Transforming water management, from strategy to operations
We bring field experience, consulting and engineering to improve water management and develop digital transformation and R&D projects with universities and operators.
Our vision
Safer water, stronger utilities and practical innovation
We help water utilities identify priorities, strengthen their teams and develop solutions that improve service, reliability and resource efficiency.
We consider the whole system: sources, treatment, pumping, distribution, metering and customers. We connect governance, investment, operations and technology, and identify opportunities for applied research with measurable objectives.
What we do
Smart Water Solutions: from strategy to operations
We advise on management, operations, maintenance and digital transformation. We bring field experience to define viable projects and, where research is needed, develop them with universities and operators.
Strategy, governance and investment
We diagnose needs, identify project opportunities and prepare investment roadmaps. We assess impact, risks, resources and delivery capacity to support informed decisions.
Operations, maintenance and assets
We advise on drinking water and wastewater plants, wells, pumping stations, reservoirs and networks. Our scope includes processes, reliability, performance indicators, asset management and maintenance using CMMS, MAXIMO and SAP PM.
Networks, smart metering and customers
We address water losses, district metered areas (DMA), pressure, service continuity and customer metering. We advise on AMI, MDM, GIS and hydraulic modelling to connect network operations with service quality.
Automation and digital transformation
We define and support projects involving instrumentation, PLCs/RTUs, SCADA, telemetry, communications, IIoT and IT/OT cybersecurity. We identify applications for analytics, AI and digital twins based on operational needs.
How we work
From field experience to practical projects
A technical visit helps identify opportunities in processes, maintenance, automation and data. With the operator, we prioritise and define the project, resources, partners and results to be assessed.
Understand
We review processes, equipment, data quality, risks and operational needs.
Prioritize
We select opportunities by impact, feasibility, cost and research needs.
Develop and test
We contribute operational and engineering requirements and coordinate development and testing with specialists and the operator.
Transfer and improve
We assess results, train teams and establish operation, maintenance and review procedures.
International collaboration
R&D and innovation: field experience, research and operations
We seek to build consortia for applied research and development initiatives. Smart Water Institute contributes Anibal Arturo Parra Quispe’s field experience; the university develops the research, models and code; and the water utility provides the plant and operational team to carry out and validate the project.
Define the operational challenge
We contribute diagnosis, field experience and engineering requirements. We guide integration and testing so that the solution addresses a real operational need.
Develop and validate
The university contributes research, scientific methods, models, algorithms and programming, and participates in assessing the results.
Apply and validate at the plant
The operator contributes facilities, authorised data, process knowledge and staff to carry out tests and assess the value of the solution.
Experience behind our work
International experience connecting strategy and operations
Smart Water Institute draws on the professional experience of Anibal Arturo Parra Quispe, an engineer with more than 25 years in water utilities, international projects, automation and digital transformation.
Management responsibilities at SEDAPAL and experience in operations, maintenance and institutional strengthening in Africa.
Project leadership and multidisciplinary coordination in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
Instrumentation, PLCs, SCADA, telemetry, maintenance systems, smart metering and integration of operational data.
This experience belongs to Anibal Arturo Parra Quispe’s professional career; it does not represent a portfolio of projects delivered by Smart Water Institute.
Publications and technical analysis
Field experience informing the next generation of water projects
Anibal Arturo Parra Quispe’s publications in iAgua and LinkedIn examine water management, automation and digital transformation. They share technical analysis and project proposals to support discussion and collaboration across the sector.