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Dimension Economy
Sub-Dimension ICT

Category Water and Sanitation
KPI Name Smart Water Meters
KPI No. EC: ICT: WS: 1C Type: Core Type: Smart

Definition / Percentage implementation of smart water meters
Description

Rationale / Water is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity, and many cities are located
Interpretation / in areas where water shortages exist. Future trends indicate that this problem will
Benchmarking persist in these areas.
The conservation of water resources is key to the long-term sustainability of
cities, and the use of smart water meters can allow for better monitoring of water
consumption patterns.
A smart water meter is an electronic device that provides real-time measurement
of water consumption, and transmits those measurements to water utility providers
and customers. These measurements can be effective in some conservation
programmes (such as leak detection) and for providing customers with information
on their consumption habits.
An increasing trend in implementation and higher values are considered positive.

Source(s) NOTE – Smart Meters and Domestic Water Usage. Retrieved from <http:// www .fwr
.org/ econom/ SmartMeters .pdf>
Methodology Calculate as:

Numerator: Number of smart water meters installed.
Denominator: Total number of water meters installed.
Multiply by 100.

Unit Percentage
Data Sources Data can be collected from local water utilities.
/ Relevant
Databases

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