Customer Problem

An established NexAI customer manages a complex water system that includes a 2.5 megaliter (ML) storage dam and 90 hectares (ha) of irrigated agricultural land. This system supports the processing of surplus water from their paper manufacturing facility. The client must maintain precise control over the dam levels to ensure
adequate surge capacity for the manufacturing plant and to secure seasonal water availability for crop irrigation.

The agricultural operation involves five fields, each irrigated by centre-pivot systems. The water released for irrigation must be monitored and reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to comply with regulatory requirements. Over-irrigation, which can result in runoff into nearby catchment areas, poses a significant risk, as it is subject to stringent environmental regulations.

Additional challenges

The client’s farm, located several kilometres from their main manufacturing facility, lacked automated monitoring and control for its water management systems. Pumps and centre-pivot irrigators were manually operated by push button controls, with dam levels recorded by hand. This manual approach led to inefficiencies, including runoff incidents due to the continuous irrigation of the same land, as there were no interlocks between the pumps and pivots.

CapitalAI Solution

The CapitalAI team consulted with the client to understand the important monitoring and control requirements and reportable metrics and implementation options. NexAIs flexibility, vendor and protocol agnostic integration capabilities, and advanced analytics allowed for a rapid, cost-effective solution deployment.

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