DC Water General Manager George Hawkins at the 2011 IBM Pulse Conference
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
DC Water General Manager: George Hawkins on their Smart Water Initiatives that addresses the current crises: 5 Points on the Water Industry: 1) Essential Product 2) The system is in abysmal state. Given a grade of D – by national engineering association 3) Consumers do not understand the scale and scope of the infrastructure “out of sight, out of mind” 4) Lack of Innovation – Generally a monopoly, no choice on where to send or receive water = disincentive to improve efficiency through tech 5) Financial catastrophe is upon us b/c replacement rate of infrastructure is only 0.5% year