Mukesh Shah | Sarah Davis and Lindsay Leahy E Source | City of Oceanside

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California Water Crisis – How AMI Helps
City of Oceanside AMI implementation
Mukesh Shah – E Source/Zicali
Lindsay Leahy – City of Oceanside
Sarah Davis – Hoch Consulting

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Topics:
• Overview of City of Oceanside Water System
• Using AMI hourly data to detect and resolve leakages
• Providing hourly consumption data to customers and
educating them on water usage behavior
• Expanding the use of AMI communication networks for
“green” smart city initiatives

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City of Oceanside - Overview
 3rd largest city in San Diego
County
 Population of 180,000
 44,000+ service connections
 Weese Filtration Plan – 25 MGD
 Mission Basin Groundwater
Purification Facility – 6.4 MGD
 Goal: 50% local water supply by
2030
 Goal: Improve overall
management and tracking of
water demands

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AMI Data
 City of Oceanside Water Utilities (Utility) has implemented a LoRaWAN
network and is replacing all of the 44,000+ meters with AMI meters
 What used to be once-per-month consumption data has now become
hourly consumption data, equating to 720 data points per month
 AMI also provides continuous flow and backflow detection
 This data is not only utilized by the Utility but it is also available to the
customer on a daily basis

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Using AMI hourly data to detect and resolve leakages
 Two areas associated with conservation:
 Customer water use / loss – mainly through robust customer education
and a Customer Engagement Platform (CEP)
 Utility water use / loss analysis – gets into using the data to identify loss

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Customer Education and Customer Engagement Platform (CEP)
City of Oceanside is proactively educating and
engaging with the customer for water
conservation through WaterSmart Customer
Portal
 Sends automatic notifications for continuous
usage and burst leaks to customers via email,
text message and phone calls
 May 2022 sent 387 notifications
 Leak assistance directly in the portal
 Messages to customers through the portal
regarding current drought requirements

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Utility water use / loss analysis
With the implementation of the AMI system, the Utility has seen the following
benefits of water conservation:
 In the replacement of old meters to AMI meters, the Utility has fixed city-side
infrastructure issues, such as leaky angle stops
 CSR’s are automatically notified of leaks and proactively reach out to customers
 Water use demand is provided on a daily basis so that water pressure strains do
not unduly cause breakages
 Detection of unauthorized water usage
 Monitoring of hourly or daily consumption to gauge water conservation goals

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Smart City - “Green” Utility Initiatives
The City of Oceanside Water Utilities’ next phase is to leverage its investment in Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) using the specified LoRaWAN enabled network for expanded
operational benefits beyond meter reading:
 LoRa-Based SCADA Monitoring and Controls
 District Metering Areas (DMAs)
 Virtual DMAs/Meter Groups
 Main Line Leak Detection Systems
 Pressure Monitoring Systems
 Demand Forecasting
 Remote Disconnect Meters/Valves
 Water Quality Monitoring