Israel’s National Water Carrier Installs AI Monitoring In Remote Stations

Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, is installing advanced technologies in several of its monitoring stations in remote areas of the country. 

The AquaRing technology is an AI-based water monitoring device that provides real-time alerts based on water conditions, and provides a fast and accurate diagnosis of the water’s quality, safety, and security. Its small size allows it to be integrated at any point of the supply process, from source to tap. 

The device was developed by Watersight, a joint venture company of Mekorot and Newsight Imaging, another Israeli company that develops advanced sensor chips for 3D machine vision and spectral analysis. 

The AquaRing pilot was first launched in November 2022, and the company says it has attracted some leading US and European water and beverage industry companies. 

Its positive results have led Mekorot and Watersight to expand AquaRing installations at additional Mekorot remote locations in northern Israel. 

“With the success of our pilot program with companies representing some of the largest and most innovative water technology companies in the world, we are now ready to expand into new locations,” said Yossi Yaacoby, VP of Engineering of Mekorot.

“The AquaRing is an effective tool for low-cost and affordable online water monitoring solutions. By expanding early deployments, we will be able to implement additional layers of innovative water quality devices at Mekorot’s water supply system. This new implementation is another positie milestone in our innovative joint journey.”

Eli Assoolin, CEO of Watersight, said: “We continue to believe that Watersight and AquaRing represent a significant step forward in smart water quality monitoring and management, with ongoing momentum of our online water condition-based monitoring based on spectral analysis, and powered by Machine Learning and AI technology.

“We are confident that AquaRing expansion into additional locations will have a positive impact on the environment, as well as on the economic and social well-being of the communities we serve.”