WC138 SeptOct 2024 - Flipbook - Page 6
FIRST DROPS
Water related news,
events, and trends
from Canada and
around the world
This prestigious
research project
will be the largest
and most significant
residential end-use
study ever conducted
in North America
with over 50
utility partners
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FLUME WATER, a leading provider of smart
water monitoring solutions, announced that
the Water Research Foundation (WRF) has
selected Flume to conduct the Residential End
Uses of Water Study, Version 3. This research
project will be the largest and most significant
residential end-use study ever conducted in
North America with over 50 utility partners.
This opportunity underscores Flume’s commitment to advancing water research and
improving water management now and into
the future.
The Residential End Uses of Water Study,
Version 3 will leverage data from more than
100,000 Flume water sensors (shown as black
dots) that are already deployed across the
nation in the seven different coloured regions.
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“We are honoured to have been selected by
the Water Research Foundation to conduct
the Residential End Uses of Water Study, Version
3,” said Eric Adler, CEO of Flume. “Flume
is uniquely positioned to perform this study
based on our extensive water data collection,
which gives us unprecedented insight into
the water use patterns of North American
households. This study is critical for ensuring long-term sustainability and community
resilience, and we are proud to contribute to
this vital effort.”
This study is a comprehensive update to
WRF’s influential 1999 and 2016 Residential
End Uses of Water Studies and will include
water use data for over 100,000 households
across the United States and Canada.
WAT E R C A N A D A . N E T
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Flume Water selected to conduct Water Research
Foundation’s Residential End Uses of Water Study
