Location
Punjab Province, Pakistan

Customer
Pakistan Council of Research for Water Resources (PCRWR)

Pilot Funding Initiative
World Bank WTAP

Problem:

• Up to 60 million people in eastern Pakistan are affected by arsenic groundwater contamination 
• Current colorimetric testing is time-consuming, prone to user error and lacks web-connectivity

Startup Solution:

• Enzyme-based, test-strip biosensor that can test for arsenic in under 3 min without use of chemicals
• Digital platform enables real-time mapping and analysis via a cloud-based dashboard

Project Description:

• Test 250+ wells for arsenic levels across 13 sub-divisions in Punjab Province 
• Results to be validated against PCRWR’s laboratory tests using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Project Status/Outcomes: 

• 75% of wells tested as of March 2023, results to be finalized in April 2023
• Additional pilot now underway in Bangladesh

Interesting in learning more about this project? Contact Annamarie Martin (annamarie@imagineh2o.org)

Location
San Francisco, California, USA

Customer
Related Companies

Pilot Funding Initiative
Urban Water Challenge

Problem:

• Rapidly urbanizing cities are being pushed to treat and reuse wastewater to reduce freshwater consumption 
• Existing wastewater treatment facilities, however, are aging and often centralized, preventing localized water reuse

Startup Solution:

• On-site treatment system that converts wastewater into soil amendments and purified water for non-potable reuse

Project Description:

• Install 7,500 GPD graywater system in Related’s 39-story Fifteen Fifty building
• Decrease building water demand by 90% and reduce wastewater treatment load on municipal utilities

Project Status/Outcomes: 

• System fully installed and operational, reuses 2M gallons of water annually
• First onsite system in the city that complied with 2016 law requiring new large buildings to have water reuse systems
• Secured three additional projects by leveraging pilot project results

Interesting in learning more about this project? Contact Taylor Evans (taylor@imagineh2o.org)

Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Customer
Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO)

Pilot Funding Initiative
Enterprise Singapore Deployment Awards

Problem:

• Toxic chemicals entering Dong Nai river from agricultural areas disrupt downstream water treatment processes 
• Manual sampling and lab testing methods are costly, inaccurate and lead to delays in response time

Startup Solution:

• Integrated Intelligent BioSensor (I2BioS) provides real-time, 24×7 water toxicity monitoring 
• AI-enabled dashboard and pre-warning system sends automatic, event-based alerts to operators

Project Description:

• Install two (2) I2BiOS units at Thu Duc Water Treatment Plant to monitor raw water intake from Dong Nai River
• Evaluate the suitability of I2BioS for the river water’s conditions and other SAWACO operations

Project Status/Outcomes: 

• Both systems installed as of October 2022 with multiple contamination incidents detected 
• Ongoing validation of results as of March 2023

Interesting in learning more about this project? Contact Annamarie Martin (annamarie@imagineh2o.org)

Location
Tarlac, the Philippines

Customer
Pura Waterworks and Anao Waterworks

Pilot Funding Initiative
World Bank WTAP

Problem:

• Small, public utilities in the Philippines struggle with asset management and leak detection 
• Existing NRW solutions rely on costly hardware installation and cater to larger utilities

Startup Solution:

• AI-powered analytics platform that models a utility’s network to reduce water loss and improve revenue 
• Applicable to utilities of different sizes and data availability, using already-collected data

Pilot Description: 

• Digitize existing paper-based records and deploy MeterCity and NetCity software to reduce NRW
• Provide training workshops for utility staff to conduct field verification of results

Pilot Status/Outcomes:

• MeterCity fully deployed for both utilities as of December 2022, training workshop scheduled for March 2023 
• NetCity partial deployment underway in Pura

Interesting in learning more about this project? Contact Annamarie Martin (annamarie@imagineh2o.org)

Location
The Hague, Netherlands

Customer
Not publicly disclosed

Pilot Funding Initiative
Urban Water Challenge

Problem:

• Cities are struggling to cope with increased flooding events coupled with persistent water shortages
• Regulators are pushing developers to implement adaptation measures and retrofitting projects to improve climate resilience

Startup Solution:

• Compact, circular system called BlueBloqs that captures 95% of rainwater for treatment, storage and reuse in urban areas

Project Description:

• Launched their H2Q dashboard to complement existing BlueBloqs systems for improved operations, monitoring and maintenance
• Demonstrate the remote monitoring capabilities for customers with other circular water systems across the Hague

Project Status/Outcomes: 

• Provided customers with clear system performance metrics, resulting in several H2Q commercial contracts
• Jumpstarted international expansion to new markets in Europe and Latin America due to new remote capabilities

Interesting in learning more about this project? Contact Taylor Evans (taylor@imagineh2o.org)

Location
Pune, India

Customer
Pune Municipal Corporation

Pilot Funding Initiative
Urban Water Challenge

Problem:

• Approximately 85% of wastewater in India goes untreated, contaminating lakes, rivers and coastlines
• Lack of information on piping infrastructure hinders wastewater diversion efforts into under-utilized treatment plants

Startup Solution:

• Multi-sensor, in-pipe robot that collects pipeline data for pollution monitoring and automated wastewater sampling

Project Description:

• Analyze all major and minor discharge locations into the Mula-Mutha river using FluidHealth robot
• Monitor discharge flow and quality to identify priority sites for diversion or interception

Project Status/Outcomes: 

• Surveyed and located 50+ major discharge points along the Mula-Mutha River
• Unlocked government funding to monitor an additional 40+ discharge locations, including COVID-19 surveillance
• Secured MOU to monitor wastewater discharge at the river source in collaboration with government research teams

Interesting in learning more about this project? Contact Taylor Evans (taylor@imagineh2o.org)