Intervento di Francisco Cubillo al convegno "Smart Water nella Città del Futuro" - Milano, 22/10/2015

1. Francisco Cubillo
Research, Development and Innovation
Deputy Director
Canal de Isabel II Gestión S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Improving Efficient water services
Through Smart
Network Planning

2. Smart Water in the city of the future
22 ottobre 2015, Palazzo Turati Milano
Improving Efficient water services
Through Smart
Network Planning

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How to
innovate?
Coping with
UNCERTAINTY

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New Methods of Analysis5
New Parameters of Reference4
Accurate Infrastructure Lifespan3
Adapting Demand Forecasting2
Changing context of Assessment1
Sectorization
 Understand
 Monitor
 Control
 Operation

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 791 D.M.A.
 228 Transport
 42 Reused water

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Adapting Demand Forecasting2
 DMA Sectorization models
 Microcomponents - Peak Values
 Panels of customers
 Satellite

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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1987
1992
1997
2002
2007
2012
litersperinh,day
Unitary per capita consumption
Total billed
Residential
Change of trend prior to the
beginning of latest drought
and economic recession
Increase in per capita consumption
1995 -
2003
2003 -
2013
Total billed 9.82 % -24.45%
Residential 9.43 % -21.40%
Trends on per capita consumption

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Changes in design criteria:
peak daily demand
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
m3/s
Maximum daily consumption
Design Criteria Measured Summer 2015

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Micro-components of water use
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
ene-08
abr-08
jul-08
oct-08
ene-09
abr-09
jul-09
oct-09
ene-10
abr-10
jul-10
oct-10
ene-11
abr-11
jul-11
oct-11
ene-12
abr-12
jul-12
oct-12
ene-13
abr-13
jul-13
oct-13
ene-14
l/propday
Micro-components of residential water use
Bathtube/Shower
Taps
Toilet
Internal leaks
Clotheswasher
Dishwasher
Irrigation
Pool
Bathtube/Shower
36%
Taps
38%
Toilet
10%
Internal leaks
3%
Clotheswasher
8% Dishwasher
2%
Irrigation
3%
Microcomponents of residential water use 2013

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Assessment of outdoor
water use and frauds
through remote sensing
techniques, using high
resolution satellite images

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Accurate Infrastructure Lifespan3
 Condition assessment
 Residual life models
 Likelihood of failures

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Life span assessment:
likelihood of failure
FD_E30_BAJA
FD_E10_BAJA
ODN_E10_MEDIA
ODN_E50_ALTA
ODN_E10_ALTA
ODN_E100_MEDIA
FD_E100_MEDIA
ODN_E30_BAJA
FD_E100_BAJA
FD_E50_BAJA
FD_E50_ALTA
FG_E50_BAJA
FG_E100_BAJA
FC_E50_BAJA
PDN_E10_MEDIA
OFN_E10_MEDIA
PFN_E100_MEDIA
FG_E50_MEDIA
FG_E100_MEDIA
PFN_E10_MEDIA
FG_E50_ALTA
FG_E30_BAJA
PFN_E30_MEDIA
FC_E50_ALTA
PFN_E10_BAJA
FC_E30_BAJA
OFN_E100_BAJA
FG_E30_MEDIA
FC_E30_ALTA
FC_E30_MEDIA
OFN_E100_ALTA
PDN_E100_ALTA
FG_E30_ALTA
PFN_E50_MEDIA
FC_E10_ALTA
LIKELIHOODOFFAILURE
CHARACTERIZATION OF PIPES: MATERIAL _ AGE_ PRESSURE
LOW
HIGH

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New Parameters of Reference4
 Service compliance
 Resilience
 Risk of inadequate service

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Low pressure
sectors
% Hours x prop x pressure <25m

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Risks assessment

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New Methods of Analysis5
 Operation vs Risk – Short Term
 Investment vs Risk – Long Term

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Likelihood of hour x property is the best
parameter for discontinuity analysis

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Priority actions (operations & investments)

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Conclusions
• There are opportunities to
innovate
• Risk to service is a key
parameter
• Searching for efficiency must
include operation & investment
• Smarter management is
possible and achievable