Digitalization of Water Utilities as Stage in the “Smart City” Development

What is it about?

Digitalization of organizations responsible for the maintenance of water supply and sewerage systems (water utilities) is one of the stages in the development of Smart City. The result of the digitalization of these organizations should be the formation Digital water utilities. Improvement of managing system of basic production assets by means of BIM-technologies for the water utilities is regarded as one of the trends of these organizations’ digital transformation. The united information model of technological equipment for water supply and sewage disposal systems should become a framework of its functioning. This model should integrate the data obtained from different levels of the BIM model of an industrial building or structure where the given machinery is installed as well as a digital model of water utility. It is worth mentioning that this equipment has its own service life that is shorter than the life cycle of a building or structure where it is installed. Filling the proposed model up with information will take place from the moment of the origination of an idea to acquire technological equipment and up to its disposal and liquidation.

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Photo by Casey Schackow on Unsplash

Photo by Casey Schackow on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Of the prime importance is the necessity to improve the management system of the main productive assets of organizations responsible for the maintenance of water supply and sewerage. Modernization of this system will enable to accelerate the pace of technological equipment upgrade for water supply and disposal systems. Application of the research results in water facilities and sewage disposal systems operation would allow lowering the working costs of realized services of water supply and disposal and will facilitate the creation of Digital water utilities, as well as the development of a Smart City.