At the 2002 ACENZ* Awards Derceto took one of the two gold awards for the most outstanding projects of 2002.

"The software has proved to be robust, user-friendly, flexible and reliable, and since its introduction into the system in June 2000, has effected substantial savings for the client."

Some comments by ACENZ about Derceto:

"Following the introduction of "time-of-use" energy charges from privatised energy retailers, there have been numerous international attempts to create a software solution to optimize pump scheduling for water supply systems. These attempts have been unsuccessful due to the extremely complex nature of the problem, which includes unpredictable water consumption, and requires the solution of thousands of simultaneous non-linear equations."

ACENZ is the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand.