of Standards 9
 
1.6.3 Disruption in a Conservative Sector 10
 
1.7 The Size of this Market; Estimates and Forecasts 10
 
1.7.1 A Survey of Surveys 11
 
1.8 Venture Capital Funding Flows 13
 
1.8.1 Smart Water Cleantech Funding 14
 
1.8.2 Funding Smart Water Companies 14
 
1.8.3 The Evolution of Venture Capital Funding 15
 
1.9 Two Perspectives on Venture Capital and New Technologies 15
 
1.9.1 The Global Cleantech 100 - Cleantech Companies to Watch 16
 
1.9.2 The Gartner Hype Cycle - Investor and Customer Expectations and Realities 16
 
1.10 Sales of Smart Systems 18
 
1.11 Smart Water for Consumers 18
 
1.12 Smart Water for Utilities and Industrial Customers 18
 
1.13 Irrigation and Surface Water Monitoring 19
 
1.14 Water and the 'Internet of Things' 19
 
1.15 Some Initial Caveats 19
 
1.15.1 A Caveat about a Swiftly Evolving Future 20
 
1.15.2 A Caveat on Data and the Silo Mentality 20
 
Conclusions 20
 
References 21
 
2 Why do we Need Smart Water? 27
 
Introduction 27
 
2.1 The Water Supply Crunch 27
 
2.1.1 Water Scarcity and Stress 27
 
2.1.2 Renewable Water Resources 28
 
2.1.3 Population Growth and Urbanisation 28
 
2.1.4 Water Shortage, Scarcity and Stress 30
 
2.1.5 Population and Water Stress 31
 
2.1.6 Industrial Water Usage 34
 
2.1.7 The Supply Management Paradigm 35
 
2.1.8 Funding Constraints; The Need to do More with Less Funding 35
 
2.1.9 Affordability is a Concern, Especially in Less Equal Societies 37
 
2.1.10 Paying for Water and Wastewater 39
 
2.2 The Impact of Climate Change 40
 
2.2.1 The Cost of Adapting to a Changing Climate 42
 
2.3 Leakage and Water Losses 42
 
2.4 Water Efficiency and Demand Management 43
 
2.4.1 Demand Management and Consumer Behaviour 43
 
2.4.2 Balancing Water Use; Seasonal Demand and Availability 43
 
2.4.3 Water Efficiency - The Demands of Demand Management 44
 
2.4.4 Water Metering 45
 
2.4.4.1 The Development of Metering in England and Wales 45
 
2.5 Lowering Energy Usage 46
 
2.5.1 The Cost of Energy 47
 
2.5.2 Where Energy i

About the author

DAVID A. LLOYD OWEN is the managing director of Envisager Limited. He advises governments, multilateral institutions and financiers on water policy, especially in relating to sustainability, economics and regulation. He has written eight books on water management and markets.

Summary

An Insightful Examination of Smart Water Systems and Technology

Inland water supplies are under increasing pressure. Climate, social, and demographic change have begun tipping the balance toward demand management, as supplies begins to dwindle. Water and wastewater infrastructure will play a central role in the management of this increasingly valuable resource, and Smart Water Technologies and Techniques: Data Capture and Analysis for Sustainable Water Management provides insight on a key part of the solution.

Smart water applications optimise the way water and wastewater services are used, allowing more efficient allocation of limited resources while adding flexibility to the system. Automation, real-time data capture, and rapid interpretation allow utilities and users to monitor, manage, and act on the part of the water cycle that matters to them, minimizing costs of providing service through optimal use of extant assets.

This book brings together the core principles, key developments, and current state-of-the-art into a single resource that:
* Considers smart water within operational, economic, policy, and regulatory contexts
* Provides a comprehensive overview of the smart water concept and the latest advances in the field
* Examines key considerations and objections raised to date
* Discusses the potential value of smart water, from perception to policy
* Shows how smart water systems can optimize efficiency and flexibility of water and wastewater management
* Explores future directions for smart water development in the pursuit of balanced supply and demand

Although primarily designed for water supply and sanitation, smart water systems may be applied to irrigation, reservoir and dam management, inland water flows, and more, making it a valuable asset as water scarcity begins to spread around the globe. This book answers the questions, assuages concerns, and explains the technology that could revolutionize the way water is accessed and supplied.

Product details

• Authors: DA Lloyd Owen, David A Lloyd Owen, David A. Lloyd Owen
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781119078647
• ISBN: 978-1-119-07864-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Challenges in Water Management; Challenges in Water Management Series; Challenges in Water Management Series; Challenges in Water Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries; Chemie, Umweltmanagement, Umweltforschung, Geowissenschaften, Environmental Studies, chemistry, Wasserchemie, Earth Sciences, Water Chemistry, Environmental Management, Policy & Planning, Umweltmanagement, Politik u. -Planung, Water Resource Management, Wasservorrat, Management von Wasservorräten