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The latest smart water news from utilities and municipalities worldwide - AMI rollouts, leak detection, SCADA modernization, water-quality sensors and wastewater digitalization. Project announcements, funding rounds, partnerships and regulatory updates as they happen.

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FrancePorto-Vecchio To Fit 12,800 Water Meters With Remote Reading In €1M Project18 Oct USANew Orleans Sewerage And Water Board Installs Smart Meters For All Residential Customers17 Oct UKSouthern Water Tests Lightsonic Leak Detection On Openreach’s Fibre Network17 Oct UKConnexin Secures Up To £35M To Extend UK LoRaWAN Smart Water Meter Network16 Oct SpainTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters14 Oct
Saanich Starts Five-Year Upgrade Of Water Meter Reading Equipment At 30,000 Properties Saanich Starts Five-Year Upgrade Of Water Meter Reading Equipment At 30,000 Properties

The District of Saanich, BC, will upgrade meter-reading equipment at about 30,000 properties over five years, with Sensus analytics and KTI crews.

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WaterPuigcerdà Council Funds €373,000 Water Network Upgrade22 Oct WaterBrownsville Public Utilities Board Adds Water Leak Alerts To Smart Meter Rollout22 Oct
WaterAjuntament d’Olot Puts Sewer Cameras and GIS Mapping on 161 Km Network WaterHonolulu Emergency Management Plans $300K Flood Detection Pilot By June 2027
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£35MFundingConnexin Secures Up To £35M To Extend UK LoRaWAN Smart Water Meter Network16 Oct $3MFundingSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ14 Oct $499MPublic FundingEPA Awards Georgia $499 Million To Rebuild Water Systems Damaged By Hurricane Helene12 Sep $36MFundingWint Closes $36 Million Series D To Expand AI Water Monitoring In Commercial Buildings12 Sep
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Thames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 205014 Oct Welsh Water Opens Market Talks On £500m South Wales Water Strategy30 Jul Northumbrian Water And Softwire Secure £1.6m For AI Control-Room Alarm System26 Jul Ofwat Backs AI For The Water Sector As Data Centre Demand Strains Supply18 Jun
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WaterSaanich Starts Five-Year Upgrade Of Water Meter Reading Equipment At 30,000 Properties

The District of Saanich, BC, will upgrade meter-reading equipment at about 30,000 properties over five years, with Sensus analytics and KTI crews.

 WaterAjuntament d’Olot Puts Sewer Cameras and GIS Mapping on 161 Km Network

Olot council adds CCTV pipe inspection and GIS mapping to a 161 km sewer network with 6,866 stormwater inlets, managed by Veolia since 2023.

 WaterHonolulu Emergency Management Plans $300K Flood Detection Pilot By June 2027

Honolulu's Department of Emergency Management plans a $300,000 machine learning flood detection pilot on Oʻahu by June 2027, with Hohonu and EM1.

 WaterPuigcerdà Council Funds €373,000 Water Network Upgrade

Puigcerdà is replacing fibre-cement mains, adding pressure reducers, sectors and telecontrol in a €373,000 water network project, 67.75% ACA funded.

 WaterBrownsville Public Utilities Board Adds Water Leak Alerts To Smart Meter Rollout

Brownsville's utility adds water leak alerts to an AMI rollout covering about 52,000 electric and 58,000 water meters, due around May 2027.

 WaterPorto-Vecchio To Fit 12,800 Water Meters With Remote Reading In €1M Project

Porto-Vecchio will fit 12,800 water meters with remote reading in a €1M project due by June 2028, as its water contract nears expiry.

 WaterNew Orleans Sewerage And Water Board Installs Smart Meters For All Residential Customers

Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans has installed smart meters for all residential customers in a programme sized at about 140,000 meters.

 WaterSouthern Water Tests Lightsonic Leak Detection On Openreach’s Fibre Network

Southern Water deploys Lightsonic fibre-sensing leak detection on Openreach cables; the vendor claims 650 km covered and 4 million litres a day saved.

 WaterConnexin Secures Up To £35M To Extend UK LoRaWAN Smart Water Meter Network

Hull-based Connexin announces up to £35 million in facilities from Santander UK and PATRIZIA funds to extend its LoRaWAN smart water meter network.

 WaterTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters

Telefónica Tech launched its own cloud platform on 14 October 2026 for utilities and councils to monitor smart water meters from several manufacturers.

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