VNT Share Price: $

News-Internet of Things to monitor Christchurch sewer network
31.07.18

Internet of Things to monitor Christchurch sewer network

Christchurch image

Ventia has been awarded the contract to design, build and install three vacuum sewer monitoring systems for Christchurch City Council (CCC).

Our Vianet team will design a customised low-cost device which, after an initial proof of concept trial, will be installed on three vacuum sewer systems in Christchurch to provide real time monitoring across 1,483 chambers.

The works are to improve the operational performance of the vacuum sewer systems installed as part of the Christchurch earthquake recovery project. 

The new system will allow CCC to better monitor and manage their assets by providing real-time data on location and fault type, providing timely correction of performance issues and reduce community disruption.

What are we doing?

We'll be designing, manufacturing and installing small battery power devices across CCC's vacuum sewer systems. The devices will communicate data on a regular basis on the performance of vacuum sewer valves and send an alarm on detection of anomalies in the network.

Our scope of works includes:

  • design and prototyping of a bespoke sensor solution 
  • installation and testing of the devices
  • building management dashboards and a callout system for field response.

The device is battery powered and designed to have a field life of greater than ten years on a single battery, providing a low cost and low maintenance solution for CCC. 
 
Our Vianet business has completed similar works at Kurnell, in Sydney's south for client Sydney Water
 
Read more about our Vianet capabilities here: https://www.ventia.com/capabilities/vianet-solutions

Related projects

SEE MORE PROJECTS
  • Transport for NSW

    Bringing intelligent technologies to the M4 Smart ...

    Sydney's M4 Smart Motorway combines the latest intelligent traffic technologies in one place, making for a safer, smoother commute for all those who use the road
    Read more
  • Chorus

    Building New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband networ...

    Ventia is essential to New Zealand’s Ultra-Fast Broadband rollout, which is slated to give more than 80 per cent of the country’s population N...
    Read more
  • Austin Health

    Delivering innovative solutions for Austin Health

    Austin Health has been one of our valued clients since 2011. We have a strong working relationship with them, providing facilities and asset maintenance services for their hospital facilitie...
    Read more
  • Melbourne Water

    Drones take to the water

    For Melbourne Water, monitoring is crucial to ensuring water quality, but sampling from Treatment Plants and reservoirs can be challenging. Our environmental monitoring team, in conjunction ...
    Read more
  • A groundbreaking trial

    Image velocimetry drone gaugings

    Ventia is using image velocimetry from drones to measure water flow, for safer and more effective stream discharge gauging.
    Read more
  • Transpower

    Tackling runaway data costs with machine learning

    As Transpower's service provider, Ventia has had great success in improving inspections of high voltage power lines across New Zealand through the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones).
    Read more

Related news

SEE MORE NEWS
  • 17.07.2022

    Bringing world-class lighting to the streets of Du...

    Our New Zealand electricity and gas team is helping to light up Dunedin through the design and installation of world-class street lighting as part of a $20 million contract with the Du...
    Read more
  • 26.08.2020

    We are building an enhanced Ventia website

    Ventia's acquisition of Broadspectrum, completed on 30 June 2020, brings together two highly complementary businesses, each with a proud heritage of providing essential infrastructure servic...
    Read more
  • 09.09.2018

    Bringing the Internet of Things to rural communiti...

    Ventia recently showcased their Internet of Things (IoT) capability at the 2018 TUANZ Rural Connectivity Symposium in Wellington, New Zealand.
    Read more
  • 04.06.2018

    Vianet partners with OrbiWise for network server t...

    Vianet, Ventia's Internet of Things business, has partnered with Geneva-based OrbiWise.
    Read more
  • 26.09.2017

    Charging into the future

    Our team recently attended the EV World Electric Vehicle Industry and Public Showcase in New Zealand. Bringing together both the EV industry and the public, the event aims to propel...
    Read more