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Description
The project entitled "Intelligent leak detection system for the Aegean water supply network" aims to reduce leaks, save water resources, monitoring and improving the quality of supplied water, as well as creating an integrated water resources management system of the water supply network of the city of Aegion. Activities in the project include supply, installation and commissioning of equipment for upgrading the water supply infrastructure.
The system includes a central control station (CSC) that will process the collected results from the Local Control Stations.
The system will include development of an information visualization and leak detection platform and development and parameterization of hydraulic modeling and closed-zone digital twin simulation of the water supply network.
Summary of project results
The objective of the project is the optimal utilization of available water resources through the reduction of leaks, ensuring an adequate and high-quality drinking water supply in the internal water distribution network of the closed zone of the city of Aigio, managed by DEYA Aigialeia, which currently faces a water deficit. The project aims to achieve efficient operation, water quality assurance, environmental protection, and resource efficiency.
Specifically, through the implementation of the project, DEYA Aigialeia seeks to:
- Provide uninterrupted water supply that meets the specified quality standards within the closed distribution network.
- Ensure the required quantities of water to supply all households in the area under the responsibility of the closed zone.
- Drastically reduce operational expenses through more efficient network and equipment management.
- Ensure the necessary quality control of the produced and consumed water, which is currently not consistently achieved.
- Serve the needs of consumers promptly and effectively.
- Minimize water leakage and wastage, as the area covered by the project experiences a high percentage of leaks and lacks quality control.
- Reduce unnecessary energy consumption required by the current network, boreholes, booster stations, and tanks.
- Adopt a fairer pricing policy based on real data.
- Achieve the above goals in the most cost-effective manner without burdening the network users (end consumers). The project includes equipment acquisition, and the costs will not be passed on to the network users.
With the contribution of the partners, the project will further enhance the early detection of leaks through the development of an intelligent system.
The subproject 1, for which DEYA Aigialeia is responsible, involves the “Expansion of the Existing Leakage Control System in the Internal Network of the Municipality of Aigialeia” through the Procurement and Installation of leakage monitoring equipment.
On the other hand, the Laboratory of “Intelligent Technologies for Renewable Energy and Quality” of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of West Attica will undertake subproject 2, where initially the platform for information visualization and leakage recognition will be developed. Subsequently, the development and parameterization of hydraulic modeling and simulation of the digital twin of the closed zone of the water supply network will be carried out.
The digital twin and the simulation scenarios that will be implemented and executed during the project will receive real-time data from the installed sensors, in order to utilize the simulation scenarios and/or perform new simulations if deemed necessary for the optimal management of the parameters of the closed zone of the water supply network.
Expected outcomes of the project implementation include the upgrade of the existing infrastructure of DEYA Aigialeia, convergence of the water balance of the closed zone in the area of Aigialeia, control and limitation of leaks and the improvement of water supply adequacy and quality.
Positive environmental consequences include the protection of water as a natural resource, since smaller quantities of water will be pumped, and the reduction of energy consumption and therefore the deduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The positive economic consequences are due to savings in water resources and reducing damage restoration costs. The immediate beneficiaries of the project are the residents and tourists of the city of Aigialeia (specifically 20,422 inhabitants), while potentially the entire population of the Municipality of Aigialeia, consisting of 49,872 inhabitants (according to the 2011 census). Results:
Estimated amount of water saved (m3/year): 600.000
Number of innovative green technologies/processes/solutions applied: 1
Number of water bodies with imporved environmental status: 1
Number of beneficiaries of services provided or improved: 20.422
Estimated Cost Savings (€/year) 21.000