Small Water Districts Powered by Big Analytics
March 21, 2016
Last month, WaterSmart released a its Essential platform, which is designed for water districts serving fewer than 7,500 customer accounts.
Industry Insight: Communicating With Customers
March 03, 2016
As the Flint, Michigan water crisis continues, the relationship between water utilities and their customers has been thrust into the national spotlight. W&WD Associate Editor Sara Samovalov spoke with Robin Gilthorpe, CEO of WaterSmart, about how utilities can ensure that customers are properly informed and educated about their water.
Steve Westly and Scott Bryan: Silicon Valley is Tackling the Drought
March 01, 2016
Last year, California’s drought cost our economy over $2 billion and 20,000 jobs. In this article, Steve Westly and Scott Bryan discuss the solutions that Silicon Valley’s innovators and entrepreneurs are developing to address the next great resource challenge — a secure supply of clean water.
Water Utility Leaders Focus on Three Top Priorities
February 23, 2016
In this Water Citizen News editorial, WaterSmart CEO, Robin Gilthorpe, discusses the top priorities facing water utility leaders and the solutions at hand.
AMI Hits Utah City With New Headaches
February 10, 2016
Jason Christensen, the city’s water resources manager, explained why the software has helped. “Initially we wanted to develop our own customer portal to push data to them but then we took a look at WaterSmart, and the fact you could automate leak notifications was a big saver for us.”
Forecasting the Top Five Water Trends in 2016
January 15, 2016
As 2016 emerges and we look forward to the year ahead, it’s instructive to engage in a little prognostication. There are some clear trends that began to take hold in 2015 to inform our outlook on the coming year in water. Here are the top water trends to watch for in 2016, according to Jeff Lipton, director of marketing at WaterSmart.
Utah Ski Town Drives Record Citizen Engagement With Its Water Portal
January 15, 2016
In 2012 Park City, Utah’s municiapal Water Department upgraded all its customers to an advance metering infrastructure (AMI) in order to notify residents of leaks and provide customers with better insights into usage trends. The city chose WaterSmart Software to integrate with its AMI system to provide a customer portal, automate leak notifications, and report hourly water usage data. The city and residents have benefitted from WaterSmart’s water portal through achieving conservation targets, savings due to leak notifications, increased customer engagement, and customized alert and notification settings.
What Water Utilities Can Learn From the Donald Trump Phenomenon
January 08, 2016
Love him or hate him, Donald Trump’s messages are memorable. This Municipal Sewer & Water post by WaterSmart Software looks at how water utilities can employ the strategy of short, easy to understand messages for improved engagement.
Rethinking How to Manage California’s Water for the Next Drought
January 08, 2016
At the 2015 California Economic Summit, Celeste Cantú, general manager of the Santa Ana River Watershed Authority (SAWPA), and Robin Gilthorpe, CEO of WaterSmart Software, collaborated on solutions for businesses and residents alike to achieve a more sustainable water balance for the 21st century.
Medford Offering Water Usage Monitoring
January 06, 2016
The City of Medford recently implemented WaterSmart Software to offer its residents a tool for monitoring their water usage in order to save water, lower their bills, and receive important alerts and notifications from the city.