THE AI-READY DATA FOUNDATION FOR WATER UTILITIES
Why Water Utilities Can't Adopt AI
Here's why, and how 50+ utilities are fixing it together.
The water industry has a $200B technology adoption problem. Not because the technology doesn't exist, but because every utility speaks a different data language.
It's Time to Write the Future of Water Utilities Together.
Industry-wide standards for SCADA visualizations, asset naming, and data integration that unlock
AI, advanced analytics, and the technology future utilities need.
Bringing these frameworks together for comprehensive technology guidance
The Real Cost of "Custom"
Same analytical solution:
Oil and Gas: $50K | Water utilities: $500K
The difference? They standardized 10 years ago. We didn't.
10x Higher Costs
"Vendor quoted us $400K for a solution that should cost $80K."
The AI is cheap. Mapping your custom data to their system? That's where they make their money.
Months of Integration
"8 months on data integration for a 2-month project."
Every system speaks a different language. Every integration is custom. Every project starts from zero.
Training Nightmare
"Can't hire operators from other utilities. 6 months to productivity."
Your "custom" system means operators can't transfer skills. New hires start from scratch. Every time.
The Root Cause: The Standards Vacuum
Red means "alarm" at your utility.
Red means "running" at the next utility over.
Pump_001 vs P-WTP-01 vs MainSt_Pump_1?
All the same pump. Zero interoperability.
When nothing is standardized, nothing scales.
Every deployment is custom. Every integration is bespoke.
Every vendor charges accordingly.
What This Is Really Costing You
It's not the aging infrastructure.
It's that every utility is solving the same problems alone.
Right now, across the globe, brilliant professionals are:
- Creating their own standards from scratch
- Building frameworks that already exist elsewhere
- Making the same technology decisions independently
- Burning out from reinventing wheels
The result?
Exhausted teams. Departments that can't collaborate because they're speaking different languages. Talented people leaving the industry.
The challenge: Solutions already exist. Expertise is already in utilities. But without standardization, every breakthrough stays trapped in its silo. Every utility pays full price to recreate what already works somewhere else.
Imagine Instead...
Standards that travel with you
Apply proven frameworks instantly, no matter which utility you serve.
Departments speaking the same language
Operations, IT, and management finally working from one playbook.
Technology that serves your mission
Stop building from scratch. Start solving real problems.
Why This Matters Now
The technology is ready. The funding exists.
The data foundation? Still broken.
✓ The Technology Is Ready
- • Massive infrastructure funding available for modernization
- • AI/ML proven to reduce costs 30-40% in other industries
- • Cloud, IoT, edge computing are mature and affordable
✗ But The Foundation Is Broken
- • 30% of staff retiring by 2030 (can't train on chaos)
- • Cybersecurity mandates require asset visibility (impossible without standards)
- • Integration costs $500K/utility (unscalable)
Every other industry standardized data before deploying AI solutions.
Oil and Gas did it. Healthcare did it. Finance did it.
Water utilities? We're building AI on quicksand.
This initiative is the concrete foundation.
What This Actually Means for You
For Utility Staff
Stop relearning everything at your next job.
These standards work at every utility. Your skills become portable. Your expertise travels with you.
Plus:
- ✓ Co-author industry standards
- ✓ Conference speaking opportunities
- ✓ Less time fighting data, more solving real problems
- ✓ Real career visibility
For Engineering Firms
Stop custom-building every project.
60% faster delivery = 3x more clients with same team.
Major firms are winning multi-million dollar digital twin contracts and long-term framework agreements. The common thread? Standards-based, AI-ready deliverables.
You want those contracts? You need standards-compliant work.
- ✓ Win more RFPs (standards = checkbox)
- ✓ Expand across regions without starting over
- ✓ Build solutions that scale
For Tech Companies
Build once. Sell to 500+ utilities.
No more $400K integration projects that kill deals. No more custom implementations that never scale.
Standards-compliant products become preferred solutions.
- ✓ Influence the standards your products will follow
- ✓ Reduce sales friction (compliance = automatic RFP points)
- ✓ Early adopters become preferred vendors
(See how that works?)
50 Founding Members. That's It.
First 50 utilities set the standards everyone else follows.
You're either at the table or buying what they decide.
What founding members get:
- • Vote on governance structure
- • Define initial working groups
- • First access to completed standards
- • Listed as founding organization
- • Direct influence on industry direction
Application takes 3 minutes. Decision within 5 business days.
Shape Industry Standards for Water Utilities
This is about creating better tools for the people who dedicate their careers to keeping water flowing. They deserve standards that are collaborative, practical, and focused on real-world outcomes.
The question isn't whether we can create something greater than the sum of its parts. The question is whether you're ready to be part of writing the next chapter, one that puts people first, embraces collaboration, and uses technology to serve every community.