This book shows how digital technologies are transforming how we
locate, manage, treat, distribute, and use water. Water resources
are under stress from over-allocation, increased demand, pollution,
climate change, and outdated public policies. Historical approaches
to delivering water for human consumption, industrial production,
agriculture, power generation, and ecosystems are no longer
adequate to meet demands. As a result, we need to vastly improve
the efficiency and effectiveness of our public and private sector
processes in water management. The author describes recent advances
in data acquisition (e.g., satellite imagery, drones, and
on-the-ground sensors and smart meters), big data analytics,
artificial intelligence, and blockchain, which provide new tools to
meet needs in both developing and developed economies. For example,
a digital water technology portfolio brings the value of real-time
system-wide monitoring - and response - within the capability of
water providers of all sizes and sophistication. As such, digital
water promises to increase the long-term value of water resource
assets while assisting in compliance with regulations and helping
respond to the demands of population growth and evolving natural
and business ecosystems. Including many practical examples, the
author concludes that digital and smart water technologies will not
only better manage water assets but also enable the public sector
to provide universal access to safe drinking water, the private
sector to continue to grow, and ecosystems to thrive.
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