Peter Martin SUEZ Smart & Environmental Solutions

1. PETER MARTIN
CLIENT SOLUTIONS MANAGER
May 23-24, 2022
SMART WATER THROUGH THE
OPERATOR’S LENS

2. 1. Who is SUEZ?
Global utility with technology to
address many challenges
2. What is the SES Approach?
Collect – Connect – Optimize – Advise
3. Case studies
How utility challenges were addressed
w/digital solutions
4. Discussion
What is possible for you?
Agenda
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3. WHO IS SUEZ?
Global utility with technology to
address many challenges
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1.

4. SUEZ - Global Utility Operator
07/02/2020 SUEZ North America | New template 4
Global
footprint
100Ks
miles ​of water and sewer
pipeline networks managed
Employees
35,000
SUEZ Canal Opening - November 1869
50+
areas of expertise: drinking water,
wastewater, industrial & municipal
waste, bio-factory, desalination,
green landfills, carbon footprint,
energy recovery
11,000+
water treatment plants designed
and built by SUEZ worldwide,
including 255 desalination plants
and more than 50 wastewater
reuse plants
66 million
EXPERTISE & KNOW-HOW
people served by
water systems operated
by SUEZ

5. Utility Operational Challenges
FIVE COMMON CHALLENGES
Sources:
(1) COVID Water Sector Impact Survey 5, American Water Works Association, Oct 2021
(2) Resolve Workforce Challenges to Ensure Future Success at Water and Wastewater Utilities, AWWA Opflow September 2018
(3) Digital Capabilities of US Water Utilities, Dodge Data & Analytics 2021
(4) Freshwater - Supply Concerns Continue, and Uncertainties Complicate Planning, U.S. Government Accountability Office
(5) The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure, ASCE 2020
1. Finite Water Resources
80%
water utility managers say they expect a water shortage
within the next 10 years (4)
2. Long Term Under-Investment
$109 billion
per year in water infrastructure needed over the
next 20 years to close the US’ gap (5)
3. People, Data, & Budgets in Silos
90%
Say data is isolated in disconnected IT systems,
spreadsheets or paper records (3)
4. Workforce Aging, Recruiting & Retention
50% of utility staff able to retire in next 10 years (2)
40% of utilities struggling to hire (1)
5. Social, Environmental, & Financial Pressures
10 million homes
are in areas with lead pipes, primarily in the Midwest
and Northeast

6. Key Operational Challenge: Utility Data Systems & Sources
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CREATES STORAGE & SECURITY ISSUES
Data
Normalization
Tag Mapping &
Generation
Time Zone & DST
Handling
Statistical
Summaries
Transformations
Relational
Mapping
Alarms &
Events

7. THE SES APPROACH
Collect – Connect – Optimize – Advise
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2.

8. SUEZ Smart & Environmental Solutions (SES)
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RESEARCHING & DEVELOPING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Business created to
support SUEZ and
public utilities
150+ Researchers
Six R&D centers
Software, analytics,
expert services
Solutions “by a water
operator, for water
operators”

9. The SUEZ SES Pyramid Approach
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FOUR-STEP STRATEGY WE USE
• Foundations of digital water
• Maximize benefits of digital water
• Situational awareness
Connect
Integrate Data &
Systems
Collect
Logbooks, Sensors
Advise
Real-time
Decisions
Optimize
Hydraulics &
Asset Performance

10. Collect
PERIODIC & REAL TIME DATA
Delivers critical
insights
Connect
Integrate Data &
Systems
Collect
Logbooks, Sensors
Advise
Real-time
Decisions
Optimize
Hydraulics &
Asset Performance

11. Collect
Wide variety of data collection
– Work orders; Logbooks
– Smart meters (AMI)
– Smart hydrants
– Pressure & transient sensors
– Acoustic loggers & hydrophone surveys
– Pipe condition data & CCTV
– SCADA Historians
Allows operations staff to take
action in near or real-time
Latest trend: Drive compliance
reporting with regulated logbooks
PERIODIC & REAL TIME DATA

12. Connect
DATA INTEGRATION & MANAGEMENT
A ‘foundation’ of
smart water
programs
Connect
Integrate Data &
Systems
Collect
Logbooks, Sensors
Advise
Real-time
Decisions
Optimize
Hydraulics &
Asset Performance

13. Connect
Key for successful digital
water projects
Manage, analyze, and
visualize enterprise data
Live dashboards – turn data
into insights
Avoid data lakes, connect
dynamically, don’t copy data!!
Latest trend: Virtual
appliances with RESTful web
services
DATA INTEGRATION & MANAGEMENT
Connect
Integrate All Data

14. Optimize
Maximize benefits
from digital water
investments
ANALYSIS, PLANS & ACTION
Connect
Integrate Data &
Systems
Collect
Logbooks, Sensors
Advise
Real-time
Decisions
Optimize
Hydraulics &
Asset Performance

15. Optimize
Technologies
– AI / Machine learning
– Genetic algorithm (GA) optimization
– Hydraulic model ‘empowerment’
– Geospatial grouping
Applications
– Pipe break & leak prediction (PoF)
– Pressure zone management
– Flooding & blockage reduction
– O&M planning (cleaning,
inspections)
– Meter analytics (MDM)
Latest trend: Project packaging &
Equitable spending
ANALYSIS, PLANS & ACTION

16. Advise
Situational awareness
DECISION & ADVISORY CONTROL
Connect
Integrate Data &
Systems
Collect
Logbooks, Sensors
Advise
Real-time
Decisions
Optimize
Hydraulics &
Asset Performance

17. Advise
DECISION & ADVISORY CONTROL
Digital twins for water and wastewater
networks
Real time data, analytics, and decisions
Integrated systems
– Hydraulic models
– Weather forecasts, radar
– SCADA
– Sensors, meters, IoT devices
Advisory
– Best operational choices w/cost impacts
– Pump scheduling, load shifting
– CSO control, SSO & spill avoidance
– Protect beaches

18. CASE STUDIES
How SUEZ SES has met utility
challenges with a 4-step strategy
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19. Collect Use Case: Ontario Clean Water Agency
Challenge: Increased local regulations
Solution: Modernize operational data
collection software to ensure
compliance
Key: Facilitate best practices across
820 treatment facilities in 11 regional
‘hubs’
Results: Implemented electronic
logbooks for 650+ active daily users
Enforces regulatory requirements
Improves communication – internal &
external
Better identify and respond to issues
Improved operational oversight
Improved operational efficiencies through reduced non-compliances and faster response to issues
4.5M
SERVED

20. Connect Use Case: Toronto Water
Challenge: many existing data
systems, many O&M power users
– single enterprise tool needed
Solution: Deployed eRIS virtual
appliance
Key: Integrates numerous IT
systems dynamically
Ongoing data validations
Mobile app
Results: 4,000 hours/year
savings (~2 FTE’s)
Operational reports automated for
10 treatment plants
 Winner of Toronto Water Excellence Award; savings of 4,000 hrs./yr by connecting using virtual appliance
3.0M
SERVED

21. Optimize Use Case: Denver Water
Challenge: proactive pipe replacement
program with complex selection &
packaging process
Solution: Configured Optimizer
TM
to
select best water main replacement
packages of varying sizes
Key: Balances many different drivers
for renewal – paving, political, LSL, etc.
Streamlines annual mains renewal
planning, prioritization
Addresses confetti-like risk analysis
results; reduces risk
Tracks KPI’s to gage replacement
projects effectiveness
Maximized equity in capital planning through GA-optimized replacement packaging
1.5M
SERVED

22. Advise Use Case: Boise, Idaho
Challenge: Reduce annual energy
expenditure
Solution: Real-time energy optimization of
pump schedules (every 30 min) w/power
usage & cost tracking
Key: Leverages water distribution network
digital twin to simulate daily operations, and
best contingency plans for shut-downs
Results: Reduced energy & operational
costs ($233k/year, 10% decrease)
Increases network reliability
Helps retain operational consistency &
know-how
Water quality targets met (via tank cycling)
Improved environmental footprint
Operational efficiency savings of $233k+/year through a real-time, energy-optimizing digital-twin
240k
SERVED

23. DISCUSSION
How can you optimize your
digital water investments?
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24. What’s possible for you?
Start with a strong
foundation
Build one step at a
time
Work with
technology providers
who understand the
needs of water &
wastewater utility
staff
Connect
Integrate Data &
Systems
Collect
Logbooks, Sensors
Advise
Real-time
Decisions
Optimize
Hydraulics &
Asset Performance
The higher
you go:
The more
value you will
achieve
Higher cost;
but faster ROI
Requires more
trust by utility
managers

25. THANK YOU
Peter Martin
CLIENT SOLUTIONS
MANAGER
+1 916-474-0754
PETE.MARTIN@SUEZ.COM