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42 AMI Feasibility Report I Client Name: City of Santa Ana and tested) will be available in 1 to 2 years. These will add value to the system because a substantial number of meters would have been installed and the available data amassed; therefore, the timing of the complete availability of these analytic solutions should support the MDMS project plan. The leakage detection through leak noise logging is operational but requires refinement with respect to interaction with all of the AMI systems. The protocols have reportedly been developed and tested, but no actual implementation has occurred with the different leak detection solutions across all of the AMI networks. Today, the choice of leak detection system available is largely dictated by the choice of AMI vendor. AMI industry best practices have shown that the initial years of the project should focus on IT systems integration, MDMS implementation, meter and MTU deployment, and system operations. The introduction of advanced features like leak detection, analytics, and services should lag to allow for a sufficient quantity of meters to be installed and the system to stabilize. Attempting to accomplish too much too early in the Droiect can result in Door results. 9.2.3 Auditing System Demand System demand is often difficult to analyze in detail due to the nature of quarterly and monthly billing, non -revenue water, and overall production demands. Demand can be much more accurately assessed with the interval data from an AMI system. Reducing non -revenue water is a key goal for most water utilities. In order to maximize the effectiveness of an AMI system to reduce non -revenue water, it should be paired with a distribution leak detection system. The water meter data is compared to the system production data and further evaluated for potential system leaks. AMI systems help provide the necessary time -sensitive data for increased validation of non - revenue water measurements. The City should consider including District Metered Areas' (DMA) meters as part of the AMI network to provide the ability to balance DMA flows with customer consumption. This will aid in auditing of water losses, since in its current form, only an overall system balance on an aggregated period is possible. With AMI and adequate DMA implementation, increased understanding of the system demands will be available. Also, leakage flows in various areas will flag operations to investigate the potential of leakage in any given DMA. In addition, this 'A District Metered Area is a discrete zone of generally between 1,000 and 3,000 customer connections that is separately metered to provide a daily flow profile. This flow profile is then used to determine the amount of leakage in this specific zone. Leakage detection resources can then be targeted to the DMA with the highest leakage each night. 25G-160