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Smart Water Networks Able to Detect a Looming Crisis, Reports IDTechEx
January 12, 2021 By GISuser
It is possible with technology to better predict how people use water and monitor its quality. This technology currently exists.
For example, manufacturing industries such as semi-conductor manufacturing monitor water for trace metals. The same sensors can be used in a water network pipe. Furthermore, these methods of sensor detection have been shown to work. Companies such as Suez have implemented smart water meters to track users’ water consumption in some locations in France, providing them with a better understanding of how the users consume water, and more importantly, when. IDTechEx research predicts that in the water pipe network alone, the industry of sensors will grow to over $3.5Bn by 2030 (Source: “Sensors in the Water and Wastewater Treatment Industries 2020-2030”). This area is a growing industry, and it is at the forefront of the Smart Cities and IoT technology areas.