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Minimize Water and Revenue Loss with BEACON
Water loss control starts with the ability to quickly and economically pinpoint the sources of residential and distribution main leaks, tank spillage, theft and unbilled usage. Three recent additions to BEACON together with our leak detection algorithms help you find…
Tagged with: distribution leak, distribution level loss, DMA, mis-sized meters, theft, unauthorized use, vacant properties, water loss, water theft
Posted in BEACON, EOW, How To, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, EOW, How To, User Guide
Monitor Flow at Inactive Services with a New SA_Start_Date
Q: How can we continue monitoring flow at locations with inactive services? A: To monitor flow at vacant locations, associate the inactive service with a special account called “Vacant” (or any name that you can quickly recognize as an unoccupied…
Tagged with: data exchange, DE, idle meter, SA dates, sa start, snow bird, snowbird, snowbird customer, vacant, vacant property
Posted in BEACON, How To, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, How To, User Guide
BEACON and Wildfires
Wildfires that consume thousands of acres, threaten and consume buildings and cause large-scale evacuations are an increasing fact of life. For water companies, damage to the water system along with efforts by firefighters and property owners to contain a fire…
Posted in BEACON, Knowledge Base
ID Daily Peak Demand Cycles with Diurnal Demand Exports
Diurnal (die-yer-nal), adj. – of or during the day; daily or each day. Diurnal cycles are daily recurring patterns. Diurnal Demand reports are used to identify daily peak water demand cycles. In areas affected by drought and other conditions that…
BEACON and Water Conservation
Faced with persistent drought conditions and the ongoing desire to limit water loss and its costs, utilities need the ability to monitor and identify sources of excess water consumption. Once those sources are identified, having the ability to swiftly notify…
Tagged with: analytics, apps, conservation, conservation features, conservation tools, conserve, district metering areas, DMA, EyeOnWater, high/low consumption, leak, leak analytics, Leaks, parity, parity filters, reduction goal filters, water conservation
Posted in BEACON, How To, Knowledge Base, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, How To, Knowledge Base, User Guide
Use Tags to Give Users with Manager Roles Limited Access to Data
Features used: Tags, Saved Filters, User Management BEACON lets Admin users grant users with the role of Manager limited access to customizable subsets of locations and meters. This lets: Utilities that resell water to other utilities grant district water managers…
Tagged with: access, data, manager role, tags
Posted in BEACON, How To, Knowledge Base, Uncategorized, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, How To, Knowledge Base, Uncategorized, User Guide
