Águas de Niterói uses 4Fluid and the Ada System to optimize loss management

Each Stattus4 client has a story with different realities: fields behaving in different ways and various challenges.

One of the biggest problems in managing water losses is properly mapping the distribution, considering all field variables, such as unstable pressure. This was the pain presented by Concessionária Águas de Niterói, which uses our technology 4Fluid Mobile since 2019 and the Ada System since 2023.

Geophonist focused on suspected leak points

As 4Fluid Mobile, Águas de Niterói changed its leak research behavior – it began to dedicate a team to collecting noise in the field, which allowed creating a registered demand for the geophonist and making him focus on locations where leaks were suspected.

In addition to collecting the audio, with the 4Fluid A frequent inspection of the field and monitoring of the history of all samples were created to assist in the analysis of the concessionaire's results.

Results with 4Fluid

Since the beginning of operation with the 4Fluid, 2,563 leaks were identified and confirmed. Considering an average pressure of 15 mca and that the leaks are from branch lines, the recovery estimate is 27,680 m3/day or 12 Olympic swimming pools/day!

And what was the operation like when they acquired the Ada System?

With a vision focused on socio-environmental responsibility and excellence in the provision of basic sanitation services, Águas de Niterói is constantly looking for innovative solutions that optimize management.

Therefore, in January 2023 they implemented the Ada System in 2 sectors of the city.

Image taken from the Ada System

Each sector has around 12 km of network and serves approximately 1,100 homes. In total, 40 Pascal Pressure Devices were installed in the region. 

After installation and commissioning of the devices, the Artificial Intelligence of the Ada System identified the change in pressure in an area – characterizing it with a different color from other areas.

The integration of 4Fluid and Ada System

The alert was sent to the Águas de Niterói losses team and they carried out a visit close to the sensor.  

Image taken from the Ada System

While scanning the area, used the 4Fluid Mobile and identified 3 (three) water leakage points. One of them was located on a branch line and was not visible, while the others were visible on trestles. 

Image sent by the customer. Withdrawal from the 4Fluid System.

The locations marked in blue are points where the sensors of the Ada System indicated a drop in pressure. The point highlighted in red is the suspected invisible leak in that section, while the points in purple represent visible leaks. Check out the photos of the leaks found below: 

Image sent by the customer.

After confirmation, the team made the necessary repairs to the leaks, reducing losses of already treated water and optimizing management.

As Ada System, monitoring sectors 24/7 and 4Fluid Mobile, by optimizing the geophonist's scanning work, the Águas de Niterói concessionaire managed, in a matter of months, to significantly reduce real water losses.

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