Utilizing Data Analytics for Surface Water

Quality Monitoring and Event Response

Data | Analytics | Insightful Decisions
March 2021
Guy Meiri, Head of Business Development

1 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Overview

▪ What we do – a leading provider of data management and analytics

solutions for the utilities sector

▪ Who we are – a quality group of engineers, software & algorithm

experts with vast water and energy experience

▪ Our track record – more than 100 installations, world-wide

Delivering Best-in-Class Data Management and Analytics Solutions

to the Water Sector for Over 10 years

2 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Our Clients – Examples
Water and Wastewater Facilities and Utilities

Desalination

Watersheds and Environment

3 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 IOSight’s Integrated Smart Water Suite

4 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 The Key Pillars of Data-Driven
Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Data Foundation
o Online and offline water quality
data collection
o Cleansing and normalization
o Virtualization and modeling
Insightful Outputs
o Dashboards
o Map view
o Reports
o Ad-hoc data investigation
5 www.iosight.com
Advanced Analytics
o Historical data analysis –
“anatomy and pathology”
o Real-time anomaly detection
o Downstream propagation
calculations
Prevention and Response
o Rules-based event management
o Real-time alerts
o Response task management
IOSight Proprietary Data
 The Jordan River and Sea of Galilee Watershed

6 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Real-time data collected from monitoring stations

In addition to other types of data: lab sampling, auto-sampling, weather

gages, on-site observations etc.
7 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data
 The first step – basic awareness and real-time
monitoring of WQ indicators
Water Quality Dashboard – Specific Monitoring Station

8 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 The first step – basic awareness and real-time
monitoring of WQ indicators
Water Quality Dashboard – Across Monitoring Stations

One of the key challenges – too many false alerts

9 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 The next step – converting the raw WQ data into the
Integrated Water Quality Index

Monitoring Algorithm Water Quality

Station Sensors Index and Alarms

▪ Identification and evaluation of anomalies in river water quality by applying an

algorithm combining engineering rules and several mathematical techniques
▪ 24/7 quantified water quality status estimates – continuously producing Water
Quality Indexes for each station

10 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Establishing the baseline – Monitoring Station Passport
Historical event analysis and pathology Cleansed data
Month and Turbidity
EC [µS] Redox [mV] pH
Year [NTU]
4 455 351 8.09
2 455 318 7.62
2 466 325 7.80
3 531 334 7.93
2 500 326 7.93
4 398 319 7.48
4 449 333 7.75
2 439 226 7.88
6 468 286 8.44
50 261 7.72
4 474 281 8.25
13 472 277 8.20

▪ Cleansing and
2 252 290 7.45

Online sensors

pre-processing
▪ Historical data
analysis
▪ Data modeling
Additional data sources (e.g. lab, auto sampling)

11 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Integrated Water Quality Index

Monitoring Station Water Quality Index – Web and Mobile Dashboards

Elimination of 95% of False Alerts

12 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Water Quality Index – Adjustable Weights

13 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 GIS Enabled Map View

▪ Visually display real-time situation (sensors and index) across

locations
▪ Link to dashboards and event management

14 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Smart Reports
Daily and Half-Daily Report – Monitoring Station

Prioritized, faster response actions in cases of abnormal

sensor values (event, calibration, maintenance)
15 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data
 Smart Reports
Daily and Half-Daily Report – Water Quality Indexes

Comprehensive view of Water Quality Indexes across monitoring stations

16 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Rules-Based Event Management System

▪ Rule-based event management

Rules Engine Event Management Screen

17 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Rules-Based Event Management System

▪ GIS enabled event view

18 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Rules-Based Event Management System

▪ Alerts sent in real-time via text and email with relevant attachments

19 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Contamination Event and Propagation

Map Display upon Contamination Event

Contamination arrival forecast to a

station

Estimated time of arrival to

downstream sites
Contamination event propagation
algorithm provides early warning to
relevant entities (e.g. water intake)

20 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Mobile Task Management
Routine Task management Exception reporting

21 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Mobile Operational Control

Maintenance

Mute
Algorithm

Mute algorithm during maintenance using mobile app – reducing false alarms

22 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 The Key Pillars of Data-Driven
Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Data Foundation Advanced Analytics

Insightful Outputs Prevention and Response

23 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Case Study Summary
Jordan River / Sea of Galilee Watershed
Before iShed
o Labor intensive operation
o Limited ability to prioritize sensor
calibration and maintenance
o False alerts and unnecessary
response actions
o Low level of confidence in alerts
and response actions
o Lengthy verification process upon
alert
24 www.iosight.com
iShed Value Delivered
✓ 500% Productivity improvement
(from 4 to 2 watershed supervisors; from 4 to 10 monitoring
stations)
✓ Efficient, easily accessible (web/mobile) and
comprehensive 24/7 water quality monitoring “nerve-
center”
✓ Prioritized, faster response actions in cases of abnormal
sensor values in relation to index
✓ Appropriate response in true alerts including
propagation calculations
✓ 95% reduction in false alerts and significant savings related
to reduction of unnecessary response actions
(thousands and more dollars per event)
✓ Single source of truth and multi-layer compliance
IOSight Proprietary Data
 H2Now Chicago – Real-time water quality monitoring
Goals Data Sources
▪ Obtain real-time information about
the microbial quality of the Chicago
River
▪ Communicate these data to the public
▪ Educate the public
▪ Gain insights into how the river water
quality responds to changing
conditions and events, such as CSOs

Status
▪ iGreen installed and operational
▪ iShed underway

For more details see: H2NOW Chicago Case Study

25 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data

 Thank You
Guy Meiri, Head of Business Development
guy@iosight.com
+972-54-4290582

26 www.iosight.com IOSight Proprietary Data