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National Water & Sewerage Corporation / Kampala (Uganda)
2021
Deployment of the HpO® Artificial Intelligence system to improve the efficiency of the Kampala water supply network
Context
National Water & Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is the public entity responsible for water services in over 250 municipalities in Uganda. The project covers the capital city of Kampala, which is operated by a sub-entity of NWSC, Kampala Water.
The drinking water network under the study consists of several thousand kilometers of pipes. The ageing of the networks, which were first laid in 1930, is affecting the performance of the drinking water supply.
The rate of unbilled water (NRW) is 40%. The share due to leakage is estimated at over 20%, or 75,000 m³ lost per day. Kampala Water repairs 4000 leaks per month, with no significant improvement. These are only visible or easily identifiable leaks.
The rational and targeted renewal of the network is thus a major challenge for Kampala Water. Altereo has therefore proposed an expert approach to network asset management based on its patented and award-winning HpO® artificial intelligence technology.
The project is funded by the French Ministry of Economy & Finance through the FASEP scheme.
Project overview
The project lasts 18 months and is divided in 2 main missions:
- Mission A : Understanding and data improvement
An essential step with the deployment of the HpO Collect® mobile application for field agents. - Mission B : Optimised network renewal programme
Valuation of network failure data by HpO® artificial intelligence to predict the future risk of failure and to target and optimise leakage detection and network replacement.
Description of the mission
Mission A : Understanding & Data improvement (1 year)
Phase 1 : Understanding the context and the organisation (6 months)
The project starts by understanding the context of NWSC/Kampala Water in terms of existing practices, processes, skills, IT tools and data:
- Understanding focused on the asset management and leakage control team
- Familiarity with the leak detection and repair unit
- Analysis of existing software, in particular the Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Audit of existing data and measurement of discrepancies with the prerequisites for the implementation of HpO® AI
Phase 2 : Improvement of data describing networks and anomalies (6 months)
Existing knowledge about the network and its failures needs to be strengthened before any analysis can be made. It is necessary to have complete knowledge on two aspects:
- Pipes (diameter, length, materials, installation or laying date)
- Failures (date, location, type of anomaly, reason)
Data improvement work is done in collaboration with Kampala Water at 3 levels:
1. Field surveys and investigations to recover missing information
2. Deployment of the mobile application HpO® Collect
HpO® Collect has been specially designed to ease the collection of relevant data at the time of leak repair.
In less than a minute, HpO® Collect enables the field agent to collect data about the failures of mains, service connections and fixtures: GPS location, material, diameter, type of leak, cause, photos, etc.
The data capitalised by HpO® Collect is stored in a secure database which will be used for visualisation and simplified analysis.
The richer the history of failures, the better the asset is known and the more it will be possible to optimise the replacement strategy. Once a sufficient amount of failures has been collected, Altereo will be able to implement the rest of the HpO® approach, including the use of artificial intelligence to predict the risk of failures in the future.
3. Deployment of the HpO® Citizen mobile application to the population
Altereo also plans to deploy a public application that will allow the population to instantly report to Kampala Water any leaks visible on the public domain.
4. Support for updating the missing networks in the GIS
The mapping of the pipes in the geographic information system is not exhaustive. Only 3,000 km of pipes have been digitalised to date. Altereo will identify the sectors where the networks are not digitised in the GIS. Altereo will then oversee Kampala Water’s teams to survey the networks in the field and complete the GIS. This process will be continued over time by Kampala Water.
Mission B : Change management and asset replacement programme
Phase 1 : Implementation of a renewal programme on the Kampala network
During the second year of the project, after having upgraded the descriptive data of the drinking water network and built up a exploitable stock of failures, Altereo will be able to implement the rest of the HpO® approach, including the use of artificial intelligence to calculate the risk of failure in the future.
The benefits of this innovative approach are:
- Optimising leakage search and detection
- Targeting the pipes to be replaced as a priority
- Drastically increasing the efficiency of the renewal budget
Kampala Water will therefore be able to significantly optimise its operations and investment programmes based on the results provided by HpO®. These results will be able to be articulated with pipeline replacement projects for which financing has already been secured from the AFD (French Development Bank).
Phase 2 : Capacity building and sustainability of skills
In parallel with the renewal programme, Altereo, in partnership with Watura, will provide Kampala Water and NSWC with an e-learning platform that will enable them to follow the training sessions. The training & capacity building programme in English will include the principles of asset management and water system performance, the importance of the key phases of the project and the use of the HpO® module interfaces left at Kampala Water.
Training Program La Réunion
2014
Training Program for local water utility managers on water network performance and asset management
A 100% capacity building mission by definition
Water supply network asset management training session
Sewer network asset management training session
Context
The Reunion Water Office is a local public institution of an administrative nature, attached to the Department of Reunion Island. Playing somewhat the role of the existing water agencies in mainland France, it is in charge of facilitating the various actions of common interest in the field of water and aquatic environment management.
Objective
The objective of these training sessions was to give Reunion Island water utility managers a complete vision of the issues and technical solutions within their reach to improve performances and implement real asset management strategies.
Above all, it was a question of giving them the keys to engage in a process of continuous improvement to master asset knowledge up to the optimisation of its replacement in order to achieve high levels of technical and economic performance of their drinking water services.
Communauté de Communes de Zou (Benin)
2016
Study for the Preparation of a Global Strategy for Water Sector Management and Climate Change Adaption in the Department of Zou
Flow
Flood
Climate Change
Context
The department of Zou was settled following the drainage of the Ouémé River and one of its tributaries and is therefore regularly impacted due to flooding and water runoff. The outcome of this has been:
- Damage to public and private infrastructure to varying degrees
- Material losses as well as the loss of human lives
Altereo was selected to carry out a study at the scale of the 9 communes making up the departmental territory of the Communauté de Communues du Zou (CCZ) with the objective of addressing the issues of stormwater and river flooding and other related consequences in the context of changing climate patterns for an overall management strategy.
The human component was a priority for this project having the goal of protecting all concerned individuals against the risks of runoff and floods while at the same time protecting their economic activities and the structures.
Project Description
Given the scale and complexity of the project, an iterative approach was required bringing together:
- The elected officials of Zou (CCZ)
- Representatives of the State
- General Directorate for Sanitation
- General Directorate for Water (DG Eau)
- Delegation for Territorial Development (DAT)
The study comprised of the following phases:
- Diagnosis of the catchment of the Zou
- Mapping the existing structures
- Compendium of agricultural practices
- Preparation of a Prioritized Program of Action per sector
- Quantification of the Program of Action
Centre for the Development of Enterprise (Brussels)
2006 then 2020
Training Program for SMEs of the Public Works sector: Maintenance of Water Networks (countries: Djibouti, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, Botswana, Zambia)
A 100% capacity building mission focused on water utilities and local SMEs capacity building to offer subcontracting and develop business in the sector
Context
CDE is an ACP/EU joint institution created in the framework of the Cotonou Agreement. It’s financial resources mainly come from the European Development Fund (EDF). Its objective is to ensure the development of professional ACP enterprises operating in the private sector. CDE operates complementarily with the European Commission, the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Investment Bank in the framework of support to the private sector.
Project Description
This program helped 50 SMEs of the public works and hydraulics sector in the target areas. It aimed to help them acquire skills and technologies for the maintenance of water networks, and plan their development in this new business area. The project itself consisted of 5 phases:
- Analysis of the operators and identification of SMEs concerned by the program
- Technical diagnosis of water supply facilities and network operation
- Development of the training modules
- Strengthening of the SME’s abilities
- Support for the establishment of the business plans in order to acquire the technologies of maintenance
Seureca Veolia (Saudi Arabia)
2018
Technical assistance mission for the elaboration of a simplified evaluation system for Civil Engineering on a Saudi wastewater treatment plant in the Riyadh region
Technical support
Competency transfer to local staff on civil work diagnosis
Context
SEURECA SAUDI has been awarded a contract for the modernization and rehabilitation of a large number of wastewater treatment plants in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia.
SEURECA called upon Altereo’s skills and expertise to provide technical support to:
- Modify, improve and simplify VEOLIA’s pre-established diagnostic grids
- Take part in the definition of the standard reports of simplified diagnosis of the Civil Engineering for the SEURECA SAUDI mission
- Participate in the drafting of the booklet and methodology accompanying the simplified diagnosis grids and in particular the sharing of illustrations
Project Description
A first phase is conducted over 3 days to prepare the mission, including document analysis.
A second phase is conducted in Saudi Arabia and includes 3 days on site with travel to 3 sites.
REGIDESO (Burundi)
2018
Setting up a GIS specialized in drinking water network management with GPS solution
Context
In this World Bank financed project, Altereo, in partnershop with D2E, was selected by the REGIDESO to set up a GIS with GPS Solution for drinking water network metering in the city of Bujumbura, capital of Burundi.
Altereo was expected to provide the following:
- The complete Cart@jour® GIS licence with a module for GPS import/export
- Microsoft server for Windows 2008 with SQL Server express
- Windows 7 PC and connections
- Colour A3 Printer
- 3 bi-frequence GPS Trimble receptors with tripod and stand
Project Description
Cartographic data were recovered and integrated, especially background maps and a part of the network with the main structuring objects.
The modus operandi selected for this purpose takes into account the fact that the GPS station closest to Bujumbura is situated at a distance of 130km. In order to improve the precision of the topographic surveys, it was decided that a differential mode would be used with a local or base station installed within the REGIDESO.
This functions together with the measures taken by the technicians with their receptors. A differential correction was applied to the collected data. The creation of this local station necessitated the measurement process from a geodetic point located at Bujumbura Airport.
Once the measurements are taken, the base can be installed definitively at the premises of REGIDESO within an obstacle-free zone – for example the roof or an abandonned water tower.
Agence Nationale de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement (Cape Verde)
2016
Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Master Plan for Santo Antão and Feasibility Study on the Sanitation Project for Porto Novo, Cape-Verde
Study of water resources
Training of ANAS staff
Context
Altereo was awarded this contract financed by the French Development Agency together with the Senegalese firm EDE.
Despite a limited surface area (779 m²), the island of Santo Antão, located to the North-West of the archipelago, is characterized by significant imbalance in the availability of resources between the north and the south of the island.
The South is subject to a very dry climate regime that has forced the concerned authorities to resort to seawater desalination to supply the main city of Porto-Novo (10,000 inhabitants).
On the other hand, abundant rainfall in the northern part of the island provides a sufficient resource through boreholes and springs.
The objective of the Master Plan is to assess the needs of the sector, to define the priority investments to be made and to prioritize them over a 20-year horizon in order to ensure a sustainable service to the island’s populations.
Project Description
As part of this study, ALTEREO is in charge of the following activities:
Study of water resources in order to prepare the water balance (needs/resources) and propose scenarios for resource mobilization to respond to the demand for water within the given horizon
Development of a data model on current and projected water resources and water and wastewater systems (using QGIS) and development of thematic maps.
Training of ANAS staff and the staff of water and sanitation services (SAAS) of the 3 municipalities of Santo Antão to use QGIS.
City of Niamey (Niger)
2014 – 2015
Development of a Fecal Sludge Management Services for the City of Niamey
Diagnostics and recommendations
PPP arrangements
Consideration of options
Support to the city
Context
The aim of the project is to study the possibilities of Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) through private sector participation schemes including through a public-private partnership framework for the management of the sludge treatment plant. It also includes the establishment of an appropriate system for collecting and transporting sludge with the involvement of local private operators.
Project Description
Phase 1: Diagnostics and preliminary recommendations
- Review existing FSM services in Niamey, including drainage, transportation and reuse
- Conduct a survey to assess the capacity and willingness to pay for FSM services
- Review the regulatory framework for in-situ sanitation facilities and FSM services and provide recommendations for a comprehensive framework
- Review of the capacity of the city of Niamey and the civil society to oversee the FSM services and make recommendations
- Review the current state of operation and management existing equipment and services in the public sector; propose future use in the collection and transport of sludge, or for their phase-out
Phase 2: PPP arrangements
Phase 3: Consideration of options
Phase 4: Support to the city of Niamey to implement the chosen PPP
Algérienne des eaux
2015 – 2018
Study of the diagnosis for the rehabilitation of the water supply system of the city of Medea
Competency transfer to local staff on field operations,
Leak detection, monitoring
Context
The Drinking Water Supply of the city of Medea is provided 60% from the Ghrib Dam (Ghrib-Medea transfer for about 24km of water supply) and 38% from the Chiffa-Medea transfer (ensured by the 03 intake points of Wadis Chiffa, El-Djir and El-Merdja) for about ~ 14 km of the conveyance line.
Underground resources (drilling and springs) account for only 2% of the volume distributed.
Due to the state of advanced dilapidation of the downtown DWS network, existing since 1866, huge losses have been recorded (leaks not apparent).
Due to strong demographic pressure, demand is increasing with the expansion of the urban fabric, the realization of the new urban and university hub, the rehabilitation of the Harbil and Draâ-Smar areas of activity and the realization of the commercial district of Ouzera.
Project Description
- Mission A: preparing a digitized mapping system to develop and update the maps of the DWS system (production and distribution)
- Mission B: diagnosis of the distribution system, its operation, maintenance and management, in order to identify the causes of dysfunction and the weaknesses of current yields
- Mission C: diagnosis of the production system; development of variant studies, yield enhancement, economic studies and recommendations
- Mission D: identification of developments, renovations and extensions of the system to meet the demand for drinking water by 2040 on the basis of projections of the population within this timeframe/the corresponding water demand, applied to the mathematical model that will be the tool to define the necessary network extensions.
*estimate of industrial demand conducted separately.
Chadian Water Company (STE)
2013 – 2016
Global Management Contract for the Chadian Water Company (STE)
Full initial assessment of staff organization and capacities and definition of an extensive training program
Context
The World Bank funded PADUR aims at enhancing the performances of the Chad Water Utility – Société Tchadienne des Eaux through the recruitment of a service contractor for a 3 year period. The project focuses specifically on the improvement of technical, financial and organizational management of the water utility in order to improve access to drinking water in N’Djamena and 9 other production centers.
The main expected outcomes as part of this project is endowing STE with the capacity for managing its activities in optimal conditions based on activities such as:
- Developing productivity and qualification of the personnel
- Increase the number of urban population having access to drinking water
Project Description
GIS provided services as part of the following outputs:
- Output 1: Training of STE technical and managerial staff
- Output 2: Borehole rehabilitation and reinforcement of production monitoring
- Output 6: Technical assistance for the creation of a call centre and a claim management system
- Output 7: Technical assistance on the elaboration of a communication plan
- Output 8: Technical assistance on the implementation of customer satisfaction surveys
- Output 9: GIS implementation for water supply networks
- Output 10: Elaboration and implementation of performance indicators for STE
SEURECA VEOLIA Marocco
2018
Detailed diagnosis of the civil engineering aspects and definition of technical specifications for the rehabilitation works of the SPRET
Diagnosis of the civil engineering
Effluent pre-treatment plant with a capacity of 2,500m³/h
H2S gases
Context
SEURECA, the consulting and engineering branch of Veolia, requested the service of Altereo to address a civil-engineering related issue at the SPRET (Effluent pre-treatment plant with a capacity of 2,500m³/h). The plant is located in Tangier, which has a population of one million.
The mission comprises a detailed diagnosis of the civil engineering together with the definition of technical specifications for the rehabilitation works leading to call for proposals for the performance of the plant.
Given the complexity of the subject matter, SEURECA asked Altereo to begin by carrying out a preliminary reconnaissance visit.
Project Description
This first short-term mission comprised taking into account the issue of visition the facility to meet the partners, namely AMENDIS (a subsidiary of VEOLIA), operator of all facilities within Tangier, and LPEE (Moroccan structure and material laboratory).
The degradation of the facilities is linked to very high concentrations of H2S gases (up to 300 ppm during midsummer). This gas is present in confined structures such as those of the SPRET, and is oxidized to sulfuric acid H2SO4 by chemical means but mainly by biochemical means.
On the Tangier facility, the concrete is leached and completely disintegrates under acid attack, sometimes passking through a thicknesses of more than 30 mm. Most of the epoxy resin or hydraulic binder coatings on the vertical walls of some structures have been completely destroyed and the lower reinforcement beds of the roof slabs are visible.
National Authority for Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA)
2012 – 2013
Audit of the Water Company of Saint-Marc (SESAM)
Yield
Audit
Performance
Context
The Water Company of Saint Marc (SESAM – a subsidiary of a French company with manpower of 40) has been the Public Service Delegation entity for drinking water in the city of Saint Marc since 2009. The contract was subsidized by the International Development Bank.
SESAM manages drinking water distribution (disinfected against cholera through the use of bleach) for 3000 networks with meters and 13 kiosks where the general public may buy water in buckets. The principal issue remains the lack of willingness to pay on the part of the users.
Altereo conducted an audit, as commissioned by the Haitian government, with the objective of preparing a clear and precise Public Service Delegation Contract for Drinking Water Supply within the city of Saint Marc. This was supported by the Haitian Government, SESAM and also by the operator LYSA SAS, the main French shareholder for the company
Project Description
The consultant was specifically asked to identify deficiencies and liabilities, as well as to provide recommendations for contract development.
The mission assignment included:
- Identifying the strength and weakness of the management contract concerning economic, legal and financial aspects
- Identifying gaps and / or breaches in the management contract enforcement, that will be taken into account for it’s possible revision or renegotiation
- Assessing the equilibrium of the delegation for this first leasing period, by giving objective opinions on the implementation by the operator
- Suggesting improvements in the agreement contract or its annexes for each mission or sub-mission
- Suggesting a basis for dispute resolution concerning the contract implementation by the operator, and appropriate remedies bases
Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER)
2018
Yaoundé and three Secondary Cities Project: Assistance to CAMWATER for the Project Technical Management
Project Management
Training
Technical Assistance
Context
Created following the presidential decree of 31 December 2005, placed under technical supervision of the Water Ministry and under financial supervision of the Finance Ministry, CAMWATER is a public utility having the objective of management of assets and rights allocated to public drinking water services in urban and peri-urban areas on behalf of the State.
The Yaoundé and Three Secondary Cities project, with an amount of 110M€, aims for the construction and rehabilitation of drinking water treatment stations in the cities of Yaoundé, Edéa, Bertoua and N’Gaoundéré, along with the reinforcement of transfer, storage and distribution mechanisms.
It is expected that by 2015, about 180,000 users, of which 50,000 in the three secondary cities, will be provided with access to drinking water via individual connections or fountains.
Project Description
Altereo worked with CAMWATER to provide technical assistance and training, particularly focusing on:
- Support and capacity building for project management
- Support and capacity building towards environmental management
- Support and capacity building for hydraulic modeling of drinking water network
- Support and capacity building for the design, implementation and utilisation of a GIS
National Sanitation Office (Tunisia)
2014 – 2018
Setting up a sewer network GIS for the Greater Tunis area
Operational web-based GIS
16 900 km of sewer networks
119 treatment plants
788 pumping stations
Context
Through this project, ONAS’s objective is to deploy a GIS in coordination with the operational information system for its business activities on the Grand Tunis area: 7 million inhabitants, 1,910,000 customers, 176 communes, 16,900 km of sewer networks, 119 treatment plants, 788 pumping stations, 263 Mm³ of waste water.
Among ONAS’s business activities are geolocation of clients, operating sanitation infrastructure, management of water quality and re-use, control of industrial waste, network maintenance, studies and projects and related activities in the social, economic and statistical domains.
To meet such requirements and scale, Altereo implements a Web-based geographic information system with an N-tier architecture.
Project Description
- Construction of the GIS project and the data model
- Supplying information for this model through continuous updates and upgrades through the GIS application.
- Deeper knowledge base on network and network behaviour
- Pedagogic and participative approach for Technical Assistance for an advanced level GIS-Sanitation project.
ONAS now has an operational Web-based GIS shared by all departements with a geolocalised and updated database of all Grand Tunis sanitation assets. The GIS is interfaced with other ONAS IT systems.
The implementation of the sewer network GIS for the Grand Tunis Area should significantly improve the waste water public service : drainage and treatment, quality of outflows to the natural environment, prevention of incidents such as obstructions and overflows which cause nuisance and pollution.
Noumea (New Caledonia)
2018
Study on the optimisation of pipeline replacements with HpO® within the framework of a drinking water supply master plan
Application of an inovating system based on Artificial Intelligence
45 network replacement projects
Context
The City of Noumea selected the Thésée Ingénierie (subsidiary of Altereo in New Caledonia) – SAFEGE – Altereo consortium for preparing the drinking water supply master plan.
Altereo participated, among others, specifically in the asset management component for optimizing the pipeline renewal programme. For this, the HpO® system based on artifical intelligence was applied.
The City of Noumea has a well managed asset dataset and network leak history for the past 18 years. This high quality data has thus helped demonstrate the power of the HpO® predictive model.
Project Description
45 network replacement projects have been planned for the coming 20 years.
They represent around 35 km of networks. It is recommended that the work program be updated and adjusted every 2-3 years based on renewed data enriching the model and the evolving local priorities.
Ministry of Water and Forests (Ivory Coast)
2018
Audit of the reforestation policies in Ivory Coast and the establishment of a reforestation database for the protected forest sector
Diagnosis of reforestation management
Establishment of a cartographic database
Context
The general objective of the reforestation policy audit is to carry out a diagnosis of the reforestation process in Cote d’Ivoire from 1928 to the present day. This is expected to provide lessons for all future programs and to setup a cartographic database for the protected zones.
Role of the GIS, KIS®, provided by Altereo:
- Provide MINEF with interactive geospatial tools for collection, treatment and analysis
- Provide a dyanamic cartography with official statistics on the geographic distribution of reforestation parcels
- Train designated officers for using the database and properly update information.
Project Description
This project comprises:
- The analysis of different methods of reforestation and theur impact on the reconstitution of the forest assets
- Addressing identified deficiencies
- Proposing follow-up and reforestation management mechanisms
- Evaluation of the contribution of non-state partners in the reforestation effort (NGOs, Forestry Professionnals, individuals and the general population)
- The analaysis of lands allocated as reforestation parcels that have definitvely been logged
- Recommendations for the success of the reforestation process
- Setting up a GIS for the follow-up of reforestation of the protected areas.
Abidjan District (Ivory Coast)
2019
Supply and set up of a Collective Wastewater and Sanitation GIS in Cloud Mode within the Framework of the Study for Upgrading the Sanitation and Drainage Master Plan of Abidjan District
Implementation of the GIS KIS®
GIS development
Construction of data base
Context
Following a C2D (French Development Agency) financed project, carried out with the objective of upgrading the Sanitation and Drainage Master Plan of Abidjan District, a GIS was developed for the District. This GIS takes into account all pertinent data related to the upgrading.
However, this GIS can also be shared with other relevant actors such as the ONAD (Sanitaiton Department) and the SODECI (National Water Distribution Company), in order to have an operational database that can be regulary updated.
In order to better manage the updates, to have greater visibility over the use of the GIS, to properly organize the exchange process with respect ot data update and modification, the DAUD awarded the contract for the implementation of the GIS KIS® in Cloud Mode. This format renders the system accessible to all project actors via internet/intranet.
Project Description
Following service provision, the following outcomes can be expected :
- A sector-specific GIS hosted via Cloud
- The solution will be adapted to the sector
- The solution will allow data exchange in shapefile formats and allow interfacing with other information systems via webservices
- Connection with different sites will be carried out with a complete management of user profiles and rights within the platform
- Data and maps will be accessible through all platforms – PC or mobile
- All relevant personnel will be trained in the management and command of the Web-GIS
- The solution is available 24/7
- All information is automatically saved and secured
Municipality of Keetmanshoop (Namibia)
2018 – 2020
Project to secure the drinking water supply system, through diagnostic analyses and master plan preparation of the distribution network in the Municipality of Keetmanshoop
Diagnosis of the conveyance system
Diagnosis of the distribution system
Preparation of a Master Plan
Conveyance system: 45 km of networks
Distribution system: 150 km of networks
Context
The project took form in 2016 following high level visit in France by Dr. Hage Geingob that brought together the Namibian authorities, the French Embassy in Namibia and Altereo to discuss the urgent water-related issues facing the country. Following multiple visits by Altereo to the country, priority areas were identified to deal with the problem of water network aging, leakages, deterioration, etc. and to ensure regular, uninterrupted water supply for the users.
It was decided that the pipeline serving Keetmanshoop Municipality from Naute dam required urgent rehabilitation. In addition, it was also decided that the distribution network within Keetmanshoop municipality would be analyzed, along with the preparation of a Water Supply Master Plan and a high performance asset management pilot project.
Project Description
Mission A: Diagnosis of the conveyance system
Data collection along the entire 45 km pipeline by GPS and drone. Localisation of about a hundred leaks interventoried via the KIS® Collect application mobile. Diagnosis of the facilities and electromechanical equipment.
Mission B: Diagnosis of the distribution system and preparation of a Master Plan
Setting up Altereo’s GIS, KIS. Measurement campaign, modeling, leak detection on the urban network, Altereo’s Artificial Intelligence solution HpO® for the optimization of network renewal, Master Plan for 2040
Kingdom of Bahrain
2006 then 2020
Audit of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) management within Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority
Technical and methodological audit of the NRW managment service
Recommendations and investment plan
4 180 km water networks
Context
The Kingdom of Bahrain is a country where potable water mainly comes from desalination and is hence costly to produce. Water distribution over the whole country is ensured by the same network which comprises about 3,700 km of mains in 2006 and grows to 4,180 km in 2020. The network is characterised by low pressures which rarely exceed 2 bars.
Altereo assists the Electricity and Water Authority to evaluate its performances in terms of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) management.
Altereo’s is distinguished in two distinct projects:
- the first project carried out in 2006
- the second project carried out in 2019-2020
Project Description
The first project consists of the following phases:
- Technical and methodological audit of the waste control unit
- Feasibility study for remote network monitoring
- Benchmarking of different leak detection technologies including gas
This project produces a series of strategic recommendations for EWA.
The second project consists of evaluating the actions undertaken by EWA and the stages reached in order to continue to improve performances.. It consists of the following phases:
- Preliminary audit of EWA’s achievements and performance since 2006
- Non-Revenue Water deeper audit to investigate the previous findings
LYDEC (Marocco)
2009 + continuous improvement
Setting up a GIS for Drinking Water, Sanitation and Public Lighting Systems
Developing a “Full Web” system
Data migration without service interruption
3 646 km drinking water networks
4 157 km waste water networks
7 697 km electricity networks
Context
The project is the deployment of a large-scale IT and GIS solution with expectations matching the stakes of the missions entrusted onto LYDEC.
Since the 1st of August 1997, LYDEC is awarded a 30-year contract for the management of electricity, drinking water and sanitation service distribution for 4 million inhabitants of the Greater Casablanca.
LYDEC has 3,250 employees with an annual turnover of 375 million Euros.
In 2007, LYDEC chose Altereo to supply and implement business SIG applications for Water Supply, Sanitation, Electricity and Street Lighting in fullweb mode.
LYDEC’s is the largest sector-specific GIS deployed on the African continent with 600 end-users.
Project Description
The LYDEC GIS project is based on a server technology allowing every end-user to benefit from the geographic perspective according to the requirements of his tasks. In this regard and in order to create interaction between the future GIS and the other applications within it’s IT environment, LYDEC chose to manage its technical data in an uniform standardised environment, open and matching the state of the art of geographic information systems.
Beyond the technical challenges is the question of offering a necessary day-to-day tool for a water and electricity utility of this scale to allow it to properly supply vital services to the population and preserve natural resources with maximum performance.
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
2015
Setting up a Water sector GIS for PPWSA
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority
Defining a GIS data model + data integration
Reorganising service process
Training staff and users
2 450 km of water supply networks
+ 140 km of additional network per year
Context
With its 1,500,000 inhabitants, 1800 km of water mains, 270,000 service connections and an annual water supply capacity of 145 million m³, Phnom Penh, the economic and political center of Cambodia, possesses an extremely efficient water supply system. Whilst the average non-revenue water level is more than 25% in France, for instance, it doesn’t exceed 6% in Phnom Penh. The city has become a leading example in Asia in this respect.
Within the framework of the “Greater Phnom Penh Water Supply System” project, which aims to structure water service within the metropolitan area, PPWSA acquired the service of Altereo informatique to set up a GIS for the management and capitalization of the information relating to drinking water production and distribution infrastructures.
Project Description
KIS Water is a ‘full web’ solution offering the whole feature panel traditionally proposed by desktop GIS software. KIS Water provided the PPWSA managers and operators with a complete ‘water supply’ toolbox, ranging from navigation and topology features to the management of workflows.
Furthermore, KIS Water is expected to be a turnkey solution delivered to PPWSA. In addition to this, KIS Admin is an additional module for customisation. GIS specialists and system administrators will have a simple and ergonomic tool to:
- model and integrate data,
- manage users and rights, and
- set up applications, forms and even workflows
It will allow PPWSA to directly manage the evolution of the system according to new requirements, including data exchange with third-party applications in different formats.
Cayenne (Guyane)
2013
Révision du Plan Local d’Urbanisme
Diagnostic et enjeux
PADD
Zonage
Règlement
Enquête publique
55 000 habitants
Colloque ONEE (Maroc)
2014
Symposium – Water Utility Performance in Morocco – ONEE
This conference gathered all the public and private actors in charge of water in Morocco, central and regional departments of ONEE (National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water), public utilities, and ministries in charge. Altereo’s Communication Department was the organiser.
The performance of water services was discussed from different angles by a dozen speakers (AFD, ONEE, Altereo, INSA, Mios, Krohne, Grundfos, Vicat, Ministry of the Environment, African Development Bank).
CA Cap Excellence (Guadeloupe)
2016
Étude des aménagements urbains du quartier de Perrin aux Abymes
Étude de la faisabilité pour la gestion des eaux pluviales
Diagnostic paysager et intentions urbaines
Aménagements et scénarii urbains
10 ha
Nha Trang (Vietnam)
2012
Study and support in the modernisation of the management techniques to improve the water supply service
Deployment of Cartajour Water Supply GIS
Setting up an autonomous GIS team within the water utility
Optimised water network replacement strategy using the SIROCO® expert system
750 km of networks
Context
Nha Trang, The Government of Vietnam has set forth a target policy to phase out subsidies to water supply services. Decree 117 has granted the financial autonomy to water supply companies to stimulate the development of their financial independence. To achieve this target, the water supply companies need to modernize their management techniques to reduce their operating costs and design more cost-effective investment program. The project will provide tools to the beneficiary to improve the water supply system efficiency.
The project is implemented in 3 phases:
- Phase 1: Institutional analysis – Needs assessment – Preparation of technical specifications
- Phase 2: Design and implementation of the GIS – Provision of training courses
- Phase 3: Use of the GIS for asset management and preparation of investment plan
Project Description
The project implementation comprised the following three phases:
- Mission A: Assessment of the beneficiary’s needs in terms of GIS
Survey of the water supply service organization, the available data and the workforce competence; redaction of the specifications for the implementation of the GIS during the project - Mission B: Implementation of the GIS and data acquisition
- Mission C : Elaboration of an optimized investment strategy for network rehabilitation
Detailed study to establish an optimised network rehabilitation program, SIROCO®
Modelling of the impact factors causing interventions on the network and prediction of future breaks
Multi-criteria analysis for several criteria in terms of reduction of breaks impact on the network
PIPDA (Belgium)
2012
Pilot asset management project for PIPDA (Anvers Province) networks with the joint support of KANEW and SIROCO®
Pilot project on 937 km of networks
Projection and long-term planning for the 50 upcoming years with KANEW
Short-term programming with SIROCO®
Context
Following the International Water Association’s reference conference on wealth management, LESAM 2009 in Miami, Altereo and its partner Baur+Kropp were among the six organizations worldwide invited by the Dutch research center KWR to present their wealth management solutions. The aim was to participate in a workshop gathering the 10 water utilities of the Netherlands, as well as water utilities from Northern Belgium. Altereo and Baur+Kropp presented a joint approach for optimised planning of short- and long-term renewal through the application of their respective expert systems SIROCO® and KANEW®.
This approach appealed to the Belgian operator PIDPA, which operates no less than 12 500 km of drinking water networks and 2 500 km of wastewater networks in the province of Antwerp. PIDPA proposed to Altereo and Baur+Kropp to carry out a pilot project on its network.
Project Description
The pilot project was framed by three workshops:
- Workshop to explain the methodology for identifying data
- Workshop to present preliminary results, reframe the approach and refine the analysis by completing the data and hypothesis formulation
- Feedback workshop with the results on the pilot area, conclusions and recommendations for wide application
The specific results on the pilot area were as follows:
- Failure prediction for all sections of the pilot area
- Short-term renewal programming with SIROCO® which targeted critical pipes according to performance objectives
- Visibility on long-term renewal efforts with KANEW®
The pilot project has given full satisfaction to PIDPA, which has integrated the recommendations of Altereo and Baur+Kropp and is preparing the next steps in the consolidation of its asset management.
Ville de Cayenne (Guyane)
2014
Réalisation de la charte graphique du Plan Local d’Urbanisme
Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast)
2015
Setting up a GIS
Developing decision-making tools
Setting up a GIS
Training staff and users
Creating a quality assurance plan
10 areas of expertise
6 territorial collectivities
300 000 inhabitants
Project Description
Altereo set up the SIG solution KIS® to prepare the day-to-day operational tool for geographic data adapted to the sectors of competence of Yamoussoukro District.
The system’s Web architecture operates on new Open Source technologies and allows mobile applications to be deployed in both offline and online modes for practical and mobile use in the field.
SODECI-CIE (Ivory Coast)
2014
Implementing the Drinking Water, Wastewater and Electricity sector applications of the GIS
Steering the project
Installation and tests
Training users
12 700 km of drinking water networks
1 800 km of wastewater networks
42 660 km of electricity networks
Context
Côte d’Ivoire is a country in West Africa with a population of about 20 million. Abidjan is the economic capital with about 4 million inhabitants. The high concentration of population in the cities (about 45% urban population), requires the existence of a strong organization, capable of efficiently providing water, sanitation and electricity services.
SODECI has had exclusive responsibility for the production and distribution of drinking water in urban areas in Cote d’Ivoire since 1987, and for the operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities in the city of Abidjan since 1999. It is linked to the State of Cote d’Ivoire by a lease contract.
CIE is a company that transports, exports, imports, distributes and markets electrical energy throughout Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa. It is one of the leaders in its sector on the African continent.
Project Description
SODECI and CIE have respectively equipped themselves with the Cart@jour Water and Sanitation and Cart@jour Electricity and Public Lighting business applications. The two companies would like to have a software allowing to:
- Seizure of assets in accordance with the rules of the art of a hydraulic / electricity network
- A use of the GIS that ensures the processes of updating and updating data
- Having solutions for consulting and updating data in the field
- Having dashboards and indicators on heritage
For SODECI: Geolocation and inventory of connections and delivery points in connection with subscriber management (Saphyr software)
For CIE: Interfacing with Alstom’s DMS and Infor’s CMMS
SI Centre et Sud (Martinique)
2016
Réalisation d’essais de garantie
Applicabilité des Manuels d’autosurveillance
Vérification des appareils d’autosurveillance
Vérification du domaine de traitement garanti
Détermination des consommations énergétiques et de réactifs
Détermination des performances de désodorisation
Bilan acoustique
6 STEP
Maripa Soula (Guyane)
2015
Schéma Directeur de l’Alimentation en Eau Potable
Vérification des conditions de desserte des abonnés, et de la sécurisation des ouvrages de distribution
Proposition d’actions d’optimisation du fonctionnement du réseau
Établissement des plans SIG
51,6 km de réseau
619 objets géolocalisés
CA Cap Excellence (Guadeloupe)
2015
Étude des aménagements hydrauliques du Quartier de Perrin et impact des aménagements de la zone
Modélisation de la ZA de Perrin
Proposition d’aménagements
90 ha
CA Cap Excellence (Guadeloupe)
2014
Schéma Directeur de Gestion des Eaux Pluviales
Mise en place d’un outil de gestion adapté
Réglementation de l’occupation des sols et détermination des solutions compensatoires
Analyse de l’impact des projets futurs
Proposition de travaux
106 km de réseau
Régie de Fès (Maroc)
2012
Water network performance audit for Fes City and definition of strategic orientations for the improvement of drinking water supply network yield
Diagnosis and audit of current performance
Performance Improvement Proposal
Reorganization of network operations
Establishment of a charter for performance maintenance
2,615 km of network
Context
The project aimed to define strategic orientations for the future in order to continue with the improvement of the distribution network efficiency for the city of Fez, so as to reach 75% by 2015 and 80% by 2020.
Description du projet
The network’s initial yield is close to 60%, thanks to an action plan launched in 2002 with an overall budget of Dhs 240 million partly financed by an AFD loan (10 million euros).
- Mission A: Diagnosis and audit of current performance
- Mission B: Proposals for improving performance
- Mission C: Reorganisation of the operations activity
- Mission D: Preparation of a yield performance maintenance chart
Focus étude des défaillances de branchement
Altereo observed:
- A very high number of failures, exceeding the repair capacity
- The preponderance of failures on connection elements
- Among these, a 50% breakage or cracking rate of the PE pipe of the connection
Altereo recommended:
- A sampling campaign during repairs and laboratory analysis
- Precautions for storage of PE rolls and installation of new connections
Pully (Suisse)
2013
Assistance à la mise en œuvre du plan de sectorisation AEP
Network modeling
Sectorization planning
Development of an action plan
Interconnection proposal
Context
The present assignment is a technical assistance to Pully municipal government aiming to help the town:
- reduce the water losses on its water supply network and get substantial financial savings for the town
- reduce excess pressures on the network
- change it current bulk water supply layout
Key figures:
- Volume of water supplied: 1.75 million m3 (85% supplied from Lausanne city)
- Total length of pipelines: 50 km
- Total length of water connections: 50 km
- Water connections: 2,000
- Leakage rate: 20%
Project Description
- Analysis of existing data and reports
- Field surveys
- Audit of the water supply network performance
- Hydraulic modelling (construction and calibration)
- Preparation of the network DMA zoning plan
- Preparation of a pressure management strategy
- Know-how transfer to Pully staff through on-the-job training
Kaala Gomen (Nouvelle Calédonie)
2017
Mise en place d’un SIG Eau Potable
Pilotage du projet
Intégration des données
Hébergement du serveur
Assistance, maintenance
9 tribus
91 km de réseau EU
SCNA (Martinique)
2013
Mise en place d’un logiciel pour la gestion de l’ANC
Mise en place de licences fixes et nomades
Acquisition et intégration de données
Formation des utilisateurs
Assistance et maintenance
8 communes
17 950 installations ANC
