Abstract
The problem of monitoring and controlling the complex and heterogeneous water distribution networks in urban environments is
not new. Existing solutions include high-resilience and availability of telemetry systems where a wired or less often wireless
backbone is connecting heterogeneous field devices to a centralized control centre. In the control centre, the administrative
personnel of the utility are offered an overview of the system status, presented with possible alarms and may also be able to
perform certain configuration tasks. In the ICT solutions for efficient Water Resources Management (ICeWater) project real
demonstrations in two different pilot sites are being conducted, using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based
communication platform to complement traditional telemetry solutions. It proposes an interoperable and modular architecture
design, where through a publish/subscribe mechanism, diverse sensor types may be integrated with the web services through
suitable adapters. Proprietary protocols and format of sensor data and meta-data are harmonized into a standard ICT core which
is seamlessly integrated with the existing backbone. Several security aspects and their deployment options have been proposed
throughout the ICeWater architecture so that security of consumer rights is not compromised in any way. Both pilot sites in
ICeWater will obtain significant benefits from such architecture in realizing the foreseen use cases, future challenges and
opportunities.