Industry Challenges • i2O Water

Dam Chihuahua

Mexican farmers went to war last month to protect their water supply and seized 2 dams in Chihuahua. One woman was shot dead during the unrest.

Water Night. No taps. One bucket.

Between 5pm on Thursday 22 October and 5am on Friday 23 October you’re asked to use one bucket of water, no taps, no showers, no running water. Use of water to protect from COVID or for religious reasons is exempt.

Don’t be alarmed

There are already too many alarms. With data analytics and AI there are going to be a lot more.

Water down the pan

Billions of litres of water are being wasted because dual-flush toilets leak.

Must do more

Water companies around the world are being asked to do more.

Remote access to systems the single most important technology during the pandemic

Water utilities who already had remote access to their systems were at an advantage when COVID-19 lockdowns were introduced around the world says Isle Utilities.

Leak detection – chasing your tail

£30m is a lot of money. For 100,000 listening devices. That cover just 20% of the network. Will they deliver the leakage reduction anticipated?

Watercare CEO resigns

A lesson for all water company CEOs.

Will smart meters save the world?

Don’t count on it.

England will run out of water within 20 years

Foreigners think it always rains in the UK and they know it’s a group of islands surrounded by water, so this news may come as a surprise.

Infrastructure bill passes Senate in USA

The Democrat-led House of Representatives has passed the infrastructure bill designed to upgrade the United States’ crumbling infrastructure. But its chances of being approved in the Republican-led Senate is zero.

NB-IoT passes tipping point

As of June 2020 GSMA had identified 94 NB-IoT networks and 37 networks LTE-M networks switched on.