캘리포니아를 비롯한 미 서부가 가뭄을 겪고 있는 가운데 자동계측기(AMR) 및 지능형 계량인프라(AMI) 기술 개발업체인 냅튠테크놀로지(Neptune Technology)는 수익향상분석(revenue enhancement analysis) 등을 포함해 이러한 물 위기를 완화시키는 해결책을 계속해서 제시하고 있다.

냅튠의 R900과 R450 AMR, AMI 시스템 모델은 보존계획을 지원하는 동시에 미국 전역의 수도시설이 무수수량(NRW)을 되찾도록 도움을 준다. 냅튠의 ‘수익 향상을 위한 통계학적 평가(SEER) 분석 툴은 특히 수도계량 단계에서 무수수량을 확인하도록 고안됐다.

 

 

 

Amid ongoing drought in the Western United States -- particularly in the state of California -- Neptune Technology Group, a developer of of automatic meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technologies, continues to provide answers to mitigate water scarcity, including revenue enhancement analysis.

 

Just as Neptune's R900 and R450 Systems for AMR and AMI have helped water utilities across America to recapture non-revenue water (NRW) while aiding conservation initiatives, its SEER (Statistical Evaluation for the Enhancement of Revenue) analysis tool is specifically designed to identify NRW at the water meter level.

 

Classified as "Apparent Losses" in American Water Works Association (AWWA) water audit terminology, water delivered to the consumer but not properly billed is the most expensive form of NRW. SEER helps highlight meter inaccuracies and identify meters to repair or replace. By projecting the return on investment (ROI) for each meter replacement, the technology generates a prioritized list of meters to address.

 

"In conditions of water scarcity, utilities literally cannot afford to waste water," said Tim Bianchi, Neptune vice president, Engineering. "A typical utility's large commercial and industrial water meters make up less than 10 percent of its meter population -- but between 40 and 60 percent of its revenue. SEER can show how to prevent greater losses of money and water by replacing even a small number of large meters."

 

By addressing NRW at the meter level, water utilities increase accountability across their service area, which has proven to curtail water use when accurate billing is re-established. Experience has shown that a utility's most economical way to increase water supply is the recovery of water that would have otherwise been lost in its distribution system.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 10월 28일]