How White House Utility District uses IIoT to improve operations in water and wastewater

Guests: Pat Harrell, District Engineer,  Josh Gregory, Water
Loss Analyst, and Kim Klotter, Wastewater
Coordinator. 
Co-host: Gary Wong, Industry Principal, AVEVA.


The White House Utility District (WHUD) is the largest water
utility in Tennessee by geography, serving consumers and
businesses just north of Nashville. Since it started making
better use of its sensor-based data using state-of-the-art IIoT
(industrial internet of things) technologies in 2016, its
infrastructure leakage index (ILI) decreased from 1.49 to 0.76.
In this episode we talk about pressure management, leaks, and
I&I with those who made the changes to improve their
operation.

Water Loss Analyst Josh Gregory explains how they view their
sensor-based data on ArcGIS map displays, how they divide their
service area into district measured areas (DMAs), and how
calculations of the water flows within each DMA allows them to
focus on the important locations to improve leak detection.
District Engineer Pat Harrell describes using advanced pressure
management to determine the causes of leaks and what changes this
allows them to make to how their operate their equipment.
Wastewater Coordinator Kim Klotter describes how more easily
accessible flowmeter data and calculations allows her to better
hone in on locations of inflow and infiltration
(I&I). 

Co-hosting this episode is Gary Wong, industry principal for
water at AVEVA. 


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