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Looking for money to help fund a smart cities initiative? You may already have it. It just may be going down the drain.Itron CEO Philip Mezey told participants at the Council's Smart Cities Now forum in Charlotte, North Carolina this week that North...
Article - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership, Examples and case studies, SCC Spotlight Cities
Spring rains and snowmelt pour into the rivers and reservoirs that feed the Calgary’s water supply. As a result, downtown businesses and residents are faced with unpredictable floods that could do millions of dollars of damage. Read in this case...
Resources - 08/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Examples and case studies
In 2010, Charlotte, NC–based Duke Energy -- along with the local organization Charlotte Center City Partners -- launched a new partnership called Envision Charlotte. Unveiled during the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting, the program...
Resources - 05/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
Ten years ago, Gresham, Oregon's wastewater treatment plant was the city's largest consumer of energy. Now, as you'll read in the case study linked below from Council Associate Partner Veolia, the plant is making as much electricity as it consumes...
Resources - 04/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Examples and case studies
When Bethpage Water District (BWD) began its quest to improve its water metering system three years ago, its primary motivations for upgrading from its touch-read system (circa 1988) to Council Associate Partner Badger Meter's Advanced Metering...
Resources - 03/16/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
Proactive water leak detection is one of the main goals in reducing non-revenue water (NRW) in urban water distribution networks. Read in the case study linked below how the water utilities of two cities in Israel are proactively monitoring their...
Resources - 03/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
To ensure its ability to deliver clean, reliable, water to households and businesses, Yorkshire Water depends on having access to a large pool of data but found that it needed a more scalable technology infrastructure. Read in the case study linked...
Resources - 02/26/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Data management, Examples and case studies
With a population of 235,000 and growing, there are many more streets in Laredo, Texas than during its frontier past. And that was a problem for the city's utility department. It was walking those streets to read 67,543 water meters – which took a...
Resources - 12/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
When a water audit found 39% of the water coming through the Town of Olds' supply line couldn’t be accounted for, it appeared leak repairs might recover enough water to delay the need for expensive infrastructure expansion. The town deployed a...
Resources - 05/10/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies