Water management is an ever-evolving field and RTC4Water is at the forefront of the latest developments.

We are thrilled to announce that we have made significant progress in optimizing sewage overflows during rain events with our new product, LINKWATER.

This innovative technology addresses the limitations of the current state-of-the-art VOLUME-based methodology by introducing a load-based system that reduces the flow to the river during a rain event. Our team has successfully conducted a proof of concept test for the load-based overflow optimization and the results are impressive. The new system did 29.7% better in reducing the flow in the left tank that had a lower concentration, compared to the old volume-based system.

This is a major milestone in our mission to provide innovative solutions that benefit our clients and the environment. Our dedicated team, led by PhD student Rodrigo Gesser, has worked tirelessly to bring this product to life.

We extend our gratitude to our funding partners, the Luxembourg ministries of Economy and Finance, for their support.

At RTC4Water, we are proud to be leading the way in revolutionizing sewage overflow control.

Stay tuned for more exciting updates from our team as we continue to push the boundaries of water management.

RTC4Water and Rittmeyer AG have signed an agreement to offer RTC4Water’s Global Predictive Controller® software to Swiss sewer network operators. In Switzerland, approximately 3 - 4% of untreated wastewater overflows into lakes, streams or rivers during periods of rain. This overflow can include high concentrations of problematic substances such as pesticides, biocides and pharmaceuticals. To reduce these overflows as much as possible, RTC4Water has developed a fully autonomous, predictive software solution that optimizes the control of overflow basins typically found in combined sewer networks.

Rittmeyer AG, a subsidiary of the BRUGG Group, develops and delivers custom measurement and control technology solutions for energy and water suppliers, hydropower plants and wastewater treatment plants. Already a leader in the field, Rittmeyer AG will now be able to offer its Swiss clients one of the most advanced network optimization tools currently on the market. Dr. David Dürrenmatt, Head of Process and Environmental Technology at Rittmeyer, explains; “With RTC4Water we have found the right partner to offer our customers, and the entire Swiss wastewater industry,  a clever solution designed to help them efficiently manage the basins in their sewage networks while also taking into account pollutant loads. In this way, mixed sewer water discharges into receiving waters will be sustainably and economically reduced.”

For RTC4Water, this partnership will provide the company with an invaluable opportunity to improve its wastewater expertise and further advance the technical capabilities of the software. Dr. Georges Schutz, Managing Director of RTC4Water, expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership in the following way: “With Rittmeyer AG, we have a partner at our side who is well established in the Swiss wastewater treatment market, who regularly inspires their customers with innovative solutions,  and who naturally brings a high level of expertise to the table. For us this is an important step forward. For many countries, including Switzerland, it is becoming increasingly important to look for economic ways to reduce sewer overflows. RTC4Water's intelligent, predictive software helps communities of all sizes get a better grip on this problem”.

Across Europe, many wastewater administrators are now turning their attention to the tracking of these overflow events to better understand their frequency and impact on the environment. Topics such as climate change and the environmental impact of emerging pollutants such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PCPs), pesticides and, more recently, microplastics, will mean that all wastewater operators – in addition to the already demanding work of managing their wastewater treatment plants - will need to consider the full impact of sewage overflows more closely than before. EurEau, the European federation of national associations of water services, has an excellent paper on the topic of sewer overflows which can be found here.

Since 2012, RTC4Water pioneered the use of Real-Time Control software for the optimization of wastewater networks in Luxembourg. If your organization or municipality would like to learn more about protecting lakes and streams from sewer overflows, please do not hesitate to Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..

Today is the 5-year anniversary of RTC4Water and what a 5 years it has been! The company started with 3 employees and only a few contracts to supply an early Global Predictive Controller (GPC) to the Luxembourgish market. Today we are installing intelligent controllers that will, by 2024, control the water distribution networks of at least 70% of all communes in Luxembourg!

Last week we launched a software update (version 4.1) of the GPC, which now has its own OPC-UA server - meaning that multiple GPCs can now securely communicate and share data with a central server and/or with each other! This is very exiting (yes really!) and allows us to solve issues where, for example, several communes are taking water from a single supply line that has become too small due of our exploding population in Luxembourg. These GPCs can now tell each other how “stressed” each network is for water and they can now cooperate and make sure that all communes get enough. GPC 4.1 also comes with an enhanced remote monitoring system (called Chloé) to supplement our 7/7 global checking, monitoring and leak detection systems so that our clients are always sure that their systems are performing day and night.

As always, we greatly appreciate the support that we get from our clients and partners. Without them, our goal of developing the most advanced, fully autonomous network optimization software would not be possible. 

RTC4Water, a pioneer in the development of a new breed of artificial intelligence software systems for water and sewer distribution networks, will present the latest in predictive and autonomous software systems from October 31st to November 3rd at Aquatech Amsterdam; one of the world’s leading trade exhibitions for water technology professionals. RTC4Water develops software systems which optimize water and wastewater (sewer) networks. By applying the latest technologies from the software development and automation domains, water and sewer network administrators can now achieve a higher level of efficiency which would typically not be possible with human operators. “We are extremely excited to be selected by BlueTech Research to present the newest advances in water distribution control. It is a recognition of our team and all water providers here in Luxembourg, who together have developed a world leading solution to tomorrows water problems” said Alex Cornelissen, one of the founders of RTC4Water. As part of its participation in Aquatech’s innovation activities, RTC4Water will showcase a new technology designed to model and optimise the behaviour of multiple water distribution networks which are managed by different communities and who may have diverse water utilization goals. This new technology builds upon RTC4Water’s successful Global Predictive Controller™ system which has given small to medium-sized communities the ability to reduce water supply costs while improving water quality.

For those planning to attend this year's trade fair, please stop by our stand in Hall 7, Section 550 to see our work and share with us your thoughts and ideas.