Echologics

Echologics LLC
Industry Water infrastructure
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
  • Keith Belknap (President)
  • Marc Bracken (Vice President & General Manager)
  • Shabbir Yusuf (Vice President, Research & Development and Operations)
Products
  • EchoShore®-TX
  • EchoShore®-DX
  • EchoWave
  • ePulse®
  • LeakFinderSTTM
  • LeakTuner
  • LeakListener
Services
  • Pipe condition assessment
  • Leak detection
Parent Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Website echologics.com

Echologics LLC is a Toronto-based engineering company that specializes in non-invasive acoustic detection of underground leaks and pipe condition assessment.[1][2][3] It has conducted and completed projects in North America, Europe, Australia, South Africa, and Singapore that have mitigated the loss of millions of gallons of drinking water via leaking infrastructure.[1] Echologics and Mueller Systems are both part of Mueller Water Products' Mueller Technologies reporting segment.

Products and Services

Echologics offers several pipeline leak detection products and services that can non-intrusively and non-invasively pinpoint leaks on pipes using a proprietary acoustic technology. The company touts a superior capability in detecting leaks in non-metallic and large-diameter pipes, which are more difficult to detect using acoustic methods because they are quiet.[4][5]

Among the services Echologics offers are pipe condition assessment, including a specialized assessment solution for asbestos cement pipes, permanent leak monitoring systems, transmission main leak detection, and non-revenue water management.[6][7] In 2012, Mueller Service Co., which provides assessment and remediation services to water utilities by combining field assessment with GIS development services, was consolidated under the Echologics brand.[8]

Product name Description
EchoShore®-TX EchoShore-TX[9] collects data about the transmission main and uploads it to a secure server where advanced algorithms interpret the data and generate reports.[10]
EchoShore®-DX EchoShore-DX[11] incorporates the latest generation of acoustic sensors for detecting leaks on a variety of pipe materials and large diameter mains.[12]
EchoWave EchoWave[13] is a proactive transmission main leak detection service used by utilities around the globe to locate leaks accurately, non-invasively and cost effectively on any pipe materials including PVC.[14]
ePulse® ePulse[15] is the industry’s first solution that can identify the condition of both distribution and transmission mains, while simultaneously searching for leaks, all without the need for excavations or service disruptions. Hundreds of utilities around the world are turning to ePulse because of its practical and added value approach.[16]
LeakFinderSTTM LeakFinderST,[17] an advanced Windows-based leak noise correlator, can quickly and cost-effectively locate leaks that other correlators cannot. Its enhanced correlation function accurately identifies narrow-band leak noise – making it ideal for PVC pipes, small leaks, multiple leak situations, and testing environments where there is high background noise.[18]
LeakTuner LeakTuner is an acoustic leak listener that uses adjustable filters to reduce electronic white noise and background noise to create optimal listening conditions for detecting leaks.[19]
LeakListener LeakListener is a simple and compact listener for acoustic leak detection. LeakListener represents several decades of experience in acoustics and audio electronics design to provide you with a superior solution.[20]

Projects

Echologics Opens Innovation Site in Walkerton, Ontario

Echologics celebrated the opening of its new Innovation Site in Walkerton, Ontario on September 10, 2015. The Innovation Site is a large-scale research and development site for advancing innovations in water main leak detection and condition assessment technologies. The research and development center will allow Echologics' engineers to test new solutions, showcase capabilities for visiting water utilities and other customers, and provide operators with hands-on training experiences.[21]

AT&T and IBM Bring IoT to Bear on Water Shortage

Drought is becoming a serious problem in the western U.S., and all over the world. Now, big companies are taking action, with the help of the IoT. AT&T, IBM and Mueller Water Products announced on June 1 that the three have developed a new solution using IoT technology to try and alleviate water shortages in urban environments. At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Tech Expo, the brands announced the results of several recent test trials of the technology that took place in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.[22]

Echologics Monitors Critical Water Transmission Main in Las Vegas

Echologics is monitoring a three-mile section of a critical water main beneath the Las Vegas Strip for the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD. Installed in 1963, the 30-inch water main supplies up to 7.5 million gallons of water per day to resorts, casinos and attractions, among other users. LVVWD is deploying Echologics' EchoShore®-TX leak detection platform. The new smart technology platform is at the forefront of transmission main monitoring technologies and enables customers to better manage aging water pipeline infrastructure and reduce water loss due to leakage.[23]

Leak Pinpointed at a Large Bottling Plant in China

In China, a large beverage bottling plant was losing approximately 40,000 gallons per day of treated supply water. Service crews had been searching for the leak for several weeks, but could not locate the leak due to the facility's complex piping, and the fact that the plant operations created a large amount of background noise. An Echologics field crew with the LeakFinder correlator was called to the site and located the leak within a day pinpointed underneath a section of concrete roadway surrounding the plant. Based on the rapid response and result, the company purchased LeakFinder™ correlators for its service crews, which have used the technology to locate leaks in other plants throughout China.

American Water and Echologics Partner on Leak Detection Project in Illinois

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center partnered with American Water and Echologics to monitor leak detection within the Metropolitan Chicago area and saved 3.25 million gallons of non-revenue water.[24]

City of Tampa Water Department

The City of Tampa Water Department secured a service agreement with Echologics in April 2012 to conduct widespread transmission main leak detection on approximately 7.5 miles of cast iron pipe in the city's water system.[25]

United Water New Jersey

United Water New Jersey (UWNJ), a subsidiary of United Water, selected Echologics for a pilot survey to detect leaks in five miles of water mains composed of cast iron pipe, pre-stressed cylinder concrete, and reinforced concrete pipe.[6]

Water Board of New Orleans

In 2010, the Water Board of New Orleans obtained Echologics' services in a year-long contract to assess the condition of selected water lines throughout the city, which sustained significant damage to its water infrastructure during Hurricane Katrina.[4] Three Echologics engineers are assigned to the project contract and are available to detect and assess leaks 24 hours a day.[4] In the project's first two weeks, Echologics detected leaks totaling 358,000 gallons daily.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 James, Adam (2011-11-03). "The U.S. Wastes 7 Billion Gallons of Drinking Water a Day: Can Innovation Help Solve the Problem?". ThinkProgress. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. ↑ Kenter, Peter (2011-06-24). "Mueller Water Products' Echologics unit detects leaks in water pipes". Daily Commercial News and Construction Record. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. ↑ Javier, Mia (2011-04-13). "Water: Week in Review". Cleantech. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kenter, Peter (July 2011). "The Battle of New Orleans". Municipal Sewer & Water. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  5. ↑ "Echologics Products". Echologics. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  6. 1 2 "Leak Detection Service Helps Plug Main Leak Under River". WaterWorld. July 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Echologics services". Echologics. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  8. ↑ "Mueller Service Co. Is Now Part of Echologics". Echologics. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  9. ↑ http://echologics.com/leak-detection/permanent-monitoring/echoshore-tx
  10. ↑ "EchoShore-TX". Echologics. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  11. ↑ http://echologics.com/leak-detection/permanent-monitoring/echoshore-dx
  12. ↑ "EchoShore-DX". Echologics. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  13. ↑ http://www.echologics.com/leak-detection/services/echowave
  14. ↑ "EchoWave". Echologics. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  15. ↑ http://www.echologics.com/condition-assessment/epulse
  16. ↑ "ePulse®, Reducing Capital Expenditures Just Got Easier.". Echologics. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  17. ↑ http://echologics.com/hardware/leakfinderst/
  18. ↑ "LeakFinderST". Echologics. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  19. ↑ "LeakTuner". Echologics. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  20. ↑ "LeakListener". Echologics. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  21. ↑ "Echologics Opens Innovation Site to Advance Smart Water Technology for Water Main Leak Detection and Pipeline Condition Assessment". Mueller Water Products, Inc. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  22. ↑ "AT&T and IBM Bring IoT to Bear on Water Shortage" (Press release).
  23. ↑ "Mueller Smart Technology Listens for Water Leaks Day and Night" (Press release).
  24. ↑ "One Billion Gallon Water Challenge Update" (PDF) (Press release).
  25. ↑ "Echologics Signs Service Agreement for Transmission Main Leak Detection With the City of Tampa Water Department" (Press release). Echologics. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
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