Connexin rolls out water meters to help prevent future shortage

Connexin has deployed Intelligent Arad water meters across its IoT network (which uses technology from Cisco and Semtech) to help tackle water wastage.

The meters will gather real-time information on water capacity levels, consumption and pass through; this is fed back to Icosa Water via a smart metering platform.

Icosa Water is a regulated water and wastewater services provider, established to offer new development residents with water and sewerage services, and operates in the southeast of England. Connexin describes itself as a smart city operator.

The need for action in this regard was recently underlined at the Waterwise conference, where Sir James Bevan, the head of the Environment Agency, warned that the UK could run out of water in under 25 years. He announced to the Waterwise conference, in London earlier this year: “Around 25 years from now, where those [demand and supply] lines cross is known by some as the ‘jaws of death’ – the point at which we will not have enough water to supply our needs, unless we take action to change things. The country’s rising population is on the verge of exceeding the falling supply of water. Climate change is also a factor.” he added.” It is estimated that the population of the UK is set to rise dramatically, from about 67 million to 75 million in 2050, with this rise will come an increased demand for water.