Corsican utility partners with Itron to conserve water

The Coriscan utility Office d’Equipement Hydraulique de Corse (OEHC) is working with Itron to support its efforts to preserve water resources and save five million cubic meters of water per year by 2035.

OEHC is a public industrial and commercial entity responsible for water management across the French island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Effects of climate disruption

The collaboration includes upgrading 10,000 existing mechanical meters with Itron’s Intelis wSource ultrasonic solid-state water meters to improve the accuracy and reliability of water consumption data collected.

In a territory particularly exposed to the effects of climate disruption – where 52 per cent of abstracted water is used for agricultural and amenity purposes – preserving water resources represents a major challenge. OEHC determined that while water was being delivered through its water network, the utility was only able to bill for about 50 per cent of the water used by end customers.

“On an island, responsibly managing water resources is especially crucial due to limited supply and the heightened impact of environmental challenges”

This gap was driven by outdated mechanical meters that limited accurate measurement of water consumption, resulting in inaccurate billing.

2023 marked a turning point for OEHC, as it began piloting Itron’s ultrasonic water meters to gain better visibility into actual water use. Following a successful pilot, OEHC is now moving forward with the deployment of 10,000 Itron Intelis wSource ultrasonic solid-state water meters, with the goal of completing deployment by 2030.

With the deployment of Itron’s smart water solutions, OEHC will benefit from:

• Remote meter reading, enabling more efficient collection of water consumption data
• MID-certified metrology, providing a trusted foundation for accurate, billing grade measurement