The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN), the leading global forum in the smart water space, today launched the SWAN SMART SCORE, a free tool for utilities worldwide to assess the ‘intelligence’ of their networks.

The SWAN SMART SCORE allows utilities to gauge how well they are taking advantage of existing technologies designed to make water networks smarter, more efficient and more sustainable. The SWAN SMART SCORE was developed by SWAN industry experts and is comprised of 12 multiple choice questions, resulting in a utility-specific score and a qualitative assessment of each network’s relative intelligence.

The SWAN Forum is inviting all water utilities, regardless of where they are in their smart water journey, to fill out the SWAN SMART SCORE to gain a snapshot of the current intelligence of their networks as a stepping stone to making their networks more efficient and sustainable. SWAN, The Forum is a worldwide industry intitiative to promote the development and adoption of data technologies in water networks, making them smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable.

Andrew Burrows, Chair of the SWAN Architecture Workgroup and CTO of i2O Water, commented,

“Many water utilities are now exploring how to make their networks more efficient and the SWAN SMART SCORE is a great tool for assessing this process, whether a utility has just begun its smart water journey or has already adopted smart technologies. The SWAN SMART SCORE is the product of cross-industry collaboration and, as such, provides a very valuable, non-commercial perspective for utilities assessing their networks and how to move forward.”

SWAN Chairman, Amir Peleg, commented:

“The SWAN SMART SCORE is the result of cross-industry collaboration and intended, like all SWAN activities, to create the conversations, research and tools that will help water utilities ‘take the plunge’ in adopting smart water technologies. We hope utilities around the world take advantage of this free tool as they begin, or continue, their exploration of the many benefits of smart water technologies.”

Complementing the SWAN SMART SCORE, SWAN is currently developing the Interactive Architecture Tool, which will allow utilities to further explore smart water technologies by mapping their existing network challenges to existing solution areas. Utilities will be able to search for specific solutions, navigate solution architectural diagrams, as well as view relevant case studies and benefit analyses. All SWAN members are welcome to contribute their expertise and perspective to this industry-wide tool.

To access the SWAN SMART SCORE and get a current snapshot of your network’s intelligence, visit SWAN at www.swan-forum.com.