Platte County PWSD#8

US | FIDO Direct

Project type

Leak detection, leakage reduction, non-revenue water

Client

Platte County PWSD#8

Project size

45 miles of distribution pipeline

Featured product

FIDO Direct

Delivery partner

FIDO US

52,000

Gallons of water saved per day

52%

Water loss reduction

45

Miles of network covered

The challenge

Platte County Public Water Supply District 8 (PWSD#8) is a small rural water utility in Missouri with a 45-mile PVC network. Managers found they were losing over 40% of their purchased water.

The combination of a tough environmental conditions and the configuration of the network meant that previous attempts at leak detection had not been successful.

Natural springs which confuse other acoustic detection methods are common, while gravel roads make visual and reactive approaches difficult.

PWSD8 asked us to use our FIDO Direct AI-led service to reduce water loss by a quarter.

The solution

FIDO deployed FIDO sensors at regular intervals across the targeted DMAs. These were left overnight. Once collected, the sensor data was instantly analysed by FIDO AI, which resulted in a number of points of interest (POI) for large leaks.

FIDO technicians used the sensors again at each generated POI to further pinpoint the leak location and mark up the blue line ready for PWSD#8 to promote to dig and to repair their largest leaks.

FIDO AI then verified that the repair work had been a success and the water that was saved was validated by utility staff.

The results

Using FIDO AI to find the PWSD#8’s largest leaks meant we could direct the repair team to areas where most water was being lost, faster.

By prioritizing repairs on these leaks, PWSD#8 reduced their need to purchase water and recouped the cost of the project before FIDO engineers had concluded the service.

The final verified leakage reduction in this section of network was 52%, which met we met our target two times over. This represented a volumetric saving of 19 million gallons of water a year which would otherwise need to have been purchased at an annual cost of $102,600.

Thank you for the work you guys did for us.  We couldn’t have gotten to this point without you all […] With FIDO Direct, we will no longer be blind to leaks. It is setting us up for the future where we can significantly reduce our leakage.

Jennifer Pease, Clerk - PWSD #8 of Platte County

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FIDO Direct is our end-to-end AI-led leakage reduction service for water utilities delivered through global partners and our own UK-based teams.

We use FIDO AI to accurately spot leaks, then prioritize and mark up your largest, verify the success of your repair work and validate the volume saved. Completely non-intrusive.

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