Distribution Network Monitoring

Residential and commercial water distribution systems must be monitored and maintained to reduce the risk of contamination and ensure public health. Our innovative range of monitors and measurement devices, including probes and sensors, provides complete, engineered, reagent-free solutions for all your distribution monitoring needs. From individual monitors for process control to multiparameter measurement for distribution systems, our monitoring systems provide the versatility to meet a variety of water applications.

Benefits of Distribution Monitoring in the Network

Flexible Deployment

Modular sensors and probes can be deployed anywhere in your network and combined to create a tailored solution to meet regulatory or other requirements.

Faster Response

With real-time data-enabled devices, event response times are shortened, limiting service interruptions, and benefitting residents and the environment. Alarms are configurable, based on monitoring parameters you set.

Application Versatility

From individual monitors for process control to multi-parameter measurement for distribution systems, our monitoring systems provide the versatility to meet a variety of water applications.

High Resolution Data

Acoustic monitoring detects even small or emergent leaks. This information is vital to addressing non-revenue water loss and delivers an accurate measurement of pipeline health.

Available Distribution Monitoring Solutions

Leak Detection
Network Monitoring
Pressure
Water Quality

Leak Detection

Acoustic Leak Detection

Acoustic leak detection uses acoustic sensors to listen and report for small, emergent leaks that may have otherwise gone undetected. While routine inspections may deliver data snapshots for a point in time, high-resolution data, delivered via regular intervals over time more accurately depicts pipeline health.

Burst Detection & Locating

Pipeline bursts can create significant challenges for customers, including supply interruption. These bursts are often the subject of regulatory measures that can cost the utility millions in penalty payments. Reducing the duration of these interruptions, by quickly identifying the location of the burst, rather than having an operator ‘walk the line’ to locate the failure can be key to managing the operational response.

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Network Monitoring

District Metering

A district metering program can optimize network efficiency, leading to significant operations and maintenance cost savings. Quickly locate leaks and reduce non-revenue water with data on pressure, flow and leakage.

Lift Station Monitoring

Wireless, battery-operated devices can be deployed to monitor pump cycles, input/output pressure and more. Cloud-based lift station monitoring alerts for critical events in real-time, so you can take action.

Pumped Main Monitoring

Implementing automated monitoring and alerts on pumped main networks enables rapid detection of break events, significantly shortening event response times and reducing the potential for environmental impact. Automated analysis can identify potential asset failures and fault conditions before they become breaks.

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Pressure

Pressure Transients

Water pressure changes result when there is a sudden change in flow. Pressure monitoring and management is integral to proper drinking water distribution system operation. Pressure management involves maintaining adequate pressure throughout a distribution system, including both minimum and maximum pressures under varying demand conditions. Pressure monitoring is a key part of ensuring high water quality, reducing main breaks and water losses, and improving energy efficiency.

Water Network Calming

Water network calming can be realized by spotting pressure transients in a pipeline and acting on the causes, ultimately limiting damage to infrastructure. A structured approach to water network calming reduces the likelihood of pipeline fatigue, a precursor to leaks and bursts.

Water Security

A burst main can cause catastrophic damage to homes and businesses, traffic disruption, and a significant interruption to water supply, as well as damage to consumer confidence. Increase pipeline resilience and retain the integrity of critical assets by staying ahead of pipeline problems before they occur.

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Water Quality

Distributed Water Quality Monitoring

Because distribution systems are often complex networks and water quality may change rapidly due to varied system conditions, it is essential to have robust monitoring protocols to detect changes in water quality and chemical concentration. With a distributed water quality program in place, personnel receive valuable information that helps them to optimize operations.

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Distribution Monitoring

City of Galveston

For The City of Galveston, the summer of 2022 marked the biggest vacation season since before the pandemic, ballooning the island’s population from 50,000 to 250,000 from May to September. While the volume of water was not a problem, the City’s water utility struggled to get water to shifting areas of high demand. PIPEMINDER-ONE pressure monitors proved to be a key element of the solution.

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