Filenews 22 July 2022
The beginning of the implementation of the project "Supply, installation, operation and maintenance of an integrated system of smart management and measurement of water resources", was announced by the Municipality of Paphos, which, as stated in an announcement, places particular emphasis on the optimal management of the water resources of its area of responsibility.
"The water balance, defined as the balancing of water demand (needs) and the available amount of water, is important to calculate at regular intervals. This is helped by the project to be implemented since it will be easy to identify water losses due to invisible faults, due to undercounting, due to unauthorized consumption (illegal use, theft, illegal connections, bypassing meters, etc.), due to meter reading errors, as well as due to data handling errors and pricing errors," he says.
Unique solution
The Municipality of Paphos, as it notes, proceeded to a holistic and unique solution for the design of Cyprus, which includes, among other things, the replacement of all existing water meters with "smart water meters", a number that exceeds 27,000 water meters.
The use of smart water meters allows for high metering accuracy as well as continuous remote (without human intervention) counting of water consumption. Taking the measurements in almost real time allows for accurate knowledge of water demand and immediate detection of leaks. The central system that will be installed will have the necessary "intelligence" to be able to recognize that the consumption of a citizen's meter indicates a leak. Therefore, the citizen will be informed and will proceed in a timely manner with the repair of his damage. This means firstly great savings in water loss and secondly avoidance of unpleasant financial surprises.
Another important feature is the historical consumption data collected. These data, without having the information of the consumer, can be used to draw valuable conclusions, to raise awareness of residents about water consumption as well as as a valuable tool for informing residents to avoid water wastage.
