REPORTING & ALERT MONITORING

Reduce water loss with alerts and notifications

Automated monitoring and alerts improve response times and reduce water loss from leaks and bursts. Active reporting also helps assess meter performance, enabling timely upgrades to minimise apparent water loss.

Operator monitoring water-network data on a wall of screens in a control room
Technician configuring a smart water meter using the Data Drop app
  • Unexpected backflow detected

    Just now

  • Water pressure drop

    3 minutes ago

  • High consumption alert

    4 hours ago

  • Leak detected

    Yesterday at 10:45 am

  • Continuous flow detected

    14 Apr at 2:31 pm

  • Water quality fluctuation alert

    13 Apr at 10:55 am

  • Meter calibration required

    12 Apr at 11:24 am

Minimise water loss

Early detection helps minimise water loss, saving resources and reducing costs.

Increase operational efficiency

Streamlined monitoring and reporting improves response times and operational efficiency.

Improve billing accuracy

Consistent meter performance ensures precise billing, preventing revenue loss.

SOLUTIONS

Monitoring empowers utilities to make informed decisions

Leak and burst detection

Our solution identifies leaks and burst pipes through scheduled monitoring and data analysis. This proactive approach ensures that irregularities are detected early, enabling municipalities to act before issues become costly, and helping conserve water.

Technician scanning a wall-mounted water meter with a smartphone
45

Leaks detected

This week

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

Field technician reading a brass water meter with the mobile app

Efficient resource allocation

With scheduled monitoring and reporting, our system provides municipalities with insights into which areas need attention. This allows for more effective resource management, ensuring repairs and upgrades are prioritised where they are most needed.

Data-driven meter performance evaluation

By continuously analysing the performance of meters across the network, our solution helps municipalities identify and replace degrading meters. This ensures accurate data collection and supports better decision-making for upgrades, reducing waste and ensuring optimal system performance.

Smart water meter being commissioned with a handheld device

Degraded meters

32%

Optimised meters

74%

Smart water meter being commissioned with a handheld device

Degraded meters

32%

Optimised meters

74%

Smart water meter being commissioned with a handheld device

Degraded meters

32%

Optimised meters

74%

Smart water meter being commissioned with a handheld device

Degraded meters

32%

Optimised meters

74%

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What the alerts and reports in Aura tell you, and how they help reduce water loss.

How does digital metering detect leaks?

Continuous flow through a customer meter, especially overnight, indicates a leak. Interval reads from digital meters let Aura flag properties with continuous flow, unusually high consumption or pressure drops and raise an alert before the next bill is issued.

What alerts can the platform send?

Leak and burst alerts, high-consumption alerts, water pressure drops, unread-meter reports and device alarms from the metering modules. Alerts appear in the Aura portal and can be sent to the people responsible for the site or network.

What is non-revenue water?

Non-revenue water (NRW) is water a utility treats and supplies but never bills, whether through leaks, meters that under-register at low flow, or unbilled use. Accurate digital reads and low-flow detection reduce the metering component of NRW.

Can customers see their own water use?

Yes. Data Drop provides a client portal with consumption data, analytics and reports, and meter data can be shared with both the utility and the consumer.

How often is meter data updated?

It depends on the reading method. Fixed-network devices such as Mac-IQ report on a schedule and immediately when an incident such as a leak is detected; walk-by and drive-by reads are uploaded when the route is completed.

Smarter water insights,
better decisions

From metering to monitoring—gain full visibility and control over your water systems.

Smarter water insights,
better decisions

From metering to monitoring—gain full visibility and control over your water systems.

Smarter water insights,
better decisions

From metering to monitoring—gain full visibility and control over your water systems.

Data Drop helps businesses, communities, and governments optimise water usage, reduce waste, and take control of their water management. With innovative digital metering solutions and rapid data insights, we deliver measurable impact where it matters most.

Copyright © 2025 Data Drop. All rights reserved.

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Data Drop helps businesses, communities, and governments optimise water usage, reduce waste, and take control of their water management. With innovative digital metering solutions and rapid data insights, we deliver measurable impact where it matters most.

Copyright © 2025 Data Drop. All rights reserved.

Website by Metamode

Data Drop helps businesses, communities, and governments optimise water usage, reduce waste, and take control of their water management. With innovative digital metering solutions and rapid data insights, we deliver measurable impact where it matters most.

Copyright © 2025 Data Drop. All rights reserved.

Website by Metamode