#Industry News
ABB technology nominated in Global Water Awards for successful drought response in Mexico
The work of ABB Measurement & Analytics and Servicios de Agua y Drenaje de Monterrey is nominated in this year’s Global Water Awards in the category ‘Smart Water Project of the Year’.
Servicios de Agua y Drenaje de Monterrey is responsible for supplying safe and healthy drinking water to its 5.6 million inhabitants in the Monterrey area of Mexico. Monterrey’s metropolitan area suffered a 6-year drought with two out of three dams reaching near depletion. The forecast indicated a gap of close to 20 percent between the demand for water in the city and the water utility’s capability of supplying water.