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The Advent of Smart Wastewater Infrastructure City Wise ®
The Advent of Smart Wastewater Infrastructure
CityWise®
CANADA
CB Automation, Inc.866-342-5222
110 Snow Blvd. unit #2Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 4B8
Condition AssessmentA 24/7 Window into Conveyance System Performance
High-Resolution
Inflow & Infiltration is the number one concern when addressing wastewater infrastructure performance. CityWise analytics locate these problematic areas down to adjoining manholes.
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CityWise® breaks through the “Performance Barrier” by making unintelligent wastewater infrastructure a thing of the past. Cities and wastewater utilities now have the ability to affordably incorporate a 24/7 window into the operating characteristics of this highly valuable underground asset. By layering CityWise technology on top of GIS-centric asset management platforms, wastewater administration, engineering and maintenance teams are provided unlimited access to real-time data sets when making critical “where and when” decisions.
Through the successful integration of wireless sensors with advanced algorithms and automated analytical software programs, CityWise has developed the capability to satisfy the need existing within every city or utility for ”On-Demand” knowledge of conveyance infrastructure performance and condition.
CityWise®
Intelligence On-Demand
Smart Wastewater Infrastructurefor Smart Cities and Utilities
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Asset ManagementDynamic
Regulatory ComplianceProactive
Model DevelopmentEmpirical
Non-Compliance can lead to thousands of dollars in regula-tory fines in addition to the adverse effects of “bad” press. CityWise wireless sensor technology prevents these events from ever taking place.
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CityWise “Real Data Sets” provide wastewater collection system modelers with the ability to empirically, rather than theoretically, calibrate and validate hydraulic models.
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CityWise combines location- based sensors with advanced analytical software to elevate the asset management process from a historically “static” approach to one that is fully “dynamic”.
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The Advent of Intelligent Infrastructure
The Power of “Real Data”
One Smart Sensor,Infinite Smart Solutions
“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” The ability to immediately identify failing infrastruc-ture plus accurately pinpoint the cause of the issue, maintain regulatory compliance, validate hydraulic model assumptions and prevent the environmental impact of sewer overflows and residential back-ups is exactly what CityWise® “Real Data Intelligence” brings to the wastewater industry table.
The development of a low-cost, technologically advanced smart sensor became the key to finally having the ability to create an intelligent wastewater infrastructure network. It has always been known that 20% of the conveyance system is responsible for 80% of the problems. The only way for one to locate and manage this 20% is by having the ability to install within the infra-structure in question a large enough quantity of “smart” sensors having the capability to consis-tently collect enough data so as to create an efficiently functioning “intelligent grid”. This is identical to what has transpired within the electric and water utility space. The CityWise iTracker® sensor with Wi-Fi and cellular capability is just that device.
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Affordable IntelligenceEveryone knows that great solutions are only “Great” if they also are affordable. Smart sensors and clever software fall directly into this category. CityWise smart sensors needed to be confined space installation-free, mainte-nance-free and data retrieval hassle-free. Our analytics had to be completely automated for instant recognition of impending problems. With the above successfully achieved, cities and utilities can now profit from the benefits of having a highly efficient intelligent wastewater infrastructure network for as low as $4 per day per site.
Automated AnalyticsThe combination of reliable and timely field data with cleverly developed analytical software is just one of the key ingredients in successfully imple-menting an intelligent infrastructure strategy. The other key ingredient is the ability to gather enough data so that every potentially problematic situation becomes immediately recognizable and flagged for attention. CityWise analytical software programs, through a proprietary data-visualization technique called “Automated Analytics”, provides this ability.
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By increasing the number of monitoring locations in the area under investigation, pinpoint detection of problems is achieved
Inflow & InfiltrationMicro DetectionInflow & Infiltration (I&I) is usually the number one concern when addressing wastewater infrastructure condition assessment. Hundreds of Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Studies have confirmed the reality that 80% of the I&I is located within 20% of the collection grid. This fact alone establishes the need for a micro detection method capable of pinpointing I&I to within a pair of adjoining manholes.
CityWise® smart sensor technology substantially increases the number of measurement points within the area under investigation. This is key to gaining greater measurement resolution, which in turn, leads to a much higher rate of success in locating problematic sources of I&I.
iTracker® Smart Sensor
By establishing a high-resolution network of smart sensors, micro-detection of I&I is now possible.
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Condition Assessment
Performance Assessment
Pinpoint Accuracy
Municipal engineers, after receipt of field data, import the collected information into a fully Automated Analytics software program for determination of I&I location. This information can then be passed on to upper management for review and comment.iTracker®
Smart Sensor
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Micro Detection of I&I down to a pair of adjoining manholes brings with it a host of cost-cutting benefits. In addition to pinpointing the problem:
• Non-problematic areas are eliminated from further investigation.
• The requirement for nighttime flow isolation is removed.
• CCTV costs, only required at adjoining manholes, are kept to a minimum.
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Overflow PreventionAll overflows from sanitary sewer systems are illegal under the Clean Water Act and are subject to large governmental fines. Non-compliance can result in penalties ranging anywhere from $1,000 to $32,500 per incident per day. This is why the key to this type of environmental compliance is to never allow the event to occur in the first place.
Cellular enabled smart sensors can alert operating personnel in real time of an impending toxic spill weeks before the event may actually take place. By consistently monitoring the manhole in question, the smart sensors will begin to detect deviations in histori-cally captured performance indicators. This immediacy in response can be critically important when faced with the possibility of huge regulatory agency fines.
Early-warning cellular alerts are dispatched upon detection of an impending overflow condition.
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CSO Compliance
Back-Up PreventionBack-Up Prevention
As part of the NPDES permitting system, communities with combined sewer systems must comply with Federal CSO policy. CityWise provides the ability for initiating a real-time monitoring program that measures the frequency, duration, flow rate and volume of each CSO event.
Municipalities are insured for claims resulting from residential and commercial sanitary sewer back-ups. Nevertheless, these back-ups damage homes and businesses and threaten the health of any individual directly subjected to their effects.
Smart iTracker® sensors, working in tandem with CityWise® predictive analytics programs, monitor the condition of all manholes under investigation for any sign of abnormal conditions. In the event of an anomaly being detected, municipal personnel are immediately notified of a possible basement flooding condition. Functioning as a single, seamless solution, alerts are initiated, event duration is recorded and historical files are compiled for later analysis.
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The Need to Transition from “Static” to “Dynamic”Black & Veatch, one of America’s top ten environmental engineering firms in their Industry Report entitled “Strate-gic Directions in the U.S. Water Industry”, analyzed responses from a broad cross-section of highly qualified water and wastewater specialists. When asked to rate the importance of major industry issues, survey respon-dents considered “aging water and sewer infrastructure as the most important issue facing the industry”.
60% of those surveyed were of the opinion that “technol-ogies to increase efficiency and manage assets more effectively will be the area given the most emphasis”. Identifying strategic points where it is more economical to intervene in order to extend an assets expected service life is one of the primary benefits of having access to real-time analytical data.
By injecting linear assets with “live” intelligence, the entire management landscape turns dynamic.
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Risk Management
The CMOM Initiative
Managing risk is the central imperative for water and wastewater service providers. Presently, standard asset management programs do not reduce or avoid risk. In order to initiate the practice of “Risk Avoidance”, a program must be put in place that is capable of predicting the event so that it can be proactively mitigated. CityWise, by combining the power of smart sensors with predictive analytical software, provides just such a program.
The key to a successful CMOM program is the imple-mentation of proactive maintenance procedures supported by comprehensive predictive analytics. The key to predictive analytics is intelligent infrastructure and the key to intelligent infrastructure is real-time information.
CMOM is the EPA’s basis for developing regulations that in the very near future will become minimum permit requirements for the capital programs, operation and maintenance of all wastewater conveyance systems. The EPA, among others, benchmarks the efficiency of wastewater operations by the ratio of preventative to corrective maintenance, making real-time infrastructure analytics a key component for managing today’s intricate wastewater systems.
By including CityWise® Predictive Analytics technology within the CMOM framework, cities and utilities will acquire huge benefits when migrating from a “reactive” to a “proactive” platform. CityWise analytics offer a suite of integrated solutions, data sharing capabilities and enterprise adaptors that enable real-time data exchange between all managerial departments.
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Hydraulic Modeling is the cornerstone of asset management, capacity analysis and strategic planning when it comes to wastewater collection networks. A hydraulic wastewater collection model should have the capability to simulate flow at all times and loca-tions by first measuring actual volume at each point of entry and then, by applying certain hydraulic principles, calculate and predict flows throughout the entire system under varying conditions. Unfortunately, up to the present, this has not been technically nor economically practical.
CityWise®, due to its advanced smart sensor tech-nology, can now provide hydraulic modelers with the capability to empirically, rather than theoretically, calibrate their models utilizing "real data sets" for analyzing collection system performance.
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From Theoretical toEmpirical Modeling
Strategic Planning
Capacity Analysis
When cities and utilities decide to invest in waste-water infrastructure, upper management naturally wants to know how much they will save, how long these savings will last, and finally, was the invest-ment absolutely necessary in the first place.
The determination of cost savings requires both accurate current and accurate historical data. Real-time intelligence from CityWise, collected at multiple points within the infrastructure grid, provides a strong tool for planning groups to decide whether it is more cost-efficient to defer action or immediately replace the problematic asset. Through the continuous gathering of data by a network of smart sensors, the opportunity for making efficient investment decisions is substantially increased.
Wastewater infrastructure capacity issues, whether due to population changes or the adverse effects of inflow & infiltration, are immediately brought to the surface by CityWise. Smart sensor flow measurement technology, utilized in support of hydraulic modeling practices, assists city and utility managers with an arsenal of accurate flow data for making critical man-agement decisions relating to facility expansions or future maintenance considerations.
By adding “real data sets” to the overall modeling platform, hydraulic assumptions are concretely verified providing planners and engineers with the capability to view and predict wastewater infrastructure performance through an “empirically-based” window.
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CityWise®
CITYWISE DELIVERS
THE INTELLIGENT
WASTEWATER GRID
Here’s What CityWise Can Help You Accomplish
CityWise Process
When you deploy CityWise®, you seize the power of Intelligent Infrastructure. Now you can wield that power to create a 24/7 window into your conveyance system network. CityWise has developed the capability to affordably satisfy the need existing within every municipal or utility wastewater network for “On-Demand” intelli-gence of conveyance infrastructure performance and condition.
When you contract with CityWise®…
We Deliver the Smart Sensors
We Provide the Analytical Software
We Assist with the Installation
We Train the Operating Personnel
We Technically Support the Program
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Once deployed, CityWise smart technology immedi-ately begins to provide wastewater Operations, Finance, Engineering and Maintenance personnel with a “Live” window into infrastructure condition and performance. By combining one’s conveyance network with a highly cost-efficient CityWise intelli-gent infrastructure system, utility operating personnel can confidently say, “We now have the ability to manage our wastewater collection operations in real-time by proactively taking control of our linear assets”.
CityWise Performance
CityWise DeliverablesMultiple applications abound for CityWise smart technology. Included are: Micro Inflow & Infiltra-tion Detection; Real-Time Operational Intelli-gence; Early-Warning Maintenance & Risk Man-agement; Enhanced Regulatory Compliance; Empirical Hydraulic Model Development; Dynam-ic Asset Management; Proactive Remediation Planning.
CityWise users will additionally benefit from the opportunity to develop specialized programs for various departments within their facility for the specific purpose of initiating lower cost solutions through advanced methods of communications and sensing technologies.
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800-226-3569 • 918-664-1212 Fax: 918-664-8494
4250 S. 76th E. AvenueTulsa, OK 74145
www.smartwastewater.com
CANADA
CB Automation, Inc.866-342-5222
110 Snow Blvd. unit #2Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 4B8
