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…
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BEACON AMA and Water Conservation
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
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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
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
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View DMA Zone Consumption
To view consumption for one or more Zones, do the following: From the Monitor page filters section, click DMA Zones + to expand the menu. Click one or more DMA Zones to view consumption for the Supply and Demand meters…
Configure DMA Zones
Data exchange files let you easily configure DMA Zones by entering Supply_Meter_IDs and Demand_Meter_IDs. Before you begin, we strongly recommend creating a diagram of each DMA Zone in your utility. Catalog each meter and its role in the zone. This…
DMA
District Metering Areas (DMAs) let utilities monitor consumption across a water distribution network. In BEACON, such networks are defined by zones (see the sample diagram below). A zone is a collection of Supply meters and Demand meters. Supply meters measure…
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Data Exchange
How the Data Exchange Spec Relates to Your Business Processes BEACON uses a method called Data Exchange to model common utility business processes. Those processes encompass residential or business customers moving into locations where the utility delivers water services. Service…
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