#18 White House Utility District uses IIoT to improve operations in water and wastewater

Описание: Topic: White House Utility District uses IIoT to improve operations in water & wastewater
Guests: Pat Harrell, District Engineer, Josh Gregory, Water Loss Analyst, and Kim Klotter, Wastewater Coordinator.
Co-host: Gary Wong, Industry Principal, AVEVA.
Industry: Water
Business Impact: Process Productivity

The White House Utility District (WHUD) is the largest water utility in Tennessee by geography, serving consumers and businesses just north of Nashville. Since it started making better use of its sensor-based data using state-of-the-art IIoT (industrial internet of things) technologies in 2016, its infrastructure leakage index (ILI) decreased from 1.49 to 0.76. In this episode we talk about pressure management, leaks, and I&I with those who made the changes to improve their operation.

Water Loss Analyst Josh Gregory explains how they view their sensor-based data on ArcGIS map displays, how they divide their service area into district measured areas (DMAs), and how calculations of the water flows within each DMA allows them to focus on the important locations to improve leak detection. District Engineer Pat Harrell describes using advanced pressure management to determine the causes of leaks and what changes this allows them to make to how their operate their equipment. Wastewater Coordinator Kim Klotter describes how more easily accessible flowmeter data and calculations allows her to better hone in on locations of inflow and infiltration (I&I).

Co-hosting this episode is Gary Wong, industry principal for water at AVEVA.

00:00 Introduction
01:22 Pat on working through the pandemic.
03:35 Josh on project to put PI System data on ArcGIS map displays.
10:44 Josh tells the story of an important leak detection.
13:13 Pat on advanced pressure management (APM).
17:09 Pat on using the PI System to determine why certain places on the map were suffering breaks due to transient spikes in water pressure.
19:17 Kim on inflow and infiltration (I&I).
21:48 Kim on monitoring pressure data in order to extend the life of pumps and other equipment.
24:16 Pat on what having better access to sensor-based data allows them to do for customers.
26:00 Kim on how better data allows their small group to better focus their energies.
27:00 Pat on improved energy management.
27:44 A lightning round of questions about life in process operations.

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Learn more about what the PI System can do for water and wastewater companies: https://www.osisoft.com/industries/water