LGNSW Water Conference 2017 ‘The Digital Water Utility journey’ Brett Millington, Flagship Project Manager
LGNSW Water Conference 2017 ‘The Digital Water Utility
journey’
Brett Millington, Flagship Project Manager
What is an Intelligent Water Network? “Integrated service delivery and network management to create value for customers, water
corporations and Government …”
Mine data to create intelligence “smarter utility decision making”
History of the Intelligent Water Networks (IWN)
• 2009: Intelligent Water Network (IWN) Strategy group formed
• Jun 2009: Marchment Hill “cost benefit study” implications smart meters
• 2010: Stage 1 - Completed – Scoping
• 2013 - Present: Stage 3 – Identification of Projects/Programs for Trial
• 2012 Stage 2 - Completed Deliverables & Organisation Structure
• 2014 - Present: Stage 4- Pilot & Develop Technologies
IWN Funds Holder
(VicWater)
IWN Executive Group Neil Brennan (Chair), Western Water
Joe Adamski, Barwon Water Paul O’Donohue, Central Highlands Water
Stuart Craven, DELWP David Norman, Melbourne Water
Craig Heiner, North East Water Kevin Hutchings, South East Water Glenn Wilson, Yarra Valley Water
Tony Wright (Program Sponsor), VicWater Andrew Jeffers, Wannon Water
Peter Quigley, Westernport Water
Program Director Morris Taylor, IWN Program
Program Support Communications Coordinator: Nicole Cooper, Western Water
Leadership Program coordinator, Cameron Geddes
Program Delivery Group
Western Region Region Lead
Eastern Region
Region Lead
Flagship Asset Performance
& Energy Optimisation
IWN Governance
Assistant Program Director Rowan Keeble, DELWP
Development
Delivery
North-Central Region
Region Lead
Metro Region Region Lead
• Barwon Water • Central
Highlands Water
• Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
• Wannon Water
• Western Water
• East Gippsland Water
• Gippsland Water
• South Gippsland Water
• Westernport Water
• Coliban Water • Goulburn
Valley Water • Lower Murray
Water • North East
Water
• City West Water
• Melbourne Water
• South East Water
• Yarra Valley Water
Pipe Rover/Leak Detection
Dean Barnett Western Water
John Day North East Water
Brett Millington East Gippsland Water
Program Manager: Brett Millington, Western Water
• Members indicated a need in information management and data analytics
• One of the key reasons for establishing IWN
• Key is to use our data to make better decisions
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Trial One
• Veolia/IBM Waternamics – Western Water
• Operational based system that has been utilised in European water utilities and provides
for data distribution across organisation areas (i.e. operations, customer interface, asset
planning, finance etc.).
• Designing a State wide approach and licensing arrangement options.
• Proceeding with full implementation at Western Water with ability for “sandbox” for other
corporations to join at a later date
Digital Utility Flagship Program
What does Waternamics do?
Digital Utility Flagship Program
What does Waternamics look like?
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Trial Two
• OSIsoft PI and ESRI GIS data integration
• Trials at East Gippsland Water and Lower Murray Water.
• OSI Soft PI is a powerful analytics and display tool and visualisations into a GIS (ESRI
product).
• Initial focus is on ESC KPI reporting, Water Quality, Asset data displays and interrogation
(pumps, digital meters, infiltration/rainfall).
• Cloud based and on-premise components.
• Opportunities for other reporting in the future.
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Pump Station analytics
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Rainfall Dependent infiltration and inflow analysis
Digital Utility Flagship Program
ESC Reporting
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Sewer Batt acoustic data display
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Sewer Batt acoustic data GIS integration
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Data analytics and integration with GIS
Digital Utility Flagship Program
Trial 3
• AECOM – Barwon Water with Gippsland Water and Westernport Water observing.
• Asset management approach to data collection and utilisation for decision making and will
be informed by AECOM’s recent experience with the WSAA Asset Management Customer
Value project
• Commenced at Barwon Water at the start of April.
• The projects currently being explored include Asset Renewals and Predictive
Analytics/SCADA integration including IoT data with detailed design and supporting
business case currently being undertaken.
• Linkages to Deakin University through the process – research opportunities for the future.
Digital Utility Flagship Program
• South East Water, Yarra Valley Water & City West Water are taking a lead role
• Sharing results with the IWN and its members
Intelligent Metering Project
• Intelligent Water Networks (IWN) has developed a unique and valuable risk assessment tool for Victorian water businesses considering a move to digital metering
• Many Victorian water businesses are contemplating digital metering, with some already working on business cases
Digital Metering Risk Assessment Tool (DMRAT)
• Nearly 200 risks associated with digital metering were identified through this process, along with recommended mitigations
Digital Metering Risk Assessment Tool (DMRAT)
Program Manager: John Day, North East Water
Currently 5 projects running 1. Small Scale Renewables 2. Large Scale Renewables 3. Aeration Energy Savings 4. Energy Purchasing 5. PumpCheckr
Asset Performance and Energy Optimisation
PumpCheckr
Lead: Trent Newton, North East Water
• To reduce energy and maintenance costs through real-time measurement of pump performance.
• Software which uses degradation in performance to identify when it is financially advantageous to maintain a pump.
Asset Performance and Energy Optimisation
Project 1 – Satellite Leak Detection
Lead: Dean Barnett, Western Water
• To determine location of potable water network leaks through non intrusive, remote scanning of networks by satellite and analysis of images and data.
Leak Detection & Pipe Rover Program
Picture above - ALOS-2 Satellite used for this project
Can the satellite find water network leaks 650km from earth????
• This technology was the same used to look for water on other planets. Utilis analyse
the satellite imagery to detect leaks. • The system uses essential physical parameters, such as geological, meteorological,
and hydrological factors. After calculating and adjusting any distorting factors, the information is intersected with the piping infrastructure layout and the system indicates locations of potable water underground leakage.
• Drinking water is detected, by looking for the particular spectral signature typical to drinking water.
• This trial had an approximate accuracy rate of 20%. • A contributing factor was the issue of using conventional field acoustic leak
detection methods on PVC pipes.
Region wide satellite leak detection program
Concrete Pipe Testing
Lead: Dean Barnett , Western Water
The Opportunity
To evaluate the actual condition of concrete sewer pipes and determine the remaining life cycle through in situ testing
The Project
Collaboration between IWN and Latrobe Uni to develop pipe probe penetrations system (rover) and pipe strength characterisation model.
Leak Detection & Pipe Rover Program
Pipeline Condition Assessment • Technology that uses acoustic sensors and sound wave that
travels down the pipeline to determine the condition of the pipe wall – has resulted in 2 MGD saving in a district
• Acoustic Fiber Optic (AFO) technology to monitor broken concrete water main
• Investigating tetherless robotic inspection system
Leak Detection & Pipe Rover Program
More information can be found
• on the IWN website www.iwn.org.au
• sign up for the IWN newsletter
• or email [email protected]
Further Information