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…
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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
New BEACON Training Page
Our extensive portfolio of training content has a new, centralized home in BEACON Help that is easily accessible to all utility staff. Check the Training tab frequently to find updated materials prepared by our expert trainers including: How-to videos Downloadable Training Manuals…
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
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
Track Non-Revenue Water with District Metering Areas
Non-revenue water–The sum of unbilled authorized consumption (firefighting, etc.) plus apparent loss (meter inaccuracies and unauthorized consumption) plus real loss (leaks). —the International Water Association and the American Water Works Association Water loss is serious business. Whether the loss is…
Tagged with: district metering areas, DMA, Leaks, minimum nightly flow, non-revenue water, NRW, real water loss, spillage, unbilled, water loss, water tank spillage
Posted in BEACON, How To, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, How To, User Guide
Vacant Properties: A New Way to Monitor Flow at Inactive Services
For utilities that want to keep a watchful eye on water usage at vacant properties, BEACON now lets you close the Service Agreement for an Account/Location while keeping the meter active and visible on the Monitor page. Typically, when a…
Tagged with: filters, idle meter, inactive account, PII, sa end, sa start, sa_end_date, sa_start_date, service agreement, vacant
Posted in BEACON, Data Exchange, How To, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, Data Exchange, 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
Set Latitude and Longitude
Bringing latitude and longitude values into BEACON lets you see locations via the Monitor page Consumption Graph map view. If you provide latitude and longitude values that pinpoint service point locations, you and your customers that use EyeOnWater will get…
