2011년 고도계량분석(AMA) 솔루션 실행 이후 캘리포니아대 머시드 캠퍼스(UC Merced)가 스마트 수도 네트워크의 실시간 데이터로 수백만 갤런의 누수량을 절감한 것을 포함, 물 소비를 23% 이상 줄였다고 발표했다.

Badger Meter가 제공한 BEACON AMA 관리 솔루션은 머시드 캠퍼스의 새 준수기준을 충족하기 위해 설치됐다. UC 머시드 물 운영진 대표인 Emron Quarqat는 “BEACON AMA의 자동화 데이터 수집 및 온라인 소프트웨어는 새 준수기준을 보장하고 기록하는 데 필요한 시간과 자원을 확연하게 절감한다”고 말했다.

 

 

 

Since implementing an advanced metering analytics (AMA) solution in 2011, the University of California Merced (UC Merced) has reported over a 23-percent reduction in water consumption, including saving several million gallons from leaks detected by the smart water network's near real-time data.

 

Provided by Badger Meter, a global manufacturer of flow measurement and control solutions, the BEACON® AMA managed solution was installed to meet the campus' new compliance standards. According to Emron Quarqat, UC Merced Water Operations Crew Leader, what started out as a friendly student competition focusing on reducing water consumption turned out to be an eye-opening experience for the whole campus.

 

"BEACON AMA's automated data collection and online software has significantly reduced the time and resources needed to ensure and document our new compliance standards," said Quarqat. UC Merced -- located in the Central Valley, one of the driest regions in California -- "has its eyes on water conservation, and we now know where our water is going," he added.

 

Leveraging BEACON AMA's cellular radio endpoints, use of existing cellular networks and easy-to-use software product, UC Merced is equipped with the fast, near-real time data needed to conserve. Combined with accurate meter readings from a variety of Badger Meter flow measurement products -- all connected to BEACON AMA using cellular communications -- the campus is able to monitor its reclaimed water, irrigation and wastewater.

 

In the first year of the water conservation competition, the campus dorms reduced their consumption by 14 percent, saving 79,000 gallons of water. They also saved 1.4 million gallons of water from 16 water leaks detected by the near real-time data. Ultimately, nine dorms and 565 students participated in the first year of the program.

 

In the years that followed, conservation became a daily habit as students used BEACON AMA's real-time monitoring capabilities, including the EyeOnWater smartphone app, to achieve another 9-percent reduction, involving over 9,000 students. During the program's lifetime, BEACON AMA has quickly detected several leaks, including five toilets leaking a total of 150 gallons per hour -- saving the university an estimated 1 million gallons of water per year.

 

Since deploying BEACON AMA, many other universities and colleges throughout California have toured UC Merced, learning from the campus and implementing the system in their own facilities. Meanwhile, UC Merced staff and students are focused on new and innovative ways to keep improving their campus and the state of California.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 5월 11일]