This 15 month pilot project is being pilot-tested at PUB's facilities. Optiqua's sensor technology is based on its patented Lab-on-Chip platform which can continuously monitor a full spectrum of potential contaminations in drinking water. As a low-cost, online solution, it allows for an economically viable network to be implemented throughout a water distribution grid. Such a high density network of sensors provides an effective early warning system that can dramatically reduce incident response times and recovery costs.

Melchior van Wijlen, managing director of Optiqua Technologies said: “This is an important step in bringing our monitoring solutions to its final development and launch. We have always enjoyed an excellent working relationship with PUB. We are confident that their support and experience will greatly benefit our products, especially as we look to integrate our sensor technology with PUB's investments in innovative data infrastructures and data analysis. It will offer the building blocks for an island-wide real time early warning system, which will help to protect public health and improve the overall water quality protection.”