Conclusion of the DEMO PILOTI Event – Smart Water Supply Management

The DEMO PILOTI event presented an advanced solution for smart water supply management, with a strong focus on microbiological safety of drinking water. The project represents a major technological breakthrough: for the first time, rapid, automated and standardized microbiological monitoring is performed directly within the system, without long waiting times associated with external laboratory analyses.

Microbiological Safety as the Foundation of Trust

Drinking water quality is directly linked to public health protection. The new solution enables:

✔️ Microbiological test results within 8 hours
✔️ Operation in compliance with ISO 9308-02 standard
✔️ Lower costs compared to external laboratory analyses
✔️ Real-time monitoring across the entire water distribution network

This significantly shortens response times in case of deviations and increases overall system reliability. Instead of waiting days for laboratory results, operators can react within the same day.

From Data to Decisions: The Final Project Outcome

The key result of the project is the development of an AI Assistant for water system management, which:

• analyzes real-time water quality data,
• alerts operators to potential risks,
• predicts chlorine dosing requirements,
• optimizes chlorine levels based on network conditions.

The system no longer operates reactively, but predictively. The AI Assistant helps maintain microbiological safety while preventing excessive chemical dosing, ensuring better water quality, lower operational costs and improved sustainability.

Role of Project Partners

The technological breakthrough is the result of close collaboration between consortium partners:

• Valter Group d.o.o.
  Lead partner responsible for system integration, implementation in a real operational environment, and coordination of technological components into a functioning pilot system.
• Infotim Ržišnik Perc d.o.o.
  Developer of the digital architecture and data platform, ensuring advanced data integration, visualization and decision-support functionality.
• Microbium d.o.o., napredne tehnologije, d.o.o.
  Provider of rapid microbiological analytical solutions compliant with ISO 9308-02.
• Ekstera d.o.o.
  Contributor to technological development and system implementation.
• Pareto AI
  Developer of advanced AI models for chlorine dosing prediction and optimization.

The project was developed in close cooperation with the end user and pilot environment: JP Komunala Črnomelj, d.o.o., where the system was implemented and tested in real operating conditions.

What the Project Delivers

🔹 Higher standards of microbiological drinking water safety
🔹 Faster and more cost-effective analyses
🔹 Reduced water losses and optimized processes
🔹 Predictive chlorine dosing management
🔹 Increased public trust in drinking water quality

DEMO PILOTI demonstrates that combining expertise, digital technologies and artificial intelligence leads to safer, more efficient and sustainable water supply systems of the future.

Some photos form the event:

source: Radio Odeon

Source of the cover photo and more information about the project PD-VCA210 Inteligentni sistem spremljanja in predvidevanja kakovosti pitne vode v realnem času: https://radio-odeon.com/novice/komunala-crnomelj-z-naprednim-spremljanjem-kakovosti-pitne-vode/