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USING AMBIENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO CHANGE WATER USE BEHAVIOR Marcus Quigley, P.E. Geosyntec Consultants Brookline, MA
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Marcus Quigley\'s Ambient Information Systems for Water Conservation presentation from the WaterEC conference.
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USING AMBIENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO CHANGE WATER USE
BEHAVIOR
Marcus Quigley, P.E.
Geosyntec Consultants
Brookline, MA
Initial ResearchReal-Time Tide Gate Retrofit for Salt Mash Restoration
Patent # 60/850,600 and 11/869,927
Real-Time and Dynamic Control for Combination Rainwater Harvesting and Low Impact Development Management
Systems
Detention/Infiltration System
Harvesting System
Infiltration
Roof Runoff
Site Impervious
Runoff
Irrigation
Stream
Conventional Harvesting System
Infiltration
Roof Runoff
Site Impervious
Runoff
Irrigation
Stream
Combination Detention/Infiltration/Harvesting System
Controlled Valves
Tight Tank
Shake table model set up Snap back test model set up
From - M.O. Carmody, M. Jasarevic, P. Omenzetter, G.C. Clifton & E. A. Fassman, 2009
Controlled Green Roofs for Seismic/Wind Load Damping
Need to integrate forecast information into distributed real-time control systems.
What is the least expensive means for getting data from the Internet into the field
for real-time control?
•Move digital information “off the screen into the physical environment, manifesting itself as subtle changes in form, movement, sound, color, smell, temperature, or light. Ambient displays are well suited as a means to keep users aware of… general states of large systems…”
(Ishii et al:, 1998)
Ambient Information Systems
• “Ambient displays have the ambitious goal of presenting information without distracting or burdening the user.” (Mankoff et al. 2003)
Ambient Information Systems
Ambient Information in Electric Power Use/Grid Feedback
Analog Meters Digital Meters Automated Meter Reading Fixed Data Collection Networks/AMI Web Access Online Dashboards/Hardware
Dashboards Integrated Smart Controllers/Self-
Organizing Networks Ambient Information Services Intelligent Agents
Water Consumption Technology Progression
Data
Ann Arbor, MI Web Access
Boston, MA Web Access
Ambient Water Information SystemsGoal Information Conveyed to
IndividualTarget Outcomes
Reduce Consumptive Use Waste
Individual feedback on weekly cumulative water use, water pricing data, and/or system demand. Information regarding irrigation consumption best practice based on weather and/or climatic data. Indicating and alerting individuals to changes in local regulatory actions relative to consumptive use such as irrigation bans.
Reductions in consumptive use and changes in timing of use as a result of feedback and awareness of impacts.
Optimize Storm Water Control Usage
Information on how to optimize use of storm water controls that require individual participation (e.g., rain barrel, blue roof, or cistern management).
Optimal use of Rain Barrels or other controls which require operator control and decision making (e.g., drain or leave full) for volume control in urbanized areas.
Reduce CSO Impacts
Information regarding receiving water quality and CSO status in combined sewer areas.
Consumptive use changes based on direct impacts on receiving waters. These could include but are not limited to timing or other decisions about consumptive use and decisions about waste water quality (e.g., what do I send down the drain at a given time).
Water Beacon System Design
Water Information Server• Account Information• Conservation Targets• Water Bans/Alerts• Watch/Warning Source Data (e.g., CSO)• Telemetry Data (e.g., gauge data, flow)• Real-Time Modeling (e.g., Streeter-Phelps)
Scheduled Query
Query Results
Color and Animation Data to Ambient Devices Servers
10% OVER TARGET WATER
USE
With Permission - Copyright Ambient Devices © 2008
WATERING BAN TODAY
With Permission - Copyright Ambient Devices © 2008
Water Pollution warning
With Permission - Copyright Ambient Devices © 2008
Water Leak Detected
With Permission - Copyright Ambient Devices © 2008
Express intents and values Express cost sensitivity Agents manage resources and decisions to
achieve intents and values Example
Washing machines or dishwashers could be deferred to times when use fits the individuals desired resource consumption intent
Irrigation controllers optimize user intents Reuse – balancing competing interests
Intelligent Digital Agents
Enable trading markets between consumers Collective bargaining between consumers and
bond holders What will the role of utilities be? Fundamental link between policy and technology
Empowering the Consumer
Thank You!
Presentation will be posted on LinkedIn/SlideShare
www.linkedin.com/in/marcusquigley
