Smart water for leakage detection: Feedback about the use of automated meter reading technology

Recent advances in intelligent water meter technology have improved the quantitative monitoring in water supply and distribution. Smart meters using Automated Meter Reading (AMR) technology allowed water utilities to: i) provide clear consumption patterns which can help customers to track and control their water usage and ii) improve active leakage targeting and leak detection capability. This paper presents a feedback about the use of AMR system to detect leakage in a large-scale demonstration site, which is conducted at the Scientific Campus of the University of Lille, which is representative to a small town. This paper presents the demonstration site as well as its monitoring using AMR and how the recorded data allowed a rapid detection of water leakage in the campus.