The benefits of UV disinfection on bacteria levels are well known and many communes in Luxembourg incorporate UV-systems at the intake of their water distribution networks. However, many of these systems are in the process of being upgraded and are now often fitted with flow control valves. One of our clients recently asked us how our Global Predictive Controller™ (or GPC) network optimization software would impact the operation of their water inlet, which was now equipped with a flow control valve and a UV system. Their request was to find a way to only use the UV system when a…

Recently one of our close partners, the Syndicat des Eaux du Sud (SES), asked our team to assess how an automated network optimization system might reduce pressure fluctuations. While this request was a little outside of the scope of our normal activities, we readily agreed to look deeper into this question. But there was a catch: we had no pressure monitoring tools to guide our work.  Pressure fluctuations: is this a problem? Experts estimate that Europe has a water distribution network that exceeds 3.5 million kilometers. Naturally pipeline leaks are a serious concern for the industry and, by extension, so…