Press Releases

March 2008, Derceto UK Ltd and Mouchel Group secures a detailed design study for Wessex Water

Following the successful Phase 1 study carried out on the Codford section of the distribution system between Warminster and Bath, Derceto UK Ltd in partnership with Mouchel Group have secured the next phase in this exciting opportunity.  A Detailed Design (Phase 2) project has been signed with Wessex Water to study the northern parts of the distribution system including Bath, Malmesbury, Bowden, Devzies and Odcombe.  This is due to start in April 2008. Wessex Water is the regional water and sewage treatment business serving an area of the south west of England, covering 10,000 square kilometres including Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, most of Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire. They treat and supply drinking water to 1.2 million people and provide sewerage services to about 2.5million.

Derceto, Inc. Announces Appointment of VP Sales

Press Release San Francisco Dec. 17th, 2007

Energy management company Derceto, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Wes Wood Jr. to the role of Vice President of Sales effective from January 1st 2008. Wes Wood has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and 23 years of control systems experience working in the water and wastewater industry. During this time, Wes has held a number of positions ranging from Design Engineer and Project Manager through to Regional Sales Manager and President & CEO of an Instrumentation and Controls company in the Southeastern U.S. In joining the Derceto team, Wes will add considerable experience and strength to sales, delivery and support activities in North America.

Derceto Selected as a GoingGreen 100 Top Private Company

Derceto is pleased to announce that we have been chosen by California based AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies for 2007. The first-annual elite GoingGreen 100 list was compiled by the AlwaysOn editorial panel. In order to be eligible for the GoingGreen 100 list, companies had to be peer-nominated, with AlwaysOn receiving more than 500 nominations from venture investors, investment bankers and other industry experts.

July 25, 2007 Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Achieve Real Time Savings Following Derceto Implementation

WSSC (Maryland USA) utilize the Derceto software to control pump scheduling for the distribution of up to 230 MGD of water to more than 1.7 million people daily. During the first nine months of Derceto operation, startimg August 2006, Derceto has saved WSSC over $480,000 in electricity purchasing costs, and is currently exceeding savings of $120,000 per month. WSSC purchases most of the energy used for water distribution on the real time PJM electricity market. The savings Derceto is achieving are in addition to those already realised by WSSCs operations and energy management personnel and have been made possible through commitment and team work by all involved. In addition to dollar savings Derceto has been accredited with helping to identify physical restrictions in the Colesville and Bowie pressure zone which were causing pressure spikes and inconsistent flows. A number of closed 20, 16, 12 and 10 inch valves and a section of 20" pipeline that had not been completed were identified by the WSSC planning department in conjunction with the information from Derceto engineers. "Without Derceto we would not have found these problems" said Karen Wright, Group Leader Systems Control Group, WSSC.

WaterOne Places Second in Nation in ‘Best of the Best’ Water Tasting Contest

We are delighted to see that WaterOne were selected as having the second best tasting water in the nation at this years 2007 AWWA national conference in Toronto. Congratulations WaterOne!

Derceto Aquadapt was installed into WaterOne in July 2006.  It controls the entire distribution system including setting selections for the raw water intake pumps from the Kansas and Missouri Rivers.

March 22, 2007 Thames Water (UK) proceed to a Phase 2 detailed design

After the success of Phase 1 at Thames Water, Derceto Ltd are excited to announce the start of a Phase 2 detailed design project for this client in the UK in December 2007. The project will continue to focus on the South East of London. An advert in the Official Journal of the European Union has been published and closed in April 2007 as the next step in any future implementation project.

March 08, 2007 Aguas do Cavado (Portugal) sign up to Phase 1 study

Derceto Ltd is excited to announce the first project in Portugal. The multi-municipal water supply system in Aguas do Cavado produces 180 MLD from the river Cavado and delivers to 600,000 inhabitants. It supplies eight northern Portuguese towns (Barcelos, Esposende, Maia, Povoa de Varzim, Santo Tirso, Trofa, Vila do Conde and Vila Nova de Famalicao). This state of the art water production and distribution system features fully automatic treatment facilities and fibre-optic links to all remote facilities

February 18, 2007 Northumbrian Water (UK) sign up to Phase 1 study

Northumbrian Water is together with Essex & Suffolk Water a part of Northumbrian Water Group (NWG).  Northumbrian Water serves a population of 2.6 million people in the north east of England with water and sewerage services. With the Derceto Ltd feasibility study for Essex & Suffolk now complete Northumbrian Water have awarded a feasibility study contract to study an area in the Northumbrian distribution area of Newcastle and Tyne.

10 October 2005 Eastern Municipal Water District to implement Derceto pump scheduling optimization software

Derceto, Inc is to implement its pump scheduling optimization software in its fourth utility in North America in just over two years at Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD). The southern California-based water utility services over half a million people from Moreno Valley to Good Hope and installation of the software is expected to start in March 2006. It follows the successful roll-out of Derceto in Oakland's East Bay Municipal Utility District in 2004 and contracts for implementation in Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and WaterOne Kansas, both also to be installed in 2006.

16 August 2005 WaterOne to implement Derceto pump scheduling optimization software

Water District No.1 of Johnson County (WaterOne), in Kansas, is the fourth North American utility to implement Derceto pump scheduling optimization software following the successful roll-out to East Bay Municipal Utility District in 2004 and the recent contract signing of Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Installation of the software is expected to start in March 2006 and will pay for itself in about one year through electricity cost savings.