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THE CHALLENGE

Water Positive operates 88 facilities globally. Water costs money. Water waste costs more.

The problem: leaks existed for months before anyone noticed.

Monthly utility bills showed usage creeping up. By the time finance saw the numbers, thousands of cubic meters had already leaked. Maintenance teams scrambled to find the source. Damage was done.

Existing flow meters tracked total consumption but missed gradual anomalies. A pipe losing 50 liters per hour looks normal on a monthly bill for a large facility.

No real-time visibility meant no early intervention. Teams reacted to problems instead of preventing them.

THE SOLUTION

Milvian deployed IoT sensors across all 88 facilities to monitor water flow in real-time.

The platform detects anomalies existing meters miss:

  • Flow rate changes measured in hours, not months
  • Pattern recognition catches gradual leaks
  • Alerts trigger when usage deviates from baseline
  • Teams notified immediately, not when bills arrive

Sensors integrate with existing infrastructure. No meter replacement required.

Sustainability team gets unified visibility across the entire portfolio instead of reviewing 88 separate utility accounts.

IMPLEMENTATION

Sensors installed at critical water points across all 88 facilities. Connected to Aqueduct platform for centralized monitoring.

Baseline consumption patterns established for each location. Platform learned normal usage for different facility types, seasonal variations, and operational schedules.

Alert thresholds set based on actual facility behavior, not generic rules.

Sustainability team trained on platform. Maintenance teams given mobile access to respond to alerts.

Rollout completed across the global portfolio within the deployment timeline.

RESULTS

1. 75,000 Cubic Meters Saved in 7 Months

Leaks detected and fixed before they escalated. Problems caught in hours instead of appearing on next month’s bill.

2. Immediate Problem Detection

Flow anomalies trigger alerts within hours. Teams see exactly which facility, which system, which flow point has the issue.

3. Thousands of Cubic Meters Recovered Monthly

Some facilities were losing massive volumes through gradual leaks. Existing meters showed consumption rising but couldn’t pinpoint when or where problems started.

4. Portfolio-Wide Visibility

Sustainability team monitors all 88 facilities from a single dashboard. Instant view of which locations need attention.

5. Strategic Partnership Established

Water Positive expanded relationship with Milvian for ongoing deployment across enterprise facilities globally.

TESTIMONIAL

“Our team has a strategic partnership with Milvian Group to deploy IoT solutions that measure and reduce water usage at sites globally. We look forward to working with Milvian Group for years to come on this important initiative across our enterprise.”

— Worldwide Sustainability Lead, Water Positive

WHY REAL-TIME MONITORING MATTERS

Monthly utility bills tell you what happened. Real-time monitoring prevents it from happening.

A facility losing 2,000 cubic meters monthly through slow leaks won’t notice until the bill arrives 30 days later. By then, the leak has cost thousands of cubic meters plus repair expenses plus potential infrastructure damage.

Real-time detection catches the same leak on day one. Fix it immediately. Avoid escalation.

Water scarcity makes this critical. Regulatory pressure increases. ESG reporting demands measurable impact.

Companies need proof they’re reducing consumption, not just tracking it after the fact.

The platform delivers the documentation sustainability teams need to prove results, not just claim effort.