World Water Day: Utilities Conserve Water with Sensus iPERL Meters

Smart water meters aid conservation efforts with low-flow accuracy

RALEIGH, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#SensusNews–Water utilities around the world share the desire to conserve Earth’s
most precious resource: water. Every day, including World
Water Day, Sensus,
a Xylem brand, works with utilities to provide solutions that aid
conservation efforts while helping them become smarter about customers’
water usage.

In its 2006 paper on the global water supply, the World
Bank Group reported that “the total cost to water utilities caused
by non-revenue water can be conservatively estimated at $14 billion per
year, with a third of it occurring in the developing world.”

Closer to home, the United States Environmental Protection Agency
estimates that one trillion gallons of water is lost annually through
water leaks in homes across the United States—the equivalent of the
average annual water use in more than 11 million homes. Many utilities
report as much as 20 percent to 30 percent non-revenue water annually.

Technologies, however, are making a difference in the management of
water resources. For instance, the Sensus iPERL® smart water
meter provides water flow data down to 0.11 gallons per minute which
means accurate, timely water usage data that helps to detect leaks and
improve operational efficiencies for utilities.

“The iPERL water meter picked up flow data we never had before,” said
Amber Whisner, billing clerk, City of Dallas, Georgia. “The meters could
register the smallest bit of water usage for activities like the
flushing of toilets or the washing of hands.”

Additionally, the iPERL meter allows utilities to:

• Improve operational efficiency and customer service
• Reduce maintenance and cost
• Install meters horizontally, vertically or diagonally
• Prevent removal and tampering attempts to obtain free water
• Remotely manage and monitor meters and diagnose problems or issues
• Collect and log system and customer data
• Preserve energy and optimize power

“More than ever, utilities are seeking to conserve water and empower
their customers to make smarter decisions about water usage,” said
Sensus Global Director of Water Marketing Dan Pinney. “We’re proud to
play a role in these efforts with technologies such as the iPERL meter,
which gives utilities accurate, timely usage data to help them account
for every drop.”

For utilities looking to improve their knowledge on World Water Day,
Sensus provides comprehensive resources
including white
papers and webinars.

About Sensus

Sensus helps a wide range of public service providers—from utilities to
cities to industrial complexes and campuses—do more with their
infrastructure to improve quality of life in their communities. We
enable our customers to reach farther through the application of
technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and
responsiveness. We partner with them to anticipate and respond to
evolving business needs with innovation in sensing and communications
technologies, data analytics and services. Learn more at sensus.com
and follow @SensusGlobal on Facebook,
LinkedIn,
Twitter
and Instagram.

About Xylem

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to
developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water
challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze,
monitor and return water to the environment in public utility,
industrial, residential and commercial building services settings. Xylem
also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network
technologies and advanced infrastructure analytics solutions for water,
electric and gas utilities. The Company’s more than 16,500 employees
bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying
comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New
York with 2017 revenue of $4.7 billion, Xylem does business in more than
150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands.

The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that
transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of
our water-centric business by linking it with the best water
transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more
information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.

Contacts

Sensus
Kim Genardo, +1-919-376-2566
[email protected]
or
Mark
Van Hook, +1-919-459-6481
[email protected]